Alantra reinforces its Credit Portfolio Advisory practice with the addition of Ignacio Meylán as Managing Director

Madrid – Alantra, the independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, today announced the hire of Ignacio (“Nacho”) Meylán as Managing Director in the Madrid office. Mr. Meylán will lead the execution of debt and real estate transactions for Alantra’s Credit Portfolio Advisory team.

Mr. Meylán brings more than 15 years’ experience to his new role and was most recently Head of Institutional Sales at Sareb, where he led the divestment strategy for institutional and international funds. During the last two years, he completed more than 40 transactions, including the NPLs and REOs portfolios. He also led the launching of the Loan Sales Channel, publishing around €4Bn in Outstanding Balance, looking for a mid-market investor and selling single names position by position. Previously he held other functions at Sareb, including supervising the performance of a c. €10Bn debt and Real Estate portfolio granted to Spanish servicer Solvia; and leading a transactional team for two years. Before joining Sareb, he held leadership positions at Hipoges Iberia, advising, managing and servicing entities. He started his career in debt management and real estate assets at Multigestión Iberia and previously was the Director of Administration and Finance at a real estate company.

“I am very excited to be joining the Alantra Credit Portfolio Advisory team,” said Nacho Meylán. “I look forward to contributing to the growth of a team that is already a leader in Europe and dedicated to advising financial institutions in relation to non-performing and non-core global banking assets.”