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Joaquin Avila is a Managing Director focused on buyout investment opportunities. He is based in Mexico City.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Avila was a Managing Director and Head of Latin America for Lehman Brothers. He was responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans for the region. In 1996, Mr. Avila served as Managing Director of VA Investments/Compass Group in Mexico City where he formulated the strategic plan to develop asset management and private equity businesses in Mexico. Mr. Avila also formed VAI, a private equity firm in Mexico that was financially supported by Banco Santander, where he successfully acquired the Hoteles Krystal for US$125 million. In 1989, Mr., Avila worked at Banco Santander, first as Head of Corporate Finance-Latin America and then as Managing Director and Member of the Board of Santander Investment. As Managing Director, Mr. Avila was responsible for the development of strategy throughout Latin America. Mr. Avila led the team that acquired Banco Mexicano, the fourth largest bank in Mexico. In 1988, Mr. Avila worked at Bankers Trust as Representative of the Mexico City Office and was a board member of Unica, one of the oldest venture capital firms in Mexico. In 1987, Mr. Avila served at Libra Bank PLC as Representative of the Mexico City Office where he acquired Grupo Rassini on behalf of Corporación San Luis. And in 1982, he served as General Director of Mines in the Mexican Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Mr. Avila earned his B.S. in engineering from the Universidad IberoAmericana, his M.S. in engineering from Stanford University, and his M.B.A. from Yale University. | 