Raul Vergara

Senior Investment Associate at Victory Park Capital Advisors
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Passed CFA Level 2
    CFA Institute
    Jun, 2018
    - Sep, 2024
  • Zertifikat Deutsch B1
    Goethe Institut
    Aug, 2017
    - Sep, 2024
  • Passed CFA Level 1
    CFA Institute
    Dec, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Ejecutivo de Afores y Siefores
    Asociación Mexicana de Intermediarios Bursátiles AMIB
    Jul, 2016
    - Sep, 2024
  • Certificate of Advanced English (CAE)
    Cambridge University
    May, 2012
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • Victory Park Capital Advisors
    • United States
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Investment Associate
      • 2023 - Present

      Victory Park Capital Advisors is a global alternative investment manager. VPC invests in emerging and established businesses across various industries in the U.S. and abroad, who are often unable to access traditional sources of capital. The firm’s differentiated offerings leverage an extensive network of industry relationships, disciplined deal origination, creative financing capabilities, broad credit structuring and special situations expertise. The firm was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago with additional resources in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Show less

  • Goldman Sachs
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Investment Banking Associate
      • 2021 - 2023

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    • Investment Banking Summer Associate
      • 2020 - 2020
  • KuE Capital
    • Mexico
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Asset Management Intern
      • 2019 - 2019

      - Conducted industry research to find investment opportunities in China. - Built financial models to value potential investment targets. - Pitched investment opportunities to the investment committe. - Conducted industry research to find investment opportunities in China. - Built financial models to value potential investment targets. - Pitched investment opportunities to the investment committe.

  • Banco de México
    • Mexico
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Payment Systems Analyst - Retail Payments Policy
      • 2017 - 2019

      -Designed public policies and regulations to foster the development of the retail payments market in Mexico (cards and low-value electronic transfers), in order to promote wider adoption of electronic payments in the country. - Developed new regulation to increase user protection through the adoption of two-factor authentication in card payments. - Developed new regulation to foster innovation by permitting payment cards to be built into any kind of device. - Conducted studies on the pricing structure of the Mexican payment cards market. - Conducted due dilligence for the authorization of a new cards switch in Mexico. - Drafted regulation to promote the entrance of new card networks to the Mexican market. Show less

  • Afore XXI Banorte
    • Mexico
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Financial Risk Analyst - Credit Risk and Alternative Investments
      • 2016 - 2017

      - Developed credit rating methodologies for the pension fund's fixed income portfolio. - Conducted due dilligence for investments in CKDs (investment vehicles that allow pension funds to invest in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and energy). - Developed credit rating methodologies for the pension fund's fixed income portfolio. - Conducted due dilligence for investments in CKDs (investment vehicles that allow pension funds to invest in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and energy).

Education

  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2019 - 2021
  • Universidad Panamericana
    Licentiate degree, Economics
    2012 - 2016
  • The University of Lethbridge
    Academic Exchange, Economics-Finance
    2015 - 2015
  • CEYCA Centro de Educación y Cultura Ajusco
    High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
    2002 - 2012

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