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Madrid, Es

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Callao provides Fintech-as-a-Service and Banking-as-a-Service solutions, which allow SMEs and corporates to seamlessly digitalize & integrate traditional financial services into their operations through a robust procure-to-pay platform that also manages virtual accounts and issue cards. Led and structured Callao’s first institutional fundraising round, as well originating and structuring credit facilities for its lending business. Designed, structured and spearheaded international expansion & client development initiatives across +15 geos. Coordinating teams as well as working on team expansion across geos.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Led and structured Callao’s first institutional fundraising round, as well originating and structuring credit facilities for its lending business. Designed, structured and spearheaded international expansion & client development initiatives across +15 geos. Coordinating teams as well as working on team expansion across geos.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

QUASH.ai es un motor de crédito de Inteligencia Artificial que le facilita a las Instituciones Financieras aumentar aprobaciones de créditos sin incrementar riesgo al enriquecer lo que saben de sus aplicantes con Data Alternativa y Auto Machine Learning.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Leveraging on its expertise, know-how and deal flow, Columbus Zuma launched its Alternative Investments unit in 2020 to add value to its current and potential clients. CZAI is designed as an opportunity-driven unit, identifying and analyzing transactions where value can be created through financial and operational expertise and tailoring deals to meet investors’ risk appetite and rewards profile. As value-driven investors, we are industry agnostic but particularly attracted to businesses with solid management and significant competitive advantages, operating in attractive and/or promising markets. We invest our own capital jointly with our partners’, committing “skin in the game” to ensure maximum alignment of objectives, targeting equity structured investments where we assume active roles in Boards and/or Management supervision.Sourced, analyzed and deep-dived +140 prospects across multiple geographies (LatAm, US, Spain & Europe primarily) and stages of development (VC, Early & Late Stage PE, etc.), assuming active roles in Boards and/or Management supervision.

Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nubank is the largest digital financial institution in Latin America and one of the most disruptive companies in the world, now with +90m customers. Public since Dec-21 (NYSE: NU). Led the implementation of monthly reporting standards in the Argentine entity, budgeting and reforecasting, cross-billing to other geos, tax and cash flow efficiencies. Structured local funding alternatives minimizing cash requirements from parent companies while maximizing returns on idle cash. Developed a revised investment thesis for the local operation, worked with potential partners on fundraising alternatives (equity, structured debt and plain vanilla financing). Structured regulatory and license requirements for different business models across the region.Provided support to other geos in the same tasks and redefining business plans in Mexico and Colombia.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Amancay is a private investment firm with deep investment and operational expertise that seeks to partner with outstanding entrepreneurs in order to build businesses for the long-run. We look for opportunities in which we can create value through operational improvement, organic growth and/or acquisitions. We achieve this by carefully vetting opportunities, having a thorough understanding of both the macro environment in which a business operates in and a profound comprehension of the company itself. We are detailed in the structuring of our transactions and play an active role in the companies we invest in. A disciplined approach to investing, entrepreneurial spirit, flexible opportunity creation capabilities and discretion are particularly valued by our investors and are tenets of our firm.Initiated and led analysis of +100 opportunities across different industries in South & North America (origination, screening, analysis, structuring, negotiation and fundraising). Played an active role as resident CFO in the restructuring of the largest portfolio company, a +US$ 250m asset-based inland river logistic company operating in 5 countries with +300 employees. The Company reduced considerably monthly expenditures, streamlined operations across the board which allowed for the long-term refinancing of financial obligations while also providing additional value to shareholders from distressed asset.Active monitoring of other minority portfolio investments via Board and Strategic Advisory Committees.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

VARIV is an investment firm focused on actively creating, developing and scaling successful and innovative business models.VARIV has developed a hybrid model that stands between a traditional VC and a more robust company builder with and arm devoted to traditional off-line businesses. We make investments in great businesses and offer the synergies of our network, leading to value creation within our portfolio. This makes us strong company builders, and fortifies the cooperative network of our portfolio companies. VARIV has helped entrepreneurs build, develop and scale over 45 companies establishing new tech categories in LatAm.Major responsibilities as CFO include consolidated capital allocation, fund raising, investment analysis and transaction structuring, new business development and portfolio management. At the same time, leading most corporate finance activities within portfolio companies such as forecasting, financial optimization, performance management, business development & internal reengineering and relationships with financing institutions, among many others. Direct oversight of the Administration and Finance team at VARIV and at 15 of the portfolio companies. Member of the investment committees of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Funds and Company Builder.

Madrid Area, Spain

Dean's List, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor SocietyIE IMA (Investment Management Associates) - Development of the School's Hedge FundIE Río de la Plata Club

Zurich, Switzerland

Integrated to the UHNWI Centro Sur team in the Swiss booking platform for Private Banking Latin America. Participated in an immersive program into the Private Banking business that included intensive client identification and targeting initiatives, risk profile assessment, portfolio rebalancing, structured product development and commercialization. Led intrabank integration ventures to target clients in a holistic way including other booking platforms and investment banking services.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Columbus Merchant Banking is an independent investment banking boutique that provides unbiased financial advisory services and access to capital markets in any investment banking transaction, operating mostly throughout Latin America from its headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Initiated and lead more than 55 transactions in the mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring and financial advisory sector in different industries such as real estate, retail, oil & gas, agribusiness, branded consumer, telecommunications, food and beverage and utilities. Involved from inception in client acquisition, development and structuring of the business plan, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, negotiation with candidates and investors and contract supervision with top tier clients such as Advent International, Grupo Fierro, Petróleos Sudamericanos, Rapsodia, Village Cinemas, Ashmore Energy International, Iplan, and Palmero Group, among many others.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lead the work teams involved in the execution of more than 45 deals, mostly mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings and financial advisory transactions in diverse industries such as financial services and insurance, real estate, energy, utilities, telecommunications, retail, agribusiness and branded consumer. Actively collaborated in business plan development, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, negotiation with candidates and investors and contract supervision with top tier multinational corporations such as Gafisa, Cadbury, Grupo de Narvaez, Iplan, Village Cinemas, and Emgasud, among many others.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Participated in the execution of over 30 transactions in mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings and financial advisory in various industries such as financial services, real estate, utilities, telecommunications, retail, agribusiness and branded consumer. Involved in financial modeling, valuation and negotiation with candidates and investors with top tier multinational corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Arcor, Dolphin Group/Pampa Energy, Sideco Americana and Bank of America, among many others.

International Mba, Mba, Top 7%

Dean's List, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society IE IMA (Investment Management Associates) - Development of the School's Hedge.

Ba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Juventude AD

Ba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Internationella Handelshögskolan, WOW