Ezequiel Padilla, MBA, CFA
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LinkedIn User
Definitivamente Ezequiel es una persona a quien recomiendo ampliamente, cuenta el mayor sentido de responsabilidad, ético, profesional, acostumbrado a trabajar duro y bajo presión, dedicado, con experiencia y conocimientos para estructurar transacciones dentro y fuera del territorio nacional, con excelente actitud, skills de comunicación altamente efectivos ante el cliente interno y externo, perseverante, completamente enfocado para lograr objetivos, un elemento clave para estructurar, ganar, ejecutar y cerrar transacciones.
Jorge A
During the time Ezequiel helped our company to build a stronger financial strategy for a potential acquisition, he demonstrated to have the required expertise, energy and attitude. Im delighted to endorse Ezequiel.
LinkedIn User
Definitivamente Ezequiel es una persona a quien recomiendo ampliamente, cuenta el mayor sentido de responsabilidad, ético, profesional, acostumbrado a trabajar duro y bajo presión, dedicado, con experiencia y conocimientos para estructurar transacciones dentro y fuera del territorio nacional, con excelente actitud, skills de comunicación altamente efectivos ante el cliente interno y externo, perseverante, completamente enfocado para lograr objetivos, un elemento clave para estructurar, ganar, ejecutar y cerrar transacciones.
Jorge A
During the time Ezequiel helped our company to build a stronger financial strategy for a potential acquisition, he demonstrated to have the required expertise, energy and attitude. Im delighted to endorse Ezequiel.
LinkedIn User
Definitivamente Ezequiel es una persona a quien recomiendo ampliamente, cuenta el mayor sentido de responsabilidad, ético, profesional, acostumbrado a trabajar duro y bajo presión, dedicado, con experiencia y conocimientos para estructurar transacciones dentro y fuera del territorio nacional, con excelente actitud, skills de comunicación altamente efectivos ante el cliente interno y externo, perseverante, completamente enfocado para lograr objetivos, un elemento clave para estructurar, ganar, ejecutar y cerrar transacciones.
Jorge A
During the time Ezequiel helped our company to build a stronger financial strategy for a potential acquisition, he demonstrated to have the required expertise, energy and attitude. Im delighted to endorse Ezequiel.
LinkedIn User
Definitivamente Ezequiel es una persona a quien recomiendo ampliamente, cuenta el mayor sentido de responsabilidad, ético, profesional, acostumbrado a trabajar duro y bajo presión, dedicado, con experiencia y conocimientos para estructurar transacciones dentro y fuera del territorio nacional, con excelente actitud, skills de comunicación altamente efectivos ante el cliente interno y externo, perseverante, completamente enfocado para lograr objetivos, un elemento clave para estructurar, ganar, ejecutar y cerrar transacciones.
Jorge A
During the time Ezequiel helped our company to build a stronger financial strategy for a potential acquisition, he demonstrated to have the required expertise, energy and attitude. Im delighted to endorse Ezequiel.
Credentials
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Certification in FP&A Modeling (CFPAM©)
Wall Street PrepSep, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Tax Equity Modeling (Online)
Pivotal180Aug, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Wharton Online & Wall Street Prep Private Equity Certificate
Wharton Online & Wall Street PrepJul, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) ®
Corporate Finance InstituteJun, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Project Finance Modeling
Wall Street PrepJun, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Renewable Energy Project Finance Modeling (Online)
Pivotal180Jun, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)®
Corporate Finance InstituteMay, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
UniFi by CAIA™ Private Debt Microcredential
CAIA AssociationApr, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Advanced Accounting
Wall Street PrepJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Introduction to Battery Storage (Online)
Pivotal180Jan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Leveraged Buyouts (Online)
EmeritusJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Microsoft Excel
Wall Street PrepJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
XEIET100 - Clean, Renewable Energy
Stanford OnlineJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
XEIET135 - Past, Present and Future of Fossil Fuels
Stanford OnlineJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis
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Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
CAIA Association -
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute -
Commercial Banking - Debt Modeling
Corporate Finance Institute -
DCF Valuation Modeling
Corporate Finance Institute -
Leveraged Buyout LBO Modeling
Corporate Finance Institute -
Mergers & Acquisitions Financial Modeling
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Operational Modeling
Corporate Finance Institute
Experience
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Reimer McGuinness Hess
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Advisor
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2019 - Present
Recruited based on experience providing financial advisory services to small and middle market firms, expertise in cross-border transactions, and large international relationship network. Challenged with helping to expand the firm's service offerings to include corporate and strategic financial advisory services to existing/new clients, source international clients interested in cross-border investments, and assist U.S. clients entering Mexico to find local partners, service providers and financing sources. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Delivered new corporate finance and business advisory service offerings within a 12-month timeframe. • Sourced new business for the firm by bringing in Mexican clients who wanted to invest in the U.S., allowing the firm to advise a new portfolio of clients in the design and implementation of the corporate structures of their US-based businesses, and provide ongoing tax, accounting, and corporate finance services. • Directly advised the Managing Partner in corporate development activities to assist in business growth and drive future growth through succession planning activity. Show less
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The Abraaj Group
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United Arab Emirates
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Energy Infrastructure Investments
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2016 - 2019
Recruited by Latam Regional Head as the Group’s first regional Director of the Energy Infrastructure Investments team for Latin America. Tasked to lead regional fund raising for the Group's Energy Infrastructure thematic funds, and to lead the energy infrastructure investment efforts of the Group in Mexico and the rest of Latam. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Led structuring and marketing efforts for the multimillion-dollar Mexico-focused Abraaj Mexican Energy Infrastructure CKD Trust (“Mexican Energy Infrastructure fund”). • Secured multimillion-dollars in total L.P. equity commitments for the Mexican Energy Infrastructure Fund and sourced and helped secure a multimillion-dollar L.P. equity commitment for the global Abraaj Clean Energy Fund. • Led the evaluation and deal execution of a multimillion-dollar investment by an Abraaj private equity fund in “Emerging Energy” (EE), a 111MW power generation project. Simultaneously, sourced, structured, and secured a multimillion-dollar equity co-investment from a pension fund into the EE project, and sourced and was key contributor in the structuring, negotiation, and execution of the multimillion-dollar project finance debt for its construction. Earned appointment to serve on EE’s board of directors. • Screened 70+ energy infrastructure projects, including renewables (wind, solar and geothermal) and gas-fired power generation plants, and oil & gas midstream and downstream infrastructure projects. Evaluated, led due diligence, modeled, structured, and negotiated terms for investment. Prepared Investment Committee (IC) memoranda of 11 energy infrastructure projects, and presented each to the firm’s regional (LATAM) and thematic ICs, securing IC approval to proceed for nine initiatives. Show less
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Banco Interacciones
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Banking
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director, Energy Infrastructure Lending
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2014 - 2015
Recruited to lead the bank’s lending activities to energy industry (power, oil, and gas) clients, for energy infrastructure projects throughout Mexico. Sourced, underwrote, structured, negotiated, and closed four direct lending transactions, driving multimillion-dollars in closing fee revenue. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Delivered a multimillion-dollar, 3-yr structured loan facility for a consortium led by Troy Energía, the winner of the Fase 4 bid to modernize CFE’s electricity distribution infrastructure in Central Mexico. • Secured a multimillion-dollar, 8-yr structured loan to refinance the Biogás de Juarez 20 MW waste-to-energy generation project in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Show less
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Investment Director, Venture Capital & Mexico Ventures Funds
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2013 - 2014
Recruited to lead the firm’s venture capital division and manage its "Mexico Ventures" partnership with Sun Mountain Capital. Tasked to lead local fundraising efforts, make L.P. commitments in Mexican venture capital funds, and lead co-investments in early-stage firms. Sourced, closed, and actively managed anchor investment commitments to local venture capital funds, and directed venture capital and growth equity co-investments in start-up and early-stage companies. Sat on the board of directors of two portfolio companies. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Structured and secured the multimillion-dollar first closing of the Annex Fund, a venture capital and growth equity co-investment fund targeting direct co-investments in early growth-stage Mexican companies. • Closed a million-dollar+ venture capital co-investment by the Annex Fund in Carrot (Autos Compartidos de Mexico), Mexico's leading car-sharing company, and sat on the company´s Board of Directors to represent funds and investors. • Negotiated a multimillion-dollar follow-on co-investment of the Annex Fund in FINAE, a Mexican student loan provider, and sat on the company´s Board of Directors. • Delivered multimillion-dollar anchor investor commitments to the ALL Venture Partners fund and to the Mexico Development Fund I, both third-party managed VC and growth equity funds targeting start-up Mexican companies. Show less
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BBVA (Bancomer)
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, Global Client Coverage (Energy, Mining & Infrastructure)
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2011 - 2013
Recruited based on investment banking advisory experience to cross-sell the bank’s investment banking services and better lead and coordinate the activities of the different investment banking product teams. Supported the bank’s largest and most profitable corporate clients within the Power, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, and Mining sectors. Actively participated in bilateral and syndicated financings, IPOs, and public debt offerings in the local and international markets and structured leasing transactions. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Key contributor to the team that structured, marketed, and executed the $600M initial public offering (IPO) of IEnova (Sempra Energy's Mexican subsidiary), the first-ever IPO in Mexico's energy sector. • For client Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”, Mexico’s national electric utility): • Key contributor to the Underwriting Team for the public placement of a $1.2B, 30-yr MXP Structured Bond in the local market to finance payments of the “La Yesca IAEA” 750 MW hydroelectric power facility. • Key contributor in the 144A placement of a $750M, 30-yr USD Bond in the international markets, and directly structured, priced, and provided CFE various working capital and infrastructure loans totaling $850M+. • For client Macquarie Mexico Infrastructure Fund, acted as key contributor to the Joint Lead Arranger and Hedge Coordinator teams for the multimillion-dollar syndicated debt facility to finance construction of the 396 MW Mareña Renovables wind farm. • Led a multimillion-dollar structured leasing transaction of drilling rigs for Weatherford International. Show less
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PC Capital Partners
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United Kingdom
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Director, Investment Banking
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2010 - 2011
Recruited by the firm’s partners to lead the day-to-day corporate development and financing advisory work, lead transaction execution efforts, and manage, train, and supervise the firm's junior employees. Served as a key advisor to local and international clients on crafting and implementing corporate development and financing strategies, including joint venture partnerships, acquisitions, and private equity and debt placements. ✪ DELIVERED RESULTS: • Drove over a million dollars in fee revenue as lead advisor for Kio Networks in multiple corporate development transactions. • Led the execution of a joint venture partnership with local investors for the construction of a multimillion-dollar Data Center in Panama. • Led the due diligence and transaction execution for the multimillion-dollar majority stake acquisition of a IT services business in Colombia. Show less
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Grupo Financiero Actinver
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, Investment Banking
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2010 - 2010
Recruited by the Head of Investment Banking to manage the structuring, marketing and execution of two equity Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) (Corporación Actinver; Grupo Comercial Chedraui) and one initial public offering of structured equity securities (AMB Mexico CKD I). Recruited by the Head of Investment Banking to manage the structuring, marketing and execution of two equity Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) (Corporación Actinver; Grupo Comercial Chedraui) and one initial public offering of structured equity securities (AMB Mexico CKD I).
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Evercore Partners
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India
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Professional Services
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Vice President, M&A & Private Equity Advisory
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2005 - 2009
Returned following awarding of MBA and structured, evaluated, and facilitated M&A, private equity, corporate lending, and project debt financing transactions within the low-income housing, real estate, entertainment, education, retail, distribution, manufacturing, and services sectors. Secured multimillion-dollar closing fee revenue from closing private equity, M&A, and private debt transactions. Returned following awarding of MBA and structured, evaluated, and facilitated M&A, private equity, corporate lending, and project debt financing transactions within the low-income housing, real estate, entertainment, education, retail, distribution, manufacturing, and services sectors. Secured multimillion-dollar closing fee revenue from closing private equity, M&A, and private debt transactions.
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Education
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Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
University of Colorado Denver
Master of Science - MS, Global Energy Management (GEM) -
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance and Banking -
Structuralia/ Universidad internacional Isabel I de Castilla
Business Certificate, Oil & Gas Engineering & Business -
Structuralia / Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla
Business Certificate, Power Generation: Development, Technology and Operation -
Euromoney Financial Training - London, UK
Certificate, Project Finance Academy -
IBC Academy
Certificate, Fundamentals of Gas & LNG Contracts & Pricing -
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
Certificate, Venture Capital Executive Program -
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Certificate, Global Oil and Gas Management -
Euromoney Financial Training
Certificate, International Project Finance & Cash Flow Modeling
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