About ACF
Antonio is the Executive Chairman of Ahorro Corporación Financiera, where he has held upper management positions since 1994.
He has originated and structured the majority of the Group’s M&A, DCM and ECM deals. In fact, he has worked on over 100 deals with a total value of approximately €10bn.
Antonio is a member of the Boards of Directors of Persan, Freisa, Cervezas Alhambra, Postres Montero, Famosa, AIAF, Naviera Elcano, Ahorro and Titulización and Consultores Administraciones Públicas, S.A.
Gonzalo is the CEO of ACF and a Partner of StormHarbour.
He has over 25 years of experience in Investment Banking, mainly in capital markets.
Gonzalo was Managing Director and Global Head of Futures and Derivatives Clearing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York.
Previously, he was in charge of derivatives for North America and, prior to that, headed up the Southern European Fixed Income department at BAML.
Before joining BAML, Gonzalo was Vice President at Goldman Sachs, in charge of restructuring including coverage Strategies for the Group’s Iberian clients.
Pedro joined ACF as CFO Managing Director in February 2018 and since April 2020 he is ACF General Manager. He worked for Credit Suisse for 13 years where he held senior positions involving different products (M&A, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Derivatives, Structured Finance), functions (sales, trading and asset structuring) and regions (Europe and Asia). His last position was Head of Energy in Asia.
Before he was hired by ACF, Pedro was the CFO and Member of the Board of an energy company listed in Asia and Deputy CEO and Member of the Board of several technological Companies, also in Asia.
Pedro has a double degree in Business Administration and Law from ICADE (E-3 program in Madrid) and speaks 5 languages.
Hugo is COO and Head of the Real Estate division of ACF.
He joined ACF in 2017 after working for 5 years at StormHarbour, where he focused on origination, asset structuring and execution of DCM, structured financing and M&A deals for Companies, International Funds and Financial Institutions with a particular dedication to the Real Estate, Renewable Energy and Securitisation areas.
Previously, he was a Partner at Ideon FS and, before that, worked in the Treasury and Markets Department at Banesto.
Juan was hired by ACF to head up its Corporate and Investment Banking Department
He is specialised in origination, structuring and execution of M&A, ECM and DCM deals.
With over 20 years of experience before joining ACF, Juan worked for 11 years at Banco Santander as Managing Director and Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group (FIG). Prior to that, he was at Deutsche Bank in London for 10 years.
Borja is Corporate Managing Director of ACF and joined the Group in order to head up Club Deal.
He has over 22 years of experience in investments (14 years in Private Equity) in both listed (€3.7bn) and non-listed (€2bn) companies in a wide range of sectors (Real Estate, Infrastructures, Renewable energy, Telecom, Retail, Consumer, Industrial, Services, etc.).
In addition, he is currently an Independent Director of MásMóvil, where he has attended numerous board meetings since 2004
Previously, Borja was the CFO of Vía Célere and Metrovacesa. Before that, he held management positions at Caser, Alantra, Ahorro Corporación, PwC and ACS.
Yago has more than 20 years of experience in the capital markets. He joined StormHarbour in 2015 from Société Générale, where he was Head of Iberian Institutional Cross Assets Solutions. Previously, he worked for Nomura International (2008-10) in London, where he originated structured deals aimed at helping banks tackle liquidity and capital restrictions. He began his career at Lehman Brothers (London) where he worked for over 18 years.
Aitor was hired as Managing Director of ACF’s Debt Solutions team. Prior to joining ACF, he was the General Manager of Savia Financiación. Before that, he worked for 11 years for Banco Santander where he was the Managing Director of Global Syndicated Loans. Previously, he held various posts at BBVA (in the Bond Syndicate and Sales &Trading areas) during 10 years. He has a Masters in Financial Markets from Fundación San Pablo-CEU.
Itziar has over 15 years of experience in DCM. She joined ACF’s C&IB team in 2014. Her specialty is the origination, structuring and execution of DCM deals. Before joining ACF, Itziar was the Director of DCM at Banesto (Madrid). Prior to that, she was the Director of Institutional Financing at Caja España and a member of ICO’s Capital Markets team for more than 6 years.
Javier has worked for ACF since 2003 and has over 17 years of experience in project financing (infrastructures and energy), including origination, structuring and syndication of deals. Beforehand, he worked for Dexia (Madrid) as Subdirector of Structured Financing (with a focus on public sector financing) and at Banesto (Corporate Banking) and BBVA (Credit Analysis).
Antonio has 10 years of experience in Investment Banking, specialising in M&A and Capital Markets. He has participated in numerous deals in Europe and LATAM where he was a Business Director at the Panama Stock Exchange. Prior to joining ACF, Antonio worked for EY and Akerton Partners. Antonio has an MBA from the IE Business School (where he was on the Dean’s List) and also has a BBA and a BA in Economics from Saint Louis University (Missouri USA).
Nick has more than 27 years of experience in Investment Banking / Sell Side Institutional Cash Equity Sales, Sales Trading & Trading and has worked in Madrid, London and New York. He spent most of his professional career (19 years) at Banco Santander where he was Managing Director of Global Banking & Markets (13 years), Head of European Sales Trading and Member of the Equity Executive Management Committee (12 years), Head of European Cash Trading / Execution (2 years), and Head of the European Equity Distribution Desk in NYC (3 years). UK FCA & US FINRA Licenses: Series 7, 63, & 24 (General Securities Principal).
Pedro has over 20 years of experience in technology applied to financial markets and in Management of IT, Organisation and Post-Trading departments. He joined ACF in 1996 from the world of financial consulting, where he worked for EY. At ACF he is in charge of technological platforms and business development associated with them. He has an IT degree from UPM (Madrid Polytechnic University).
Nick has 30 years of experience in Institutional Equities, both in the brokerage world and on the asset management side. In the Equities arena, he has worked for banks such as Barclays, Credit Suisse and Banco Santander where he was the Head of Cash Equity in 2010. Thereafter, he entered the asset management sector where he set up and managed an independent company based in the Netherlands. He has been a member of ACF's team since May 2019.
Francisco Javier has worked for ACF for 33 years, always in the Interest Rate and FX markets. His career has also been highly linked to technology applied to markets. He is responsible for interest rates and FX, both voice-driven and electronic markets. In fact, he has worked in all areas of these markets and has both domestic and international clients. He has spearheaded systems for LATAM markets (e.g. an electronic platform for the Peruvian Public Debt Market). Moreover, he collaborates with various Business schools and newspapers specialised in the economy and markets.
For the past 30 years Jose Antonio has been one of the main drivers of the Group’s activities on electronic platforms, not only providing services to our clients but also developing technological solutions to meet their needs: trading systems, calculation models, etc. to lend support to market making. He is currently in charge of electronic platforms for Fixed Income and Fixed Income derivatives at ACF. CIF (Financial Information Certification).
Manuel has more than 20 years of experience in financial markets and fixed income asset management. He begin his career at CM Capital Markets and has held various management positions at ACF. He currently trades for the Group’s proprietary account and manages a team focused on execution and trading of bonds, derivatives and inflation in various fixed income markets in Europe, the US and Asia, all in a multiplatform environment.
With over 10 years of experience with our Group, Gonzalo has held various positions in areas such as Fixed Income Sales and Corporate Strategy. In 2014 he joined the Trading Division, initially in Market Making of derivatives and fixed income products. Currently, he is involved in trading and execution in various bond and derivatives markets - in a multiplatform environment - and also trades for ACF's proprietary account.
Enrique has more than 32 years of experience in sales, primarily covering institutional clients. Prior to joining ACF, Enrique worked for 5 years at Intermoney and Banesto Bolsa.
Juan has more than 30 years of experience in sales, mainly covering institutional clients. Before he was hired by ACF, Juan worked for 5 years at Intermoney and Banesto Bolsa.
Juan Antonio has over 25 years of experience related to coverage of domestic clients in the Cash Fixed Income markets.
Federico has over 20 years of experience related to coverage of both domestic and international clients in the Cash Fixed Income markets.
Esteban joined ACF 3 years ago from the corporate sector where he worked for Repsol. He currently carries out sales and trading, using Electronic Platforms, of Fixed Income and its derivatives for both the institutional and retail markets. He has Eurex, Send and CIF (Financial Information Certification) licenses.
Fernando has 27 years of experience in the financial markets, always at ACF where he specialises in Fixed Income Sales and Trading at the short-end of the interest rate curve and Money Markets and their Derivatives. He provides coverage of domestic institutional clients. CIF (Financial Information Certification).
For the past 15 years Javier has worked in the financial markets: shifting from working on equity derivatives desks to the fixed income electronic trading desk. He also engages in telephone sales, acting as a liaison between voice and electronic markets. To carry out these activities, he has Eurex and SEND trading licenses. CIF (Financial Information Certification).
Andrés is a Swiss citizen with a Spanish background and has 19 years of experience in financial markets. He has worked for several Spanish brokers. For the past 11 years he has worked for ACF where he is a multi-product trader, for both public and private fixed income, along the entire curve. He provides coverage of international clients. CIF (Financial Information Certification).
Although her tenure at ACF is only 2 years, Leticia has worked in the financial markets for 5 years. She is a multi-product trader, providing coverage to international institutional clients in both the public and private fixed income arenas. CIF (Financial Information Certification).
Jorge joined ACF’s credit team in March 2018. He began his career in 2013 as an equities proprietary trader at Auriga Global Investors, changing over in 2016 to the position of Sales-Trader of High Yield/Special Situations and corporate debt restructuring. He has a Masters in Financial Markets and a Masters in Private Equity/Corporate Finance, both from IEB.
Serena joined ACF’s Credit Team in September 2019. She has over 20 years of experience as a Sales Trader in Fixed Income, covering different types of products with a special approach on High Yield and financial subordinated products. She started her professional career in Italy, in Banca Promos, moving to Spain in 2013 when she joined JB Capital Markets’ Team.
After a year-long internship in the Research & Sales Department, Blanca joined the Equity Sales team in 2015.
Almudena is the Head of Equity Execution and Connectivity Platforms. She has more than 21 years of experience as a trader in the main European markets. Before joining ACF, she worked for Corporación Agentes de Bolsa for 4 years.
Álvaro joined ACF’s Equities Team in 2012, firstly on the sales side and later in the Equity Derivatives area where he has worked for more than 4 years.
Javier joined ACF in 2001 whilst still an engineering student at ICAI-ICADE and has more than 18 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst in the financial markets. He is currently in charge of business applications and connectivity of markets, platforms and clients. During his career he has managed and carried out projects including adaptation to the new Securities Registry, Clearing and Settlement System and technical implementation of MiFID regulations for financial markets.
