Pierre Sáenz

Bio

Began his career as an investment analyst with the Spanish private equity firm Mercapital Servicios Financieros in 1995. While at Mercapital he was involved in all stages of the due diligence process for a number of investments, as well as working on the preparation and follow-up of investee company business plans. Previously had received student on-the-job training in the Corporate Finance Department of Banque Paribas in London before taking his degree and joining Arthur Andersen in Madrid as a junior auditor, from where he moved to the chemical company Rhône Poulenc in Paris as an organisation consultant. In 1997 he joined Vista Capital, Spain's leading private equity firm, as Assistant Investment Manager. While at Vista Capital, worked with Carlos Guerrero on the consolidation of the Superdiplo supermarket chain, taking part in acquisition negotiations and due diligence procedures, as well as the arrangement of funding for these operations. At the time of the Superdiplo IPO was entrusted by the company with investor relations, successfully establishing relations and feedback with all of the main international stock market firms in less than two years. Once again with Carlos Guerrero, he led the acquisition of Vilesa, a glass packaging concern. Joined the Suala team as a Principal in March 2001. Degrees in Economics and Business Studies from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Icade) and the École Supérieure de Commerce de Reims.

Career

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	Impala Capital Partners SL Independent fund manager Partner Email: [email protected]
	Suala Capital Partners SL Partner (past)