Rafael Castilla Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Manage the MINTS program -- a venture capital program investing directly in University of Michigan startups since 2011. MINTS has invested over $32 million across 27 startups.Resolve special situations, both with regard to specific funds and transactions and also general policies. Support setting investment strategy both portfolio-wide and in marketable and alternative asset classes including supervising and performing custom projects. Participate in fund due diligence and… Show more Manage the MINTS program -- a venture capital program investing directly in University of Michigan startups since 2011. MINTS has invested over $32 million across 27 startups.Resolve special situations, both with regard to specific funds and transactions and also general policies. Support setting investment strategy both portfolio-wide and in marketable and alternative asset classes including supervising and performing custom projects. Participate in fund due diligence and evaluation. Adjunct Faculty at the University of Michigan Law School. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Counsel in the equity division advising the following businesses: Prop Trading, Structured Products and Transactions, Special Equities, ETF desk, and Transition Management. Provide and manage legal and compliance advice, draft and negotiate agreements, policies and procedures. Coordinate with internal support groups and outside counsel. Participate in new initiatives. Supervise regulatory managers.

Greater New York City Area

Provide corporate advice including dispute resolution for complex securities and international corporate matters, ISDA and related agreements, derivatives transactions, swaps, repurchase transactions and other financial products. Regulatory advice involving broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, and investment companies.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Principal in team analyzing and negotiating investments in various sectors for a USD 155 million private equity fund investing in the former C.I.S. Interfaced with limited partners.Participated in initial stages of raising a second, USD 350 million fund. The fund did not go ahead due to the financial crisis in Russia.

London, United Kingdom

Head marketer for emerging markets derivatives and structured equity group. Worked closely with marketing, trading desks, corporate finance, and equity syndication structuring OTC derivative and privately-placed transactions, principally in the European Emerging Markets. Supervise junior marketers.Ran convertible arbitrage book retaining credit-swapped, stripped options from Euroconverts.

J.D., Law

Received Honors in 70 percent of graded courses.

A.B., Applied Mathematics And Economics

GPA 3.80 -- Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List