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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.