Fernando Castro Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Emerging Markets Debt Sovereigns Research/Strategist

New York, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

New York

• Constructed detailed financial models to calculate valuations for project companies, assess debt capacity, select adequate capital structure, evaluate equity returns and run multiple scenarios and sensitivities• Produced presentations for valuations, company comparables, precedent transactions, rating agency meetings, credit profiles, pricing analysis, potential investment opportunities and market updates• Provided analytical support in origination and execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory, capital markets and lending for project finance, including greenfield, brownfield, public-private partnerships, acquisitions, LBOs and restructuringsSelected Transaction Experience:• Underbidder for the $5 BN Indiana Toll Road Acquisition and Restructuring− Constructed operating and financial models to determine an accurate valuation ascertained by utilizing analyses such as the dividend discount model (“DDM”), discounted cash flow (“DCF”), leveraged buyout (“LBO”), comparable companies and precedent transaction methods− Analyzed historical and projected macroeconomic in addition to comparable assets in order to establish sponsor base case valuation drivers for operational projections− Developed restructuring and recapitalization functionality into model that calculated enterprise value based on various financing scenarios including investment grade and Term Loan B sub-investment grade executions− Drafted documentation and coordinated efforts across the bank to receive credit approval to provide bank loan• $230 MM Tax-Exempt Debt Issuance Portsmouth Bypass Project− Conducted due diligence, prepared transaction documentation (e.g., term sheet, investor presentation), assembled credit profile and presented a range of sensitivity analyses to induce approval from Barclays’ internal underwriting credit committee

•Worked on 5 deals, including taxable and tax exempt debt issuance, new money and reoffering, for combined transaction size of over $950 million• Developed debt profiles for clients with debt outstanding ranging from $1 million to > $500 million• Modeled debt service of clients by using credit, debt profiles, and debt offering statements (Official Statements); analyzed size of previous debt offerings, maturity schedule, interest rate paid, reoffering and tendering provisions • Projected financial results and created credit profile by analyzing audits and financial statements• Created and organized response documents to Requests for Proposals submitted by various clients• Build pitch books for client presentations; modeled debt service of 5 corporate clients with up to 8 bond series outstanding and recommended appropriate financing alternatives• Prepared tables of clients’ trading patterns of previous bond series to analyze potential refunding

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Master In Public Administration In International Development - Mpa/Id

Master Of Business Administration - Mba