Ignacio De Alvear  
Senior M&A Advisor, Argentina

Ignacio has 13 years of working experience in corporate finance, investment banking and project management. He has specialized knowledge in energy and agribusiness industries. He has participated in the main debt restructuring processes in Argentina. He enjoys an important experience in the development of business projects such as Multicanal´s expansion outside Argentina as Chief of Strategic Analysis and the revamping and Direction of the agribusiness unit at Standard Bank (former BankBoston). Prior to this experience he was Relationship Manager within the Corporate and Investment Banking unit of BankBoston, covering different industries and in charge of the most important corporate clients. He has a degree in business administration and postgraduate studies in the Universidad Católica Argentina.

Ivan Avila  
Senior M&A Advisor, Brazil

Ivan has over 25 years international finance experience. He began his career at PWC in Brazil, and a few years later was transferred to London. In the UK Ivan also worked for a Cash Management Consulting firm specializing in cross-border operations, restructuring and insolvency transactions. In addition, he worked for Grant Thornton/Trevisan where he was responsible for several market entry strategy projects, M&A and financial advisory work. Among the many deals, Ivan worked on was the acquisition of Chocolates Garoto by Nestle. Ivan is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish and holds BSc. in Administrative Science from Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Eduardo Biocca  
Senior M&A Advisor, Argentina

Eduardo has more than 14 years of experience in investment banking, commercial banking, corporate ratings and investment projects. He served as Director of Media and Communications Corporate Ratings at Standard & Poors, Consultant for the Chairman at Edcadassa, Relationship Manager at BankBoston. Eduardo is currently a partner of an M&A advisory firm in Argentina. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master’s in Finance from CEMA University and completed the Portfolio Management program at the New York Institute of Finance.

María del Carmen Cantor  
Director, Central America

María del Carmen Cantor is a former banker with 30 years of experience in Corporate Banking and Risk Management. She worked for Bank of America in Honduras and Miami and served as Corporate Bank Head at both Citibank and HSBC in Honduras, where she managed a number of energy loans. Prior to joining HSBC, Maria worked as General Manager of a local bank. She is currently Founding Partner of an M&A advisory firm. Maria holds an Accounting degree from Loyola University.

Jorge Colin  
Director, Mexico

Mr. Colín has 30 years of experience in finance and planning. He has held senior positions at Grupo Financiero Banorte, the fourth largest financial group in Mexico and previously served as Managing Director on Staff Financiero consulting firm. Jorge was also head of the financial planning department in Banpaís Bank. Mr. Colín holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA, both from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and also graduated from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección-Harvard in the Senior Management program.

David J. Denton  
Director, Woodbridge Brazil

Based in São Paulo, David began his career working for a financial boutique in London and later moved to Banco Real de Investimento (Banco Real Group) where he was responsible for structuring over $1 billion in debt transactions. He then joined Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance and worked on M&A, financial advisory and privatization assignments. He later worked for RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) where he was responsible for originating and structuring Management Buyouts and Buy-ins, corporate acquisitions, development finance, and other leveraged transactions. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration (Hons) degree and an MBA from the University of Bath in the U.K.

Rudi Eyl  
Director, Central America & Colombia

Rudi has 18 years of experience in finance, entrepreneurship and family business. Rudi worked for Citibank Corporate Banking in Central America and founded businesses in a variety of industries: Internet Connectivity, Satellite Telecommunications, Food Ingredients and M&A Advisory. He is a Board Director of several businesses in pharmaceuticals, real estate and technology. Rudi holds business degrees from Baylor University and Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Alan Glass  
Director, Argentina

Alan has 17 years of experience as an investment banker and financial manager at several top-tier banks and corporations. At BankBoston, Alan led prominent debt restructurings in Argentina and conducted over 100 mergers and reorganizations as Financial Manager for Multicanal (Clarin Group). Previously, Alan served as Relationship Manager within the Corporate and Investment Banking units of Banco de Galicia and HSBC. Alan is currently a partner of an M&A advisory firm in Argentina and holds a degree in business administration from the University of Buenos Aires.

James Locke  
Senior Vice President, Brazil

James Locke heads up Woodbridge’s Brazilian office. He has 20 years of business experience working with multinational firms in the consumer goods, consulting, telecommunications and finance industries. He has worked for U.S. companies in Brazil, including S.C. Johnson, PepsiCo and A.T. Kearney, and in Eastern Europe for AIG. James has expertise in marketing, strategy and business development. In addition to Brazil, he has served in executive positions based in Europe and the U.S. James earned a BBA in Business Administration from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is fluent in Portuguese and also speaks Spanish and Greek.