Expert Details
Financial Industry: Investments, Investor Relations, Trading, Capital-Raising, and Equity
ID: 736888
Texas, USA
Expert is currently the Executive Director of a venture capital firm based in Mexico. He is responsible for all capital-raising activities and investor relations. He is working on setting up a Luxembourg-based Limited Partnership to fund the firm's Real Estate projects across Mexico and the U.S.
Before his current role, he was the Founder and Chief Architect of a Mexico City-based company currently acquiring gas stations across Mexico in partnership with one of the largest oil companies in the world. He was also the CEO of Rivera Capital Partners, a venture capital investment firm that used to invest in the flair gas, transmission, and renewable energies sectors.
Expert is fluent in five languages and has lived and worked globally in Scandinavia, France, Italy, the UK, France, Switzerland, Mexico, the U.S., and Brazil.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1984 | Degree: Diploma | Subject: Politics, Economics, and Public Administration | Institution: Université Sorbonne Paris IV |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: BS | Subject: Law | Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: International Baccalaureate | Subject: Economics, Politics | Institution: United World College of the Atlantic (Wales) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Executive Director | Department: Finance |
Responsibilities:• Responsible for all capital-raising activities• Responsible for all investor relations within Mexico, and all institutional relationships outside of Mexico • In the process of setting up a Luxembourg-based Limited Partnership in order to fund Grupo VEQ’s Real Estate projects across Mexico and the U.S. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founding Partner | Department: CEO Office |
Responsibilities:Founding Partner at a Mexico City-based company currently acquiring gas stations across Mexico in partnership with one of the largest oil companies in the world.• Founder, chief architect of the commercial partnership developed in early 2019 with British Petroleum Mexico office. • Responsible for all scouting activities (bringing new stations to be acquired and re-sold to BP) and primary representative of the Limited Partnership with international investors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2013 | Employer: Rivera Capital Partners | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:● Worked with two Private Banks and a major Family Office in Switzerland, and full-service broker-dealers in Houston and Miami in select transactions UHNW individuals from Mexico, Russia, Brazil, and other West European nations. The largest projects included the following:1. Working with Banque Sarasin (Geneva) in restructuring their Latam desk in 2008. 2. Working with Merrill Lynch Banque Suisse (Geneva) during 2009 in a number of large transactions for a number of UHNW clients, including a Mexican billionaire and one Brazilian UHNWI. 3. Serving as CEO of Russian family office Mars Capital (Geneva, 2010-2011) in order to implement a turnaround of the company. 4. Working with Finnish and Swiss clients, creating two private equity funds in the areas of online commerce and water distribution, respectively (2012). 5. Setting up a family office in Switzerland for a Brazilian UHNW based in Rio de Janeiro. AUM for the family office: CHF 92 million Swiss francs. 6. Worked on two large distribution deals for Mexican broker Actinver Securities in Houston (2014). 7. Consulted with Miami-based full-service Broker-Dealer CP Capital Securities, serving as Foreign Associate for the firm in Mexico (July 2014-October 2015). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Julius Baer Consultores | Title: Executive Director, Head of the office | Department: CEO Office |
Responsibilities:● Head of the Julius Baer office and team in Mexico City. Solely responsible for creating and obtaining Swiss Board approval for the consultancy’s 3-year business plan and budget, with full discretion over matters such as recruiting, negotiating referral and external asset management partnerships (with 6 such partnerships formed), strategic ventures, general office design, set up and legal representation in Mexico. Due to regulatory constraints, decided to move to Switzerland.● Established contact with many of Mexico’s largest HNW and UHNW families, in many cases finding cross-selling opportunities with the companies associated to the families. Responsible for creating a new structured product team within the bank. ● Launched and worked on two large philanthropic initiatives outside Mexico, creating brand awareness and positioning the bank as “the asset manager of choice” for foundations in Latin America. Currently exploring a joint venture for the Chilean Market that will encompass Private Banking, Private Equity and Real Estate. ● Concluded the sale of a Mexican company to a global competitor. Also, worked with a NOMAD (Nominated Adviser) in London in order to help a majority family-owned Mexican company list its shares on the London Stock Exchange. Also, worked with a London-based fiduciary company, setting up trust structures for Mexican UHNWI. ● Responsible for strategic marketing of GAM’s (www.gam.com ) Absolute Return strategies in Latin America, working in partnership with GAM’s New York office. Negotiated a multi-million dollar deal with a Monterrey-based UHNW advisor. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Employer: ING Investment Management Americas | Title: SVP, Head of Institutional Sales | Department: Institutional Sales |
Responsibilities:● Responsible for leading ING Investment Management’s asset gathering efforts throughout Latin America in the institutional market. Sponsored and later managed a strategic partnership with Moneda Asset Management in Chile (a local leader in Real Estate and Private Equity investments), worked with ING Wealth Management in Peru (a subsidiary of Integra, Peru’s largest pension fund) to set up a distribution center for INGIM’s international mutual fund products, as well as ING Alternative Asset Management’s Private Equity, Hedge Fund of Fund and Real Estate Products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2000 | Employer: Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Title: Head of New Business for Latin America | Department: Investment Management |
Responsibilities:● Ran the division, assuming ultimate responsibility for all strategic, business, and administrative decisions affecting the business unit. As Head of the team, was responsible for raising over USD $ 2 billion in assets over a four year period. Individually, directly raised over US$800 million in assets, both from institutional as well as UHNW sources.● Served as Senior Relationship Manager for all accounts above $100 million dollars. Also, provided assistance to team members charged with managing relationships representing smaller accounts. Coordinated all portfolio reviews, as well as RFP work. Maintained relationships with Ultra High Net Worth families in the region, and helped build/manage their portfolios by working in tandem with portfolio managers, MSDWIM’s asset allocation team and product specialists. Traveled over 800,000 miles building personal relationships at the CEO/CFO/CIO level in the region. ● Sat and had an active voice on the following management committees of the firm: Latin America Management Committee, MSDWIM Marketing Management Committee, New Business Committee, and Diversity Initiative Committee. ● Headed a task group evaluating strategic acquisitions/alliances in Latin America in the area of Asset Management. ● Worked with banks and their senior management teams across Latin America building a dedicated sales force within each bank for the distribution of private-label funds managed by Morgan Stanley in New York, London and Luxembourg. ● Completed a comprehensive strategic review of business opportunities in Latin America for MSDWIM. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1997 | Employer: Morgan Stanley Inc. | Title: Sales Trader | Department: Capital Markets |
Responsibilities:• Met the advisory and trading needs of portfolio managers and traders at U.S. buy-side institutions involved in Latin American equity markets.• Acted as a liaison between the Latin America research, sales, derivative, and cash trading departments at MS, frequently involved in structuring complex trades involving both the U.S. and local markets. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1982 to 1983 | Agency: Mexican Government | Role: Chief of Staff | Description: Served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Urban Development, Mexican Government. Awarded Best Public Officer of the Year award by the President of Mexico. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to 2011 | Country / Region: Switzerland | Summary: Served in Senior Banking Positions for Global Banks, and CEO of Family Office Mars Capital |
| Years: 2013 to Present | Country / Region: United States | Summary: Expert has managed his own private equity funds and served as advisor to HNWIs, Pension Funds, Family offices and Endowments in the US, Europe, Mexico and South America |
| Years: 2008 to 2008 | Country / Region: Brazil | Summary: Set up a family office for a Brazilian Billionaire in Rio de Janeiro |
| Years: 2007 to 2008 | Country / Region: Netherlands | Summary: Set up several investment funds (SICAV) for ING Investment Management |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| NASD Series 7, 63, 65 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Best Public Officer of the Year award by the President of Mexico (198X) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Native |
| Spanish | Native |
| Portuguese | Native |
| French | Fluent |
| Italian | Fluent |