• Led and implemented a strategic project (reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO) to strengthen cross-business decision-making processes • Transformed the Finance Area from a support function into a business partner, significantly increasing its involvement in strategic decision-making • Drove evidence-based resource reallocation in promotional activities, shifting focus from wholesale sales to strategies that generated final-consumer demand
• Structured six IPOs (five completed) for real estate and infrastructure investment vehicles, raising over USD 2.3B, including landmark deals such as FUNO (Mexico’s first and largest), FUNO’s CKD (first real estate CKD for development and future drop-down to FUNO), FibraHotel (first hotel-focused), FIBRA Danhos (first premier retail/office-focused), and CFE’s FIBRA E (first MLP-like vehicle) • Structured five FIBRA equity follow-ons (~USD 5.6B), including FUNO’s record offering (largest in Mexico, 2nd largest worldwide for a real estate company) and FibraHotel’s issuances • Participated in FIBRA Danhos’ inaugural debt issuance, raising USD 220M • Structured and closed debt-financing transactions totaling over USD 500M, M&A transactions (including FIBRA property acquisitions) worth ~USD 1.5B, and equity placements and development JVs exceeding USD 330M • Provided strategic advisory to clients on senior management appointments and corporate governance
• Negotiated a partnership between Vaca Partners (own company) and Affinus Capital to establish a GP, creating a platform to invest in institutional-quality industrial property developments in Mexico • Directed site identification, land acquisition negotiations, and investment structuring for the development of industrial parks • Refocused the GP’s strategy in response to interest rate hikes, aiming at mitigating funding constraints and safeguarding investment opportunities • Led the dissolution of the partnership structure across Mexico and the US, ensuring orderly wind-down and regulatory compliance