Cristina Badenes (MBA’98) is Partner for Institutional Relations and Corporate Development at Meridia Capital. Question: Can you tell us about yourself and what you do? Answer: I am a partner for Institutional Relations and Corporate Development at Meridia Capital, a Barcelona-based private equity fund management firm. I joined Meridia Capital almost 10 years ago. One…
During the month of August, many of the incoming Class of 2017 has arrived to Barcelona. Some arrived early to enjoy the end of the amazing and fun Barcelona summer on the beach and others came just to start or continue the journey of learning another language as they participate in an intensive Business Spanish…
Prof. Luis Palencia Herrero began IESE’s MBA program in 1987 a year after earning his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the Universidad de Cantabria. He worked in the private sector for three years before returning to IESE in 1992 to join the faculty of the Department of Accounting and Control. He acquired his master’s…
Every human being seeks throughout its life to have experiences that make him see and understand why of its existence in this world. This need to experiment is part of human nature because through it we are conscious of who we are, the role we play in the Universe and towards where we are going….
This was the message that we used in a start-up competition in Rotterdam, and what a success it was! Our mission that weekend: finding seed investors. Phase 1: You have a date! There you are, super-excited that a leading business school has selected you to represent them at a European start-up competition among other top…