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Name Hugo Jaime García
Position Managing Partner
Education Business Administration (1976) and Public Accountant (1977), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM); Business Management (1988-1989), Instituto Panamericano y
de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE)
Experience More than 35 years of experience in Corporate Finance.

Throughout these years, he has participated in the negotiation and execution, and provided advice,
during multiple financial transactions in Mexico, USA and Europe, related to: acquisition and
divestiture of companies; fund-raising of debt and equity, both in public and private markets;
financial restructuring; private equity investments; and strategic alliances. He also has ample
experience in business valuation, financial analysis and planning, treasury, financial media, and
relations with investors and rating agencies, as well as with bankruptcy processes.

He worked for nearly 25 years in some of the largest companies in Mexico: in VITRO from 1986 to
2000, as Corporate Finance Director; in Grupo Ramírez, from 1985 to 1986; and in Alfa from 1978
to 1985. From 2001 to 2006 he was a partner in charge of corporate finance practices in KPMG
México.

Since 2006 is the founder and Managing Partner of the firm Asesoria Financiera
Internacional (AFINT, S.C.).
Experience
Sector
Automotive, Construction, Beverages, Energy, Financial Institutions, Food, Glass, IT, Logistics/
Distribution, Oil, Paper and Packaging, Real Estate, Recreation, Steel, among others.

 

 

Name Gabriela Marrufo
Position Partner
In charge of Corporate Finance and Corporate Restructuring services
Education Business Administration (1985), Universidad La Salle, Mexico City; Degree in Project Valuation
(1995), Instituto Panamericano y de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE)
Experience She has more than 25 years of experience in the Financial Sector, including 5 years as Senior
Manager of Corporate Finance at KPMG México.

For several years she worked in Casa de Bolsa Valmex (brokerage house) as a fund-raising advisor
for public debt in Mexico. For 10 years she worked at Bancomer, on credit analysis and corporate
lending, as well as on restructuring and recovering loan portfolios. She is qualified as an Operating
Agent in the Mexican Stock Market, and has taken several courses related to different valuation
methodologies and risk analysis. Through the years, she has participated in multiple financial
advisory projects in Mexico, regarding business valuations, acquisition/divestiture of businesses,
strategic alliances and financial restructuring. She also has ample experience in bankruptcy
processes.

Since 2006 is the founder and Partner of the firm Asesoria Financiera Internacional (AFINT, S.C.).
Experience
Sector
Automotive, Beverages, Construction, Energy, Financial Institutions, Food, IT, Logistics/Distribution,
Oil, Paper, Textile, among others.