Chief Executive Officer
Martin Cabrera is the CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM) and Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP).
A premier national institutional investment banking and full service brokerage firm.
Our Leadership Team
Martin Cabrera, Jr.
Martin Cabrera is the CEO and Founder of Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM) and Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP).
Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM) provides global investment banking and institutional brokerage services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes financial institutions, states and municipalities, corporations, unions, foundations and endowments. CCM has issued over $330 billion in debt for municipalities and over $400 billion in debt and equities for corporations nationally and internationally. CCM’s taxable fixed income and global equities trading desks are transacting over one billion in securities daily.
Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP) provides commercial and residential real estate development expertise, investment, and consulting services to a full range of clients in the public, private, institutional and non-profit sectors. CCP has experience providing investment advisory services including development, acquisition and management of over $3.5 billion in institutional real estate. CCP’s current real estate development focus is the transformation of a thirty-six acre vacant in-fill site on Chicago’s Southwest side into a 400+ million mixed income and mixed-use community providing essential housing, services and jobs.
Martin has over twenty-five years of investment experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and studied at the London School of Economics.
Martin currently serves as a Board Member at Chicago Community Trust, Member of the Archbishop’s Finance Council and Chairman of the Real Estate Committee for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Chairman of the Endowment Committee at St. Ignatius College Prep, Governing Board Member at Econ Illinois, Board Member of World Business Chicago, Former Chairman of the City Colleges of Chicago and Former Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission.
Robert Aguilar, MBA
President
Robert Aguilar is a partner and serves as President for Cabrera Capital Markets with responsibility for all aspects of the daily operations of the company.
Robert Aguilar is the President of Cabrera Capital Markets (CCM), a global investment bank and institutional brokerage firm, and Cabrera Capital Partners (CCP), a real estate development and investment firm. Since being founded in 2001 and 2005, the two companies have emerged as industry leaders, known for their unwavering commitment to integrity, innovation, and client satisfaction.
Robert helped start Cabrera Capital in 2001 and officially joined in 2003, assuming the dual role of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He became President of CCM and CCP in 2023. In these roles he exhibited an unparalleled dedication to excellence for clients and a keen eye for identifying opportunities to propel the company forward. Leveraging his profound understanding of finance and operations, Robert was instrumental in driving two decades of exponential growth, expanding the firm’s client base, diversifying its services, and establishing its global presence.
Under Robert’s leadership, CCM has flourished within the investment banking and institutional brokerage business. Through innovative product offerings, and a relentless focus on client relationships, Robert’s initiatives resulted in the firm’s ability to consistently surpass performance targets. Simultaneously, CCP has thrived under his guidance, spearheading groundbreaking real estate developments that create enduring value like the 33-acre redevelopment project underway on Chicago’s Southwest side.
As a Chicago native and a product of the public education system, Robert is passionate about giving back to his local community and its schools. Robert currently serves as a member of the Chicago Public Media Board of Directors and the Chicago Blackhawks Society. He has previously served as a member of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies and Board Treasurer for La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago United, and the Chicago Parks Foundation. He was recognized as a Chicago United Business Leader of Color in 2011.
Robert holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University.
He has been featured in news publications that include The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, and Negocios Now.
History of the Fleur de Lis
Fleur-de-lis lends itself to several meanings and is simultaneously dynastic, political, emblematic, religious, symbolic and artistic. The Fleur-de-lis was mostly used in French monarchy and heraldry. In the 12th century, King Louis VI used the symbol for the first time by placing it on his shield. Later on, it came to be used on coats of arms by the English kings to signify their claims to the French throne. Even used today on flags, military badges, coat of arms, fraternity symbols, logos, etc. Likewise, the mystique surrounding Fleur-de-lis has added to its enduring allure across the globe.
In the Catholic Church, the three petals of this design symbolize the Holy Trinity – the band on the bottom being Mary. Legends say God bestowed the fleur-de-lis on Charlemagne’s predecessor King Clovis, the king whom united the Franks and made France Catholic, in the fifth century A. D., as a vial of holy oil. Thus, the fleur-de-lis is a symbol of the divine right of kings to bring a people to order under a state religion.
We at Cabrera Capital see the Fleur-de-lis as a coat of arms to bring attribution to our faithfulness, loyalty, unity, and honor. We do our best to preserve the “old call” of being loyal to both God and our country. Another belief we hold dear is our represented faith, wisdom, and chivalry through our input of hard work and dedication. From antiquity, it has been the symbol of purity and was readily adopted by the Roman Catholic church to associate the sanctity of Mary with events of special significance, and representing the pure lily of the Virgin Mary, or representing the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
