Alantra has strengthened its equities business with the promotion of André Pereira, Nelson Cruz, and Fernando Abril-Martorell to partners.
The promotions represent a reinforcement of the firm's commitment to its equities business, especially to equity capital markets (ECM), supported by an attractive pipeline of IPO candidates.
André Pereira is head of ECM Iberia and has been with Alantra Equities for three years. He was previously responsible for the ECM business at JB Capital Markets. He has successfully advised on more than 30 transactions worth over €15 bn, including IPOs, capital increases, ABBs, M&A, and DCM deals.
Nelson Cruz is head of trading at Alantra Equities. Cruz has been with Alantra Equities for four years and has been responsible for the exponential growth of the Firm’s trading business in the last few years, both in terms of volume traded and number of clients.
Fernando Abril-Martorell is part of the research team at Alantra Equities, and is responsible for the coverage of the TMT, retail, real estate and travel sectors. He has been with Alantra Equities for over five years.