based in Houston American Partnersa registered investment advisor backed by Dynasty Financial with $7.5 billion in client assets, has hired Javier Altimari as founder and managing partner of its international division. Altimari, a former senior director and portfolio manager at Oppenheimer & Co., will be instrumental in building Americana Partners International, the new RIA division that provides family office services to ultra-high-net-worth international clients net.

US launched the division in June 2024 with a focus on expanding into the Latin American market and named Jorge Suárez-Vélez, a former managing director at Allen & Company Investment Advisors, as founder and CEO.

Altimari will help manage the day-to-day business of the firm, expanding its international footprint. He will be based in Houston.

“As API seeks to become the leading platform for international financial advisors, Javier will be instrumental in our efforts,” Suarez-Vélez said in a statement. “He brings a wealth of experience working with domestic and international investors, giving them access to high value-added financial services and a broad offering of investment vehicles – all while helping them navigate complex cross-border, multi- generation and many. – Legal planning.”

Americana was launched in 2019, when a Morgan Stanley's Texas advisory team broke away from the wire to create the RIA, becoming the largest single team to ever join the Dynasty Financial Partners network to that point.

The firm has used Schwab and Fidelity for custody, but recently added Pershing Advisor Services to help serve international clients.