Baideko was born in 2021 as an independent firm, based in Andalusia and with a national and international scope. Our seasoned team has an extensive track record providing financial and strategic advisory services in corporate transactions, both to companies and private equity funds. Our main focus includes, among others, advice on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), capital and debt financing deal structuring, access to capital markets, valuations, refinancing and restructuring.
We are specialists in the Spanish low-middle market with focus on family business, family offices and private equity funds.
Baideko was born in 2021 as an independent firm, based in Andalusia and with a national and international scope. Our main focus includes, among others, advice on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), capital and debt financing deal structuring, access to capital markets, valuations, refinancing and restructuring.
We are specialists in the Spanish low-middle market with focus on family business,family officesand private equity funds.
Baideko was born in 2021 as an independent firm, based in Andalusia and with a national and international scope. Our seasoned team has an extensive track record providing financial and strategic advisory services in corporate transactions, both to companies and private equity funds. Our main focus includes, among others, advice on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), capital and debt financing deal structuring, access to capital markets, valuations, refinancing and restructuring.
We are specialists in the Spanish low-middle market with focus on family business, family offices and private equity funds.
Baideko was born in 2021 as an independent firm, based in Andalusia and with a national and international scope. Our main focus includes, among others, advice on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), capital and debt financing deal structuring, access to capital markets, valuations, refinancing and restructuring.
We are specialists in the Spanish low-middle market with focus on family business, family offices and private equity funds.
M&A advice to Spanish low-middle market companies and private equity funds is one of the pillars of our DNA. Our services include both buy-side and sell-side advice.
At Baideko, we accompany our clients throughout the entire transaction process, adapting to their needs.
Access to capital is often critical for companies in growth or transformation processes.
Our experience in capital and debt markets, combined with our ability to tailor specific solutions to each need, allows us to offer a unique and tailor-made service to our clients.
We offer specialized support in restructuring and refinancing processes, including direct negotiation with financial institutions and creditors.
We also design and implement transformation processes and new business strategies, separating non-core businesses and designing new capital structures.
The monitoring and review of the Strategic Plan of any company is a key exercise that allows the company to face the different phases of its growth.
We help our clients with this exercise by providing years of experience, overview and knowledge of the different market players.
M&A advice to Spanish low-middle market companies and private equity funds is one of the pillars of our DNA. Our services include both buy-side and sell-side advice.
Access to capital is usually key for companies in growth stages or transformation processes. Our experience in the capital and debt markets, combined with our ability to adapt specific solutions to each need, allows us to offer a unique and tailored service to our clients.
We offer specialized support for restructuring and refinancing processes, including direct negotiation with financial institutions and creditors. Additionally, we implement transformation processes and new business strategies, separating non-essential businesses and designing new capital structures.
Monitoring and reviewing the Strategic Plan of the company is a key exercise in any live-cycle stage. We help our clients with this exercise by providing years of experience, a holistic overview, and a 360º-knowledge of market players.
Manuel Fernández Maza
Managing Partner
manuel.fmaza@baideko.com
Manuel Fernández has over 20 years of professional experience, having held executive positions in listed companies for more than 10 years as CFO and Head of Investor Relations at companies including Abengoa, Telvent, Schneider Electric and WiZink Bank. He has lived and worked in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Spain.
His career has been developed in investment- and financing-intensive environments, with significant exposure to M&A and investor interaction.
Over the past two years, Manuel has led the launch of an alternative financing vehicle, advising clients on the structuring and closing of non-bank financing solutions. He currently leads the firm.
Manuel holds a degree in Economics from the University of Seville and an MBA from IESE Business School.
Manuel Sanjuán
Partner
manuel.sanjuan@baideko.com
Manuel Sanjuan has over 20 years of professional experience, during which he has held positions of varying responsibility across the financial and investment sectors, as well as in financial consulting for companies.
He has developed his professional career in Spain and, in recent years, as Partner at Sanguino Abogados, has advised clients on investment and financing projects, business valuation and risk analysis.
Manuel holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Málaga, a Master’s degree in Business Intelligence and Big Data from EOI, and a Postgraduate degree in Corporate Risk Analysis from Pompeu Fabra University.
Paolo Bua
paolo.bua@baideko.com
Paolo Bua has 13 years of professional experience, having developed his career across several departments within investment banks and M&A boutiques in both Italy and Spain, including UniCredit, Allianz, BNP Paribas CIB, Santander CIB and Óptima Corporate.
Throughout his career, he has been involved in a wide range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, project finance and acquisition finance processes across multiple sectors, including retail, consumer, industrials, TMT, real estate, infrastructure and energy. He has advised a broad range of clients, including family-owned businesses, IBEX 35 companies and Spanish and international private equity funds.
Paolo holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Università Cattolica di Milano.
Francisco Serrano
paco.serrano@baideko.com
Francisco has over 10 years of professional experience in consulting, having developed his career in the Transaction Services department at EY Madrid and, prior to that, in financial audit within the same firm.
During this period, he was involved in transactions with both international and domestic private equity firms across sectors including retail, TMT, industrials, infrastructure and real estate, among others, providing both buy-side and sell-side due diligence services.
He joined Baideko’s M&A team in early 2022.
Francisco holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Seville, a Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting from ICADE Business School, and completed the Executive Programme in Business Valuation and Business Modelling at the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (IEB).
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