Almudena García Calle leads Aboo Partners. In 2012, Almudena co-founded Aboo Partners with Margarita García de la Calle. Both had previously worked together at Goldman Sachs, advising on significant transactions and later serving as Investment Directors at Monitor Private Equity. During their time there, they observed that many family businesses lacked access to quality M&A advice. It was at that moment they decided to establish Aboo Partners, aiming to provide high-value advisory services with a distinctly international perspective to medium-sized companies in our country. With an extensive background of working together in both advisory roles and direct business management, they bring added depth to their analyses, a close connection to the business reality, and a more realistic vision of viable actions and their implementation. Additionally, Aboo Partners has a committee of industrial advisors who, as needed, complement the capabilities of the management team based on the requirements of the different transactions. Aboo Partners is dedicated to building long-term relationships with its clients founded on trust and excellence. Professional excellence, honesty, a motivation to provide real value, and the dedication of its professionals throughout the entire project are the hallmarks of Aboo Partners.
Bachelor's degree in Economics. Cum Laude – ICADE / ESSEC
With over 25 years of experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity, Almudena began her professional career at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance (IBD) department in London, where she worked for over 3 years. Her activities at Goldman Sachs focused on advising large corporations on Spanish and Latin American transactions, representing both sellers and buyers. Sectors she worked in included Telecommunications, Media, Consumer Goods, Energy, and Real Estate. Subsequently, she worked for 8 years at the investment bank Goetzpartners (Communications Equity Associates / Regent), specializing in telecommunications, media, and technology. In 2007, she entered the world of Private Equity as an Investment Director at the Monitor Capital Private Equity Fund, returning to Investment Banking in 2009 with the founding of Aboo Partners. Currently, she serves as a Board Member at Neucom Contract Management, a company dedicated to the contractual management of major engineering projects, and as an Advisor to the Board of the Ininin Group, a group of companies in the health sciences, diving, and environmental sectors with international presence. She has also been a board member of Villamejor Restauración, a hospitality company, and several of its subsidiaries. Almudena received the Extraordinary Award for her degree in Economic and Business Sciences from ICADE- Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, studying in Madrid and Paris (ESSEC) with a financial specialization. Almudena has completed the ESADE Programme for Board Members and the Sustainable Business Strategy Program at Harvard Business School online. Currently, she is a member of the Editorial Board of LID Editorial (Almuzara Group), a mentor in the Mentoring Program of Comillas Alumni, and a Professor in the Advanced Corporate Finance Program at IFAES. Almudena is fluent in English and French, languages she routinely works with.