Eric Saucedo

Merchant Banking, Investment Banking

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Eric Saucedo's Bio:

Eric Saucedo's Experience:

• Director of Institutional Business Development at UBS

  January 2003 - December 2004

  Part of UBS initiative to increase focus on corporate and institutional accounts in Southeast United States and Latin American markets. Regional development and marketing of investment banking and asset management businesses, including structured products, prime brokerage and alternative investments. Focused on development of middle-market investment banking opportunities. Portfolio management of institutional and ultra high net worth accounts based in the United States, Latin America and Europe. Develop and manage investment strategies, including equity allocation strategies, fixed income strategies, portfolio analytics and alternative investments. www.ubs.com

• Principal at Compass Capital LLC

  1999 - 2001

  Affiliate fund of J.P. Morgan Partners. Latin American private equity fund based in New York, representative offices in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Partners include J.P. Morgan Partners (US), CDPQ Capital (Canada), CorpGroup Interhold (Chile), Interbank (Peru) and Grupo Financiero Uno (Central America). Investments in start-up and early-stage companies in Latin America. Control situations, minority capital infusions, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Primary contact with portfolio companies, strategic partners, co-investors. Experience in media (programming, cable television), telecommunications (CLEC, VSAT, cellular), retail (beverages, supermarkets), business services (security services) and Internet (ISPs, content, e-commerce). www.compass.cl

• Vice President at Apax Partners

  1997 - 1999

  Original member of start-up group involved in Latin American private equity and merchant banking activities within Apax Partners. Active with start-up, early-stage and middle-market companies active in Latin America. Transactions include private equity financings, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Managed all aspects of transactions. Financial analysis, due diligence, valuation, structuring, and negotiations for private equity transactions. Extensive client and investor contact. Promoted to Vice President January 1998. Experience in media, telecommunications, healthcare, information technology, biotechnology. www.apax.com

• Associate at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

  1993 - 1997

  Investment banking with primary focus in media, technology and telecommunications companies. Active in sell-side, buy-side mandates, leveraged buyouts. Coverage of financial sponsors. Financial analysis, modeling, structuring and valuation. Identification, analysis and evaluation, financial structuring of acquisition and divestiture candidates. Managed transaction execution process, including due diligence, offering materials preparation and offering process. Led stock buyback initiative within M&A group, main contact with trading desk. www.jpmorgan.com

• Associate at Kroll

  1988 - 1992

  International consulting firm with a specialization in due diligence research and corporate intelligence. Managed group consulting projects, conducted research and analysis for corporate, investment banking and private equity clients. Managed due diligence analyses conducted with respect to mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, hostile takeovers, private and public capitalization, corporate fraud, litigation support/intelligence, and corporate security. Managed all projects in Latin America. www.kroll.com

• Director at The KidSmart Company

  December 2009

  Supplemental learning company based in Greenwich, CT. Focused on K-8 students and based on Korean E.nopi Math and English programs, Handwriting Without Tears program, and Language Stars programs. Expansion strategy targets other select US and Latin American markets. www.enopimathreading.com

• Director at Granite Intelligence

  April 2008

  The firm provides sophisticated business intelligence, investigations and risk management services for its clients. With considerable experience in finance, business intelligence and law enforcement, the firm's principals are committed to providing their clients business intelligence with discretion, imagination and integrity. www.graniteintelligence.com

• Partner at Tricap Partners & Co.

  January 2005

  Merchant banking firm focused on investments targeting early-stage and middle-market companies. Lead investments or invest alongside financial sponsors in control situations, minority capital infusions, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts in early-stage and middle market companies. www.tricappartners.com

Eric Saucedo's Education:

• Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business

  1992 – 1994
  MBA

• University of California, Berkeley

  1983 – 1987
  BA
  Concentration: Economics