Mergermarket Private Equity and M&A Forum Spain
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Banking and finance partner Alfredo Barona has a strong track record in this sector. His practice covers many areas within the banking and finance sector, such as corporate finance, asset finance, project finance, real estate finance, and restructurings.
In recent years, Alfredo has led some of the major deals in the Spanish financial sector. He has been recognized as a leading individual in his field by industry commentators and legal directories such as Chambers Global & Europe (in two categories: Banking and Finance, and Project Finance) and Who's Who Legal (Project Finance).
Alfredo teaches Masters in International Law at ISDE (Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía).
Managing Director
Madrid
Mr. Torre de Silva is a Managing Director in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on European direct lending. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Torre de Silva was Head of structured acquisition finance and technology, media and telecommunications for Iberia at ING, where he focused on managing the Madrid Leveraged Finance and Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team. Previously, Mr. Torre de Silva was Founding Partner of Mercurio Credit Partners, Investment Director at European Capital and Leveraged Finance Director at Societe Generale. Mr. Torre de Silva holds a B.A. from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from IESE Business School.
Ana Hernández del Castillo is an Investment Manager at Crescenta, responsible for fund selection and the development of the Investment team. She has over 10 years of experience in investments, managing both liquid asset portfolios and Private Equity. Previously, she worked at Raymond James in California, at Banque Havilland in London for 5 years as a Portfolio Manager, and at MdF Family Partners in Madrid for the last 5 years as an Executive Director in the Private Equity team. Her investment profile has always combined with direct relationships with high-net-worth clients, making her profile both analytical and commercial, understanding the needs of family offices and UHNW individuals. Her academic background is international, having studied Law and Finance at the European University of Madrid, and undertaking international programs during these years at the University of Irvine, California, and the London School of Economics, London. Ana is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments in London.
With a multi-jurisdictional background in law, Andrejs displayed a keen and early interest for corporate investigations. Having worked in high-profile Southern European investigations for many years, he is now spearheading efforts to expand 36Brains' presence in Germany and Central Europe.
David Martín is Head of Private Equity Iberia at Tikehau Capital.
Prior to joining Tikehau Capital, David Martín spent 14 years at ProA Capital, where he was a founding partner and investment director. Throughout his career, David has worked on numerous private equity transactions in both Spain and Portugal, with a particular focus on mid-market companies, supporting management teams and family groups in their growth projects.
David began his professional career at PwC and Nmas1 Private Equity. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Universidad Carlos III and a PDG from IESE.
Eduardo is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, and consultant with over 25 years of experience in asset management and is a well-known Spanish entrepreneur. Among other success stories, he is the chairman of Sherpa Capital, a leading Spanish private equity management firm in the low mid-market segment, and Urbanitae, the leading crowdfunding platform in Southern Europe with over 240 million invested. In 2022, he founded Crescenta, the first digital private equity fund management firm, together with Ramiro Iglesias.
Eduardo Navarro, who holds a degree in Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, is an expert in helping companies with their growth and restructuring challenges to become leaders in their markets. His experience spans over 300 companies in the past 15 years across most economic sectors, both in Spain and internationally.
Head of Iberia and Partner of Ufenau Capital Partners. Joaquin chairs the Board and is responsible for investments in Spain and Portugal.
He has +15 years experience in Private Equity, business management and consulting. Prior relevant experience includes H.I.G. Capital and McKinsey&Co. He is also Adjunct Professor at IE University in the field of Finance and Private Equity.
He holds a double degree in engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Spain, and from Ecole Central Paris in France. He also holds an MBA coursed with honours and distinction at Columbia Business School and sponsored by the Rafael del Pino Foundation.
José Megía is a Principal at 21 Invest with several years of experience in private equity. 21 Invest is a paneuropean midmarket private equity firm with more than 30 years of activity and operations in Italy, France, Poland and Spain.
Prior to joining 21 Invest, José was an Investment Manager at Charme Capital Partners, a paneuropean midmarket private equity firm focused in Iberia, Italy and the UK, among others. José has actively participated in the investment, active ownership and divestment processes of several portfolio companies, fundamentally in healthcare, education and business services.
José holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from ESADE with an Award for Academic Excellence.
Since January 2021, José María de Retana has held the position of Investment Director at Sherpa Capital, where he has been directly involved in the acquisitions in the wine platform: (i.) Terra Cellars; and (ii.) Crego e Monaguillo and in the logistics platform of the Carosán Group formed by: (i.) Talaexpres; (ii.) Futrans; and (iii.) Europa Logistrucks. In addition, it has carried out the divestment of Ferreira de Sá.
Prior to joining Sherpa Capital, José María accumulated more than 14 years of professional experience in financial institutions and companies. He held key roles as CFO and Director of Corporate Development at Miotek, and as Investment Director specialising in special situations and private equity investments at Springwater Capital LLC. He began his career in the investment banking sector with a stint at Espírito Santo Investment Bank, where he focused on M&A and Restructuring.
He complements his professional experience with a solid academic background, holding a Law Degree and a Master's Degree in Stock Exchange and Financial Markets from the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (I.E.B.).
José María Martínez de Haro is a Senior Consultant to Carlyle Private Credit in Spain. Prior to Carlyle, he was Head of Special Opportunities at Alantra, worked for Elliott both as an investment professional in London and as chairman of two Elliott portfolio companies in Spain, and for MatlinPatterson and CQS in London. Earlier, he worked in investment banking at Calyon and ING.
Mr. Martínez de Haro has a MSc in business administration from ICADE in Madrid.
Juan Jaquete joined Plenium Partners in 2017 and is a Director of the investment team, where he focuses on energy infrastructure investing in Spain and across the EU. Mr. Jaquete is a member of the Board of Directors of SotySolar, one of the leading providers of residential and C&I solar and home energy services in Iberia, and of renewable energy portfolio companies owning more than 600 MW of wind, solar PV and hydro operating capacity. He has also been a Board member of the Nexus Energía Group, the largest independent electricity provider in Spain with more than 2.2Bn in revenue. Mr. Jaquete holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from ICAI Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
- Managing Director at Arcano Partners, Head of the Tech M&A practice
- +20 years of experience in investment banking, Juan has been involved in major M&A transactions in the tech and financial sectors. Prior to joining Arcano in 2021, he worked at Alantra and Rothschild & Co.
- Co-Founder of Faraday Venture Partners, one of the largest and most successful Venture Capitals in Spain, with over 80 investments since 2011 and currently c.30 active portfolio companies in Spain, Germany and Benelux
Managing Director of DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR S.p.A. in Spain and of the Taste of Italy 2 fund since October 2019.
25 years of experience in Private Equity and mergers and acquisitions of mid-sized companies. Previous experience at HIG Capital, Gala Capital Partners, and Credit Suisse.
Holder of the CFA® professional designation, with a degree in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and a diploma in Economic Sciences from the Free University of Brussels.
DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR S.p.A., founded in December 2006, is 100% owned by DeA Capital S.p.A., a company within the De Agostini group.
Managing Director, Head of Spain
Leticia Ruenes is Head of Spain, responsible for developing Pemberton’s growing presence in the Spanish market and opening the office in Madrid.
Leticia joined Pemberton in 2020. Before that she spent 17 years at RBS / Natwest Bank where she held several roles including latterly Head of the European Structured Finance Portfolio, overseeing LBOs, infra and project finance assets in Europe. Prior to this she had been Global Head of project finance portfolio and distribution, and Director in the leveraged finance origination team in Spain. Before joining RBS in 2003, she was part of the M&A team at ING.
Leticia has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking, leveraged loans and European corporate and credit markets. She is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from ICADE University in Spain with a double degree in Law and Business Administration.
Miguel is a professional with a proven track record in the insurance industry, with great professional prestige and a broad and recognized background in the M&A sector with more than 22 years of experience.
Degree in Business Administration and master’s in insurance and risk management by Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
Miguel is currently Head of M&A Due Diligence Advisory Practice at WTW. Head of Project Finance from 2009 to 2021.
During his work experience, he has led insurance advisory for lenders, investors, and private equities in relevant deals in Iberia and Latam.
Specialization in renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
Miguel joins Oquendo in 2019 contributing with over 15 years of experience in corporate lending, acquisition finance and transaction services.
Prior to joining Oquendo, Miguel has been working for c. 10 years in Senior roles within the Structured Finance team of Caixabank where he led coverage for companies in regions of Central (including Madrid) and Northern Spain. He has been directly involved in the origination and execution of more than 200 deals in the Spanish Middle Market. Prior to this, Miguel worked from 2005 to 2008 in the Corporate Finance department of CEMEX being involved in the financing of the Group.
Joined MV Credit in 2016 - Nicolas is a Director in the Direct Lending Investment Team, working on originating and structuring Direct Lending and Subordinated Debt investments.
Prior to MV Credit, Nicolas worked in the Latin American Debt Capital Markets Origination and Structuring Team at Santander in New York. Prior to Santander he worked for Towers Watson’s Investment Consulting division in Madrid. Nicolas holds a Bachelor’s degree (first class) in Economics from Carlos III University in Madrid.
Pablo is a Corporate M&A partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
He specialises in M&A, private equity and energy. He also has experience in restructuring and distressed transactions, as well as in corporate and contract Law.
He holds a degree in Law from the University of Valladolid (Spain) and Universitá degli Studi La Sapienza (Rome, Italy).
Pablo is one of the most active lawyers in M&A in Spain.
He has also participated as an author in several specialised legal publications (Aranzadi, Wolters Kluwer) or national economic newspapers (El Economista), and teaches at different business schools (ISDE, ICADE, Instituto de Capital Riesgo, Fundación Rafael del Pino).
Pablo is a trustee of the Fernando Pombo Foundation.
Mr. Betolaza has over 20 years of private equity experience across cycles in Europe, US and Asia. As Senior Adviser of BP Energy Partners, Mr. Betolaza is responsible for deal sourcing and development of activities of BP Energy Partners and its affiliates in Europe, working closely with the BP Energy Partners team and serving as a board member of certain portfolio companies.
Prior to joining BP Energy Partners, Mr. Betolaza was cofounder and partner of Black Toro Capital, a private equity firm focused on rescue and stabilization of mid-sized companies in Spain. From 2002 through 2010, Mr. Betolaza was a Partner at MatlinPatterson, a private equity investment firm where he worked in energy sector investments including power and natural gas with Mr Watzky in NY and London. From 1997 to 2002, Mr Betolaza was a Director at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) Special Situations team in London, the predecessor to MatlinPatterson where he worked closely with Mr Watzky in Asia and Europe. Prior to CSFB, he was an analyst at the Banco Santander High Yield team in London.
Mr Betolaza received a double degree in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad Comercial de Deusto, Spain and earned his MBA, Magna Cum Laude from the IE Business School in Madrid, where he serves on its International Advisory Board.