Previously to joining Altamar, Ramón Peláez was Managing Director in Investment Banking in Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he worked for 20 years. Ramón was responsible for client coverage in Spain and Portugal. Previously he worked for 3 years in Goldman Sachs. Ramón graduated Summa Cum Laude in Economics from the University of Houston and has an MBA from the same university. Among the transactions executed during his career :

• The privatizations of Telefónica, Endesa, Repsol, Iberia and Argentaria.
• The IPO’s of Abengoa Yield, Abengoa, Telefónica Deutschland, Vocento, Galp Energia, Técnicas Reunidas, Bolsas y Mercados, Endemol, Cintra, Telvent, TelePizza, Befesa, Jazztel and Cortefiel.
• Block trades for Abengoa, Santander, BBVA, Repsol, EADS, ACS, OHL, FCC, Metlife and Global Steel Wire
• Exchangeable bond of Pemex into Repsol and convertibles for Meliá Hoteles.
• The acquisitions of Palacios Alimentación by MCH, Idai Nature by Sapec Agro / Bridgepoint, Moyca by ProA Capital, BCI Seguros by Mutua Madrileña, Laulagun by Portobello Capital, Campofrio by Sigma Alimentos, Eplus by Telefonica Deutschland, Mivisa by Blackstone, Parques Reunidos by Candover, YPF by Repsol, Jazztel by France Telecom, Enersis by Endesa, Antena3TV by Telefónica, Befesa by Abengoa, TeleChef by TelePizza, Remetal by Befesa and Grupo San Andres by The Newark Group.
• The mergers of Colombia Telecom and Movistar, Metrovacesa and Bami, Acesa and Aurea, ACS and Dragados, TYCSA and Nueva Montaña Quijano, the attempted takeover of Dufry over Aldeasa.
• The sales of Tecnopol Sistemas to Mapei SpA, Grupo Vips to ProA Capital, ONO to Vodafone, Auna to France Telecom and Auna Cable to Ono, O2 Ireland to Hutchinson, Avincis to Babcock, Palacios Alimentación to Proa Capital, Grupo Guascor to Dresser Rand, González Byass to Grandmet, Domecq to Allied Lyons, IHBV to Mission Energy, the defense and sale of Hidrocantabrico to EDP, the sale of a stake in Iberia to British Airways, American Airlines and Spanish investors, the securitization and sale of the electric tariff deficit.
• The high yield bond placements for Abengoa, ONO and Befesa, yankee bonds for Telefonica.
• Credit ratings advisory for Telefónica and Amadeus.
• The preferred stock issuance for Repsol and Santander.
• Debt private placement for Sidenor.
• Advisory to the management team in the sale of Aktua to Lindorff.
• Advisory in capital structure and refinancing process of Applus+.