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Diego Calderón

Diego Calderón

Diego Calderón has more than 21 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, project financing and other financial transactions.

Before founding BANICOL, he was Vice President of Inverlink S.A. and Consultant at McKinsey and Co.

He has executed investment banking advisory deals in various sectors, including: healthcare, regulated and non-regulated financial institutions, education, Oil & Gas distribution, logistics, public transportation, retail, food & beverages, hospitality, road infrastructure, media, among others.

Industrial Engineer, Universidad de Los Andes

Experience

Selected Experience
in Mergers and Acquisitions

Sale of 100% of Avidanti to Patria Investments.
Sale of an equity stake in Redcol to Ashmore Colombia
Acquisition of 74% of Crezcamos S.A.
Sale of real estate assets from the Instituto del Corazón de Floridablanca to Goldman Sachs for USD 28 million.
Sale of Colegio Vermont de Medellín to Redcol
Acquisition of Colegio La Arboleda of Cali by Redcol
Acquisition of Colegio Británico de Cartagena by Ashmore Colombia.
Sale of 100% of Bogota Beer Company to AB InBev
Sale of 40.2% of Diarcorsas (now Avidanti) to Ashmore Colombia
Acquisition of Microfinanzas y Desarrollo Asesoría by Credivalores.
Sale of 25% of Hotel Sheraton Bogotá
Sale of Pintos S.A. to Armonía
Sale of 26% of Easy Solutions to Progresa Capital
Advisory to Coca-Cola Femsa on the merger of 5 companies in Colombia.
Sale of an equity stake in Banco Colpatria to GE Money
Sale of 100% of Confinanciera CFC to Banco Davivienda
Sale of 50% of Teleset to Sony Pictures International
Sale of Landers & Cia (Kraft subsidiary)

Selected Experience in Financing and Others

Financing of the Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia for USD 80 million for the construction of the Centro Internacional de Especialistas (C.I.E).
Diacorsas financing for USD 40 million for the construction of a hospital in Ciudad Verde (Soacha).
Financing of USD 13 million to the OPL Organization
Financing of the construction of the Hospital Internacional de Colombia for USD 40 million.
Restructuring of corporate bonds of Metrolínea Stations for USD 40 million.
Refinancing of TISA for USD 16 million
Financing of Polar Colombia for USD 17 million.
Financing of Movilizamos S.A. for US$ 30 million
Financing of ETM S.A. for US$ 30 million