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Antwerp, Be

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Sibelco is a global materials solutions company, focused on silica sand and other industrial minerals. Revenue 2022: EUR 2.0bn, EBITDA 2022: EUR 339m.• Led and coordinated 10+ investment and divestment projects at the group level. Engaged across multiple geographies, liaising with business stakeholders at the country level and with leadership at HQ (reporting directly to EXCO). Exceeded M&A group target in both years both in value and number of acquisitions. • Successfully closed 3 transactions for a total value of EUR +70m, including the acquisition of the Bassanetti Group, leading to the expansion of Sibelco’s portfolio in the Italian market.• Updated strategic approach for target screening in line with Sibelco’s new 2025 vision to align with its growth objectives. This resulted in a more focused approach to target selection, allowing for efficient allocation of the M&A teams resources.

Barcelona Area, Spain

bnc10 is a neobank from Barcelona founded in June 2018 with more than 60,000 customers and +€4m in seed, bridge and crowdfunding financing raised.• Built and maintained key financial models for use in external fundraising, due diligence and internal strategic decision making and planning. Led strategic discussions about investor pool (VCs, industry players, business angels) and initiated contact.• Delivered investment documents such as investment memorandum, investment decks and shareholder agreements for the company’s Series A (ongoing) bridge (EUR 1m, Dec 2019) and crowdfunding (EUR 1.1m, Nov 2020) rounds.• Managed external relationships with company lawyers, corporate and tax advisers to constantly ensure the most efficient legal, financial and tax structure for the company’s fundraising efforts. Oversaw contract negotiation with other parties.• Supported EXCO in key strategic financial discussions about valuation, funds required, source of funds (public vs. private) for each funding round.• Prepared monthly financial reports for EXCO and Board of Directors, including budgets, financial statements and KPIs for acquisition and engagement metrics. Coordinated with the marketing, development and operations teams.

Lima, Peru

Largest construction Company in Latin America quoted on the NYSE, with 13 subsidiaries and operations in 6 countries with civil works, infrastructure, housing, mining services and O&G. Revenue 2019: USD 1.2bn, EBITDA 2019: USD 145m.• Conducted a USD 500m asset divestment process (USD 300m carried out). Reported to the CIO and the CEO. Other responsibilities included evaluating the group’s most important projects and monthly reports for the investment committee.• Led the sale of STACON GyM, one of the largest mining services companies in the region, for USD 77m. Involved a competitive M&A process with 10 bidders and culminated in a management buyout with the Ashmore Group’s participation.• Led the sale of the financial rights to Norvial, one of Peru’s main motorway concessions, for USD 43m. The buyer was BCI Asset Management, the alternative asset manager of one of Chile’s leading banks, after a 12-month negotiation.

Lima Province, Peru

Luvo (www.luvo.pe) is a unique online marketplace that connects independent professionals with end-users to help them accomplish their personal projects• Founded an enterprise with private partners, an online marketplace for independent professionals aimed to help users find independent professionals in a wide range of industries. Oversaw the development of the online platform and UI.

Lima Province, Peru

• Carried out the sale of STRACON GyM shares to Graña y Montero for US$ 25 MM in 2014, as sell-side M&A advisor; also, oversaw STRACON GyM purchase of a 20% stake in the Santa Rosa Gold Project in Colombia in 2015, for US$ 7 MM.• Oversaw M&A transactions, capital raising (both debt and Equity), Project Valuation and Financing, and debt restructuring. Gained exposure to a wide range of sectors, including mining services, mining, real estate, energy, O&G and FMCG.• Responsibilities included overseeing all steps in the transactions, including pitches to potential clients, engagement letters, reviewing contracts, confidential information Exchange, financial modelling and presentations of results.

Maastricht Area, Netherlands

- Taught basic and advanced financial courses (first year bachelor to master courses), covering the functioning of financial markets, portfolio management, corporate finance and corporate governance.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Supervised Investment transactions and fund administration (back office). Responsibilities included daily mark-to-market of futures contracts, netting foreign currency positions, cross-checking buy and sell orders with the brokers and preparing the fund’s balance at month end.

Master’S Degree, Financial Economics - Financial Analysis

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General