Santander strengthens Spain’s private financing ecosystem

Amongst severe questioning and warnings in the European press about Spain’s political and economic troubles, Grupo Santander’s private banking units have made several announcements that, in my view, point in a very positive direction and strengthens Spain’s private financing ecosystem. Santander Asset Management (SAM) launched recently Alternative Leasing, a new fund dedicated to SMBs, mostly in Spain, that […]

High value creation through innovation and growth

We start this blog under unusual conditions. Pandemia, economic recession, unemployment, political uncertainty all over, yet innovation and growth still fuel high value creation. Great news for Spain’s startup ecosystem came from Idealista confirming its unicorn status. According to a recent note in the Financial Times: EQT Partners has agreed  a  €1.3bn deal  to buy  Idealista,  a  […]

The role of diasporas in Private Equity financing

The study of diasporas across the world has recently emerged to understand their key role in the economic development of their home countries. This research field has been mainly focused on the impact of migrants’ remittances in the balance of payments of these countries. At the same time, different financial instruments have been developed to […]

Mercado Libre enhancing its presence in the Latam InsurTech field

Leading Latam ecommerce marketplace Mercado Libre has already applied to the Insurance Superintendence in Argentina to be granted authorization as proxy agent to provide its online platform Mercado Pago for insurance intermediaries and carriers to start selling insurance covers on a competitive basis. It is expected to launch these services through a mobile app by […]