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Kreston FLS announces Corporate Finance Consulting services

March 20, 2025

Kreston FLS in Mexico is pleased to announce that from the 3 March, they have added Corporate Finance Consulting services to their portfolio.

Kreston FLS have invited CPA José Luis Madariaga Cervantes to lead the Corporate Finance Consulting services (FCA) division. The firm is confident that his expertise will bring significant benefits to their clients, making the firm more comprehensive, integrated, and robust.

José Luis career’s spanning over forty-two years, forty of which have been in the financial market. He began as a private banker and established himself as a successful broker in the Mexican capital market.
His curriculum includes roles such as Director of Commercial Banking and subsequently Director of Corporate Banking at Banco Mexicano, now Banco Santander, where he managed credit products, electronic banking, international banking, foreign exchange, etc.

For six years, he served as a partner in an M&A firm. He has been the Commercial Director at Unifin Financiera, which became the largest non banking financial company in Latin America. His tenure at UNIFIN led the institution to place credits and pure leasing.

A summary of his professional experience in the financial sector:

  • Inverlat Brokerage House SA de CV
  • Invermexico SA de CV Brokerage House: Private Banker (1985 to 1993).
  • Banco Mexicano, now Banco Santander: Divisional Director of Metropolitan Banking and Director of Corporate Banking. (1993-2000).
  • Grupo Mayer SA: Partner of the firm (2000 to 2006).
  • Unifin Financiera SAB de CV: Metropolitan Commercial Director (2008-2018), Regional Director Southeast (2018-2019), Regional Director Metropolitan, West and Bajío (2019-2023).
  • Tornel MC Business Financial Services. (2024 to date).

Professional experience in the non-financial sector:

  • Roberto Casas Alatriste Office (now PWC) (1982-1985).

Enrique Pastor, Director Partner at Kreston FLS Mexico City, commented: “We are confident that this service will be highly appreciated by our current and future clients, as José Luis will bring new options to solve corporate finance problems, with the high-quality standards and trust of our firm. José Luis will now provide services including company valuation for purchase or sale, capital raising, financing through his relationships with investment funds, and the engineering of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs, as well as financial engineering, thereby completing a segment of services that offer concrete solutions for our clients.”

With this important addition, Kreston FLS (Mexico) provides solutions for both domestic and foreign investors, as they can not only establish a company but also buy one or set up joint ventures or other forms to achieve their objectives.

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