Albert Riera Gaja Email & Phone Number

Granollers, Ct, Es

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Qida is the leading home-care startup in Spain growing 3x YoY

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Cosora helps you calculate and offset your carbon footprint with the first 0% platform fee, net zero aligned portfolio of engineered and nature-based climate solutions

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

EDGE Graduate Programme: six-month rotation in the Valuations & Strategy department:➤ Supported the financial modeling of projects such as Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), Impairment Tests, and Business & equity valuations from a wide variety of industries, including Consumer Goods, Infrastructure, Automotive, Building Materials, and Retail➤ Assisted in the valuation of assets like brands, concessions, investments, and enterprises employing forecasting techniques based on key sector drivers and macroeconomic variables➤ Employed a diverse set of valuation methodologies like Discounted Cash Flow, Precedent Transactions, Comparable Company Analysis, Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method, and Royalty Relief Method➤ Performed advanced cost of capital analyses and applied discount rates such as WACC and Cost of Equity➤ Provided independent third-party valuation insights to PwC audit team

Barcelona Area, Spain

EDGE Graduate Programme: six-month rotation in the Real Estate Transactions department:➤ Developed teasers, confidential information memorandums (CIM), and other marketing materials for bilateral sell-side processes, including hotels, office buildings, and prime retail stores➤ Built detailed investment models, including P&L projections, cash flow forecasts, and IRR and Yield analyses for all the mandates➤ Led the selection of logistic assets for a €100M investment vehicle (Socimi - Spanish REITs) set to acquire mid-logistics/ light-industrial premises in both Barcelona and Madrid areas➤ Assisted in the creation of a special-purpose vehicle led by a consortium of industrial players (architectural firm, prefabricated concrete solutions supplier, and constructor/developer) set to scale the Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector in Spain through offsite construction methodologies

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

EDGE Graduate Programme: six-month rotation in the Transaction Services department:➤ Performed sell-side and buy-side financial due diligences for companies operating in the Medical Products, Consumer Goods, and Higher Education industries➤ Led an in-depth inventory analysis on a stock of over 55k SKUs for the Working Capital optimisation of a leading dental specialised distributor, successfully reducing complexity and maximising valuation➤ Responsible for determining and quantifying Quality of Earnings adjustments, with a special focus on Operating Expenses normalisation➤ Developed budget completion and quality of Net Debt analyses➤ Provided advisory to various funds and reviewed third-party FDDs for the potential acquisition of a leading university group in Latam

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

➤ Worked on four sell-side mandates in the Advanced Electronics, High Tech, and Consumer Goods industries ranging €10-40M in deal size➤ Produced sale-process marketing materials including deal pitchbooks, teasers and Information Memorandums (IM)➤ Researched, identified and analysed key industrial and financial buyers based upon strategic business fit and PE portfolios➤ Conducted preliminary valuations of a wide range of companies via precedent transaction and comparable public companies multiples➤ Performed in-depth market analyses and recognised sizable opportunities for both current clients and potential mandates➤ Coordinated the entire sell-side due diligence process (Commercial, Financial and Legal) for one of the mandates, working closely with the company’s CEO and the auditing counterparts➤ Received an offer to extend 12-week internship to 9 months

Barcelona Area, Spain

➤ Built and analysed monthly sell out dashboards for Auchan, Carrefour, and El Corte Inglés key accounts➤ Created ad-hoc excel trackers to analyse and monitor the accounts’ main KPIs as well as the New Product Development’s performance➤ Optimized the strategy, organisation and coordination of Point of Sale (POS) material for campaigns worth over €1.5M. Remarkable among them the launch of V.I.Poo, a product that has set a brand new category in the Spanish market

Granollers, Catalonia, Spain

English teacher to 3-6 year old kids.➤ Created lesson plans and taught them both to the entire class and individually➤ Tracked the student's progress and presented the information to the parents➤ Created and reinforced classroom rules➤ Worked with the school administration and the parents association (AMPA)

Bachelor'S Degree (B.S.) In International Business Economics, International Business, 8.68

Ranked 7th (Top 10 Academic Records Award)

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, 9

Exchange programme at UBC Sauder School of Business, Vancouver

Corporate And Organisational Strategy (Mg220), A

Technological Baccalaureate, 9.01

Technological baccalaureate: Physics, Technology, Mathematics, and Technical Drawing. ➤ Class Top 4 - Graduated with Honours ➤ PAU Grade.