Impact Bridge Asset Management
Investor Area
ENES

Our team

24 professionals based in Madrid, combining extensive experience in asset management at leading financial institutions with a track record in international cooperation - united by a shared commitment to building a fairer and more sustainable world.

  • CEO & Founder

    Arturo Benito

    CEO & Founder

    • Impact Investing Prof. (IE)

    Former:

    • Ethical fund management at Morgan Stanley and Equilibria Capital
    • International cooperation in Cambodia and Peru

    CEO and Founder of Impact Bridge. He is ESG and Impact Investing Associate Professor at IE (Instituto de Empresa). Arturo developed most of his professional career managing ethical and sustainable funds. In 2013 he started to co-manage a sustainable agriculture multi-asset fund. In 2016 he supported the launch of an impact investment program through various funds: private debt, private equity and listed equity. Arturo started his career in 2006 working for Boston Consulting Group as an intern in the Energy team (Oil and Gas). Later he worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment analyst in London. In 2010 Arturo moved to Cambodia to work as a volunteer for over a year. There he founded Karuna Education Center, providing computer and English training for the vulnerable population. In 2011 he joined Equilibria Capital Management Hedge Funds investment team following which he became a Portfolio Manager at Santalucía Asset Management. In 2018 he founded Impact Bridge. Arturo teaches financial modelling in the Master in Financial Markets at CUNEF Business School. He is a Telecommunications Engineer and has a PLD from Harvard Business School. Arturo received a Citywire A rating in 2018, assigned to managers in the top 15% of their relevant category.

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  • Managing Partner & Founder

    Íñigo Serrats, CFA

    Managing Partner & Founder

    • Impact Investing Prof. (IE)
    • CFA Sustainability Committee

    Former:

    • ECM VP Morgan Stanley
    • Dir. Iberia+Latam Robeco
    • Resp. ESG Caixabank AM
    • VP CFA Council

    Managing Partner and Founder of Impact Bridge. Íñigo is ESG and Impact Investing Professor at IE (Instituto de Empresa); a member of CFA Society Spain's Sustainability Committee; Board Member of Faraday Venture Capital S.G.E.I.C and Strategic Partner of Faraday Venture Partners; and Associate Professor at CUNEF and CFA Society Spain. Íñigo joined from Morgan Stanley where he acted as Vice President. Previously he was Director of Financial Institutions for Spain and Latin America at Robeco Asset Management. Before he worked for Caixabank Asset Management as responsible for SRI and Ethical Investments and at BBVA Group as an investor relations executive (BBVA) and fund manager (BBVA Asset Management). He was CFA Society Spain's Vicepresident of the Board (2016-18) and Board Member (2009-16). He is a CFA charterholder, holds a Master's degree in Asset Management and Private Banking (BBVA Finance School) and holds two Licentiate Degree in Business Administration (CUNEF) and Actuarial and Financial Sciences (ICADE). He was member of the Ethics Committee of Microbank Ethical Fund, managed by Caixabank Asset Management from 2012 to 2014.

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  • Managing Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity AgriFood

    Carlos de Abajo, DBA

    Managing Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity AgriFood

    • DBA: "Africa electrification"
    • Professor at Comillas University

    Former:

    • MD M&A Iberia BoAML
    • MD M&A Iberia Morgan Stanley

    Portfolio Manager at Impact Bridge, Doctor Business Administration in Management and Technology, professor of Corporate Finance at Instituto de Empresa (IE) and professor of M&A at ICADE. Before, he was Managing Director and Head of M&A for Spain and Portugal at Bank of America (2014-2021) where he led private M&A deals (Gransolar, GALP gas distribution network, Gestamp solar energy business, Memora, Eolia, Tecnocom or Aktua among others) and public transactions (NH Hotels, DIA, Telepizza's IPO and KKR's subsequent tender offer or El Corte Inglés capital restructuring and high yield bond offering). Previously, he spent thirteen years at Morgan Stanley as Head of M&A for Spain and Portugal and Head of cross-border Europe/LATAM (2000-13). Carlos collaborates with the Global Commission to End Energy Poverty (led by the MIT/Comillas Universal Energy Access Laboratory with funding from the Rockefeller foundation). Carlos has a Double Degree in Business Administration and Spanish Law from ICADE.

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  • Managing Partner, Head of Spanish Private Debt

    Maria Samoilova

    Managing Partner, Head of Spanish Private Debt

    Former:

    • MD & Head of M&A Iberia, J.P. Morgan Madrid
    • M&A industrial coverage, J.P. Morgan London
    • Leveraged Finance, J.P. Morgan New York

    Maria benefits from 18 years experience in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan, most recently holding the role of Managing Director, Head of Iberia M&A. Maria joined J.P. Morgan in 2006 as a member of the Leveraged Finance team in New York. In 2008, she moved to London to work in the CEEMEA M&A team, and subsequently in the Diversified Industrials sector coverage team. In 2015, Maria joined the Iberia Corporate Finance team in Madrid where she became the head of Iberia M&A. Maria graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA) with a degree in Economics. Originally from Crimea, Maria speaks English, Russian, Spanish, French and Ukrainian.

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  • Managing Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity AgriFood

    Fernando Sanz-Pastor

    Managing Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity AgriFood

    Former:

    • MD Alantra Private Equity: Food, Agri & ESG
    • Investor in the agribusiness, education, health and industrial sectors

    Previously, he was a Managing Director at Alantra Private Equity, where he worked for most of his professional career, specializing in the agri-food sector and leading the firm's ESG strategy. During his 16 years at the firm, Fernando has been involved throughout the lifecycle of three funds, gaining experience in acquisitions, monitoring, and divestments in various companies. As a member of the Board of Directors, he has managed investments in companies in the agri-food (Panasa, Mivisa, Frías Nutrición, Betapack), education (Laude Schools), healthcare (Xanit), and industrial (ZIV, MD Group) sectors. Before joining Alantra Private Equity, Fernando worked at Arthur D. Little and The Royal Bank of Scotland. He holds a degree in International Business Administration from ICADE.

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  • Portfolio Manager, Head of International Private Debt

    Alejandra Pereda

    Portfolio Manager, Head of International Private Debt

    Former:

    • Equity Research at Morgan Stanley
    • Sectors: Building Materials, Construction & Infrastructure
    • Lead / co-lead analyst OPVs Inditex & HeidelbergCement

    Senior Investment Analyst at Impact Bridge since February 2020. Alejandra joined from Morgan Stanley where she spent most of her professional career: 20 years since AB Asesores was acquired by the investment bank. During that time, based in Madrid and London, she became Executive Director of Equity Research and headed the coverage of European Building Materials, Construction and Infrastructure industries. Alejandra previously fulfilled a role as lead analyst working in relevant IPOs such as Inditex, HeidelbergCement, Grohe or VolkerWessels. Her career started in AB Asesores in 1995, just before having finished the undergraduate studies, where she focused on the Spanish stock market, in particular, in small caps operating in retail, paper and tobacco. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Business Administration from ICADE (Comillas Pontifical University), completed between 1991 and 1996.

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  • Managing Director

    David Rodríguez

    Managing Director

    David Rodríguez, CFA, has over 20 years of experience in finance, specializing in structured finance and debt restructuring. He joins from Alantra, where he served as Head of Credit Opportunities, focused on Southern Europe. Throughout his career he has held senior positions at firms such as Ben Oldman Partners, CaixaBank and Barclays, where he led the Corporate Restructuring Unit. He has led some of the largest restructuring processes in Spain, taken part in leveraged finance and fundraising transactions, and co-invested alongside institutions such as JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. He holds a BA in Business Administration and a BA in Law from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, as well as an Executive MBA from IESE. He combines his professional career with teaching as a guest lecturer in a master's programme at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

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  • COO & CFO

    Juan Molina, CFA

    COO & CFO

    • CFA Education Committee

    Former:

    • Deputy Director of Investees at SEPI
    • CFA Board Member
    • MBA IE Business School

    Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Impact Bridge since March 2025. Previously, he was Deputy Director of Investees at SEPI where he has worked since 2001 in strategic planning, operational and financial control, privatisations, restructuring, authorisation of investments and operations of the Group's companies in the venture capital, real estate, agri-food, tourism, media, health, defence and leisure sectors, among others, for over 20 years. Member of the Board of Directors in investee companies (agricultural sector). Previously worked as Controller in the Telecommunications division and Financial Director of its subsidiaries in Isolux Watt, as well as in various executive positions in distribution and insurance companies. He began his professional career in the insurance sector, where he was Financial Administrative Director of Metrópolis. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration (UCM-CEU), CFA charterholder, and Executive MBA from the Ie Business School. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of CFA Society Spain (2011-2021) and Executive Director (Treasurer 2017-2021) and is currently Chairman of the Education Committee. Member of the faculty of CFA Society Spain since 2009. He has been a lecturer in the Master's Degree in Finance at ICADE (2012-2017) and has taught courses and seminars on financial analysis at IEB, AFI, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and in the Master's Degrees in Finance at Garrigues, CUNEF, CIFF, UAH, and UCM.

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  • Senior Director

    Cristiano Bartolini

    Senior Director

    Former:

    • Private Equity at Alantra (Agri, Food & Industrial Tech)
    • M&A at BNP Paribas

    Cristiano Bartolini has 15 years of experience in finance, developed in the areas of M&A and Private Equity. He joins Impact Bridge in 2026 from Alantra Private Equity, where he served as Investment Director. During his time at Alantra he specialized in the food sector, taking part in notable transactions such as Frías Nutrición -a leading plant-based drinks company, sold to Grupo Refresco in 2024- and Surexport, a global group specializing in the production and marketing of high-quality berries. Previously, he was part of the M&A team at BNP Paribas in Milan and Madrid. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the Università di Bologna and a master's in Finance from Università Bocconi in Milan. He is currently a member of SpainCap's "Under40" Committee, which aims to promote Private Equity in Spain.

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  • Head of Legal & Compliance

    Inés Narváez

    Head of Legal & Compliance

    Former:

    • Legal & Compliance at Pérez-Llorca
    • Legal & Compliance at Morgan Stanley
    • Lawyer at Uría Menéndez
    • Double Master: Law + Corporate Legal Consultancy (IE)

    Inés joined Impact Bridge in 2025 as Head of Legal and Compliance. Previously, she worked in the Legal and Compliance Department at Morgan Stanley between 2017 and 2024. Previously, she worked as a lawyer at Pérez-Llorca and Uría Menéndez. She studied the Double Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession and Corporate Legal Advice (LL.M.) at IE between 2013 and 2014.

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  • Head of Impact

    Álvaro Navarro

    Head of Impact

    Former:

    • Project Management at AECOM & Ferrovial
    • Master in International Financial Markets
    • MEng Civil Engineering (UPM)

    Head of Impact at Impact Bridge. Álvaro leads the analysis, measurement, and management of the impact generated by the firm's various impact investing vehicles. With experience in over 50 transactions across emerging and developed markets, he spearheaded the development of IBIST®, a proprietary multicriteria impact assessment tool. A Civil Engineer (UPM) with a Master's in Financial Markets (UNED), he combines a strong technical background with hands-on experience in international project management (AECOM, Ferrovial) and a deep commitment to impact investing.

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  • Investment Principal

    Juan Mazarrasa

    Investment Principal

    Former:

    • Vice-President Iberia M&A at Bank of America
    • Iberia M&A at Mediobanca
    • Double Master: Industrial Engineering + MBA (ICAI)

    Juan joined Impact Bridge in 2025 as an Associate Investment Analyst. Previously he was Vice-President in Bank of America's Iberia M&A team. Previously he worked at Mediobanca in the Iberia M&A team. He holds a double Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and MBA from ICAI and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technologies from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

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  • Investment Associate

    Ricardo Giménez-Arnau

    Investment Associate

    Former:

    • M&A at Société Générale
    • Double Degree: BBA and International Relations (ICADE)

    Investment Analyst at Impact Bridge since September 2020. Previously, Ricardo completed two summer internships at Impact Bridge in 2019 and 2020, in which he provided support to the investment team, and wrote his final thesis in conjunction with the firm. He studied an undergraduate double degree in Business Administration and International Relations at ICADE (Comillas Pontifical University) between September 2015 and May 2020, a period during which he received the Academic Excellence Grant by CAM for four consecutive years and two scholarships from ICADE (one from university itself and another from the "Club Empresarial", an association of alumni) that rewarded academic performance. Additionally, he has completed two semesters abroad, one in McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and another one in Singapore Management University (Singapore), and has worked as an investment banking off-cycle analyst at Société Générale. Lastly, he has been involved in several volunteering experiences in Madrid (Spain), such as Bokatas, that involves homeless people, or Suorine, that helps children in risk of exclusion.

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  • Investment Associate

    Laura Aranguren

    Investment Associate

    Former:

    • Associate at Oquendo Capital
    • Restructuring at KPMG
    • BBA University of Deusto

    Investment Associate since March 2025. Previously, Laura worked as an associate in the investment team of Oquendo Capital between 2022 and 2025 and in the Restructuring department of KPMG (2020-2022). She studied a degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of Deusto between September 2016 and June 2020. In addition, she spent a semester abroad at the University of Stockholm (Sweden) and has worked as an analyst trainee at Deloitte. Finally, she has participated in several volunteering experiences in Spain and Ecuador.

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  • Investment Associate

    Flavia Bernar

    Investment Associate

    Former:

    • Energy management at Qualitas Energy
    • Renewable DD at G-advisory (Garrigues Group)
    • Business Development at Acciona Generación Renovable
    • Industrial Engineering (Energy Technologies) - ETSII-UPM + IIT

    Flavia joined the energy investments team in April 2025. She has previously worked in the energy sector from various angles. She began her career in 2020 in the business development department at Acciona Generación Renovable; in 2022, she joined the energy management team at Qualitas Energy, and in 2024, she moved to G-advisory (part of the Garrigues Group), where she conducted due diligence on renewable energy projects. She holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in energy technologies from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSII) and completed the corresponding masters degree from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSII) and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).

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  • Lawyer

    Ignacio López

    Lawyer

    Former:

    • Compliance at Baker & McKenzie and Uría Menéndez
    • BBA and Law Degree (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

    Lawyer in the legal department of Impact Bridge since April 2023. Ignacio is a lawyer specialized in regulatory compliance for financial entities. In the past, he has worked at the law firms Baker & McKenzie and Uría Menéndez, where he provided regulatory advisory services to collective investment management companies, banks, and other financial entities, including a secondment in the regulatory compliance department of Goldman Sachs in Spain. He holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, has completed the Financial Institutions Program at IE Law School, and is a member of the ICAM (Madrid Bar Association). He has also been involved in various volunteer experiences in Madrid, such as Bokatas, which supports homeless individuals.

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  • Impact Analyst

    Carlota de Novales

    Impact Analyst

    Former:

    • PPE - Alliance of 4 Universities (UPF, UAB, UAM, UC3M)

    Carlota joined as an intern in September 2024. She holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the Alliance of Four Universities (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). During her studies, she completed an Erasmus exchange at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany), where she worked as a research assistant at the Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies, conducting bibliometric analyses on basic income and gender. In addition, she has combined her studies with participation in Model United Nations (MUNs) at both national and international levels, earning several awards.

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  • Investment Analyst

    Aitor Ortiz

    Investment Analyst

    Former:

    • M&A at AZ Capital
    • Lawyer at Uría Menéndez
    • BBA at Universidad de Deusto

    Aitor joined Impact Bridge in 2026 as an Investment Analyst. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at AZ Capital. Previously, he worked as an Associate in the Corporate / M&A team at Uría Menéndez. On the academic side, he completed the Dual Master's in International Business Law at Centro de Estudios Garrigues, and holds a dual degree in Business Administration and Law from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

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  • Investment Analyst

    Isabela Lantero

    Investment Analyst

    Former:

    • Investment Accounting at BlackRock
    • Double Degree: BBA and Business Analytics (ICADE)

    After an internship at Impact Bridge, Isabela joined Impact Bridge as an Investment Analyst in September 2024. She studied a double degree in Business Administration and Business Analytics at ICADE (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) between September 2019 and May 2024. In addition, she completed two exchange semesters abroad, one at the University of San Diego (San Diego, USA) and another at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany), and an internship at BlackRock in the Investment Accounting department.

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  • Investment Analyst

    Lía Freire

    Investment Analyst

    Former:

    • Strategy and Transactions at EY
    • Double Degree: BBA and Business Analytics (ICADE)

    After an internship at Impact Bridge, she joined Impact Bridge as an investment analyst in September 2024. She studied a double degree in Business Administration and Business Analytics at ICADE (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) between September 2019 and May 2024. In addition, she completed two exchange semesters abroad, one at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) and another at Marquette University (USA). She was an intern at EY, in the Strategy & Transactions department and at Bolsa Social, as an equity investment analyst.

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  • Investment Analyst

    Iratxe Ibañez

    Investment Analyst

    Former:

    • Analyst at PwC CMAAS
    • Economics - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Investment analyst since April 2025. Previously, Iratxe worked as an analyst in the CMAAS (Capital Markets & Accounting Advisory Services) team at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) between 2023 and 2025. Previously, she was an intern at Deloitte in the GIOS (Global IFRS and Offerings Services) department from January to May 2023. She studied a degree in Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid between September 2019 and June 2023. In addition, she is currently studying a master's degree in Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity at the Isbif School of Finance until June 2025.

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  • Investment Analyst

    Juan Carlos Miralles

    Investment Analyst

    Former:

    • Investment Analyst at La Bolsa Social
    • Aerospace Engineering - Universitat Politècnica de València

    Investment Analyst since May 2025. Previously, Juan Carlos worked as an Investment Analyst at La Bolsa Social starting in May 2024. He studied Aerospace Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València from 2018 to 2024, where he led a team focused on aircraft design and manufacturing, earning several international awards in the SAE Aero Design competition. Additionally, he volunteered for four years as a scout leader in Denia.

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  • Operations Analyst

    Juan Monforte

    Operations Analyst

    Juan Monforte joined Impact Bridge in 2025 as an Operations Analyst, after completing an internship at the firm. Previously, he took part in Altura Markets' summer programme, on the exchange-traded derivatives desk. Academically, he holds a degree in Business Administration (BBA) and Data Science from CUNEF.

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  • Operations Analyst

    Iván Horcajada

    Operations Analyst

    After completing an internship at Impact Bridge, Iván joined as an Operations Analyst in August 2026. He studied a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Minor in Digital Transformation at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria between September 2022 and June 2026. He also volunteered with the Antares Association, helping children with disabilities through sport. He previously interned at Caceis Bank, in the Fund Accounting department for Private Equity & Real Estate.

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