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Arseny Lepiavka
Managing Partner & Founder
Founded ZIMMA Corporate Finance in 1999. Has worked in the financial sector since 1985, with over 38 years of experience.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: arseny007@zimma.com.mx

Andrei Lepiavka Ostos
Managing Partner
Andrei has more than 15 years of professional experience. Prior to ZIMMA, he worked in Corporate Finance for Johnson & Johnson.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: andrei@zimma.com.mx

Jorge Velez
Managing Partner
Jorge has more than 15 years of professional experience. He previously worked in Investment Banking for Credit Suisse and also as CFO of DILA Capital Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed company.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700

Larry Newell García
Partner
Larry has over 45 years of experience in the chemical industry.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: larry.newell@zimma.com.mx

Bernardo Gutiérrez Cortina
Partner
Bernardo is Senior CPG Executive with more than 30 years of experience managing Companies and their brands in Mexico and in the US Hispanic Market.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: bernardogc@zimma.com.mx

Hans-Joachim Kohlsdorf
Partner
For more than 20 years, Hans has been active in the energy sector and has worked in several countries, including Colombia, Germany and Mexico.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: hans@zimma.com.mx

Esther Freixas Terry
Associate
Esther has more than 6 years of experience in the financial sector working in investment funds and M&A in companies, with a focus on infrastructure, agriculture, real estate and retail industries in Mexico.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: esther.freixas@zimma.com.mx

Luis Alfonso Farías Elizondo
Associate
Luis has over 8 years’ experience in the finance industry in Mexico with various banking and non-banking financial institutions, such as Banorte and Laudex.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: luis.farias@zimma.com.mx

Pablo Suinaga
Analyst
Pablo has over 2 years’ experience in the financial sector within the private equity area in Mexico focused on simple and mezzanine debt for the Fintech, Health and Retail/Consumer industries. He is a chemical engineer from the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: pablo.suinaga@zimma.com.mx

Pablo Valdivia
Analyst
Pablo has more than 4 years of experience in consulting and finance for companies such as Mabe, Johnson & Johnson, Management Solutions and Habi. He is an industrial engineer from Tecnológico de Monterrey and has a master’s degree in finance from EADA Business School in Barcelona.
Tel: +52 55 5292-6700
Email: pablo.valdivia@zimma.com.mx