Clara Maldonado

Corporate Venturing Sr Investor

2023 - Current

-Conduct in-depth due diligence on potential investment opportunities, including financial modeling, valuation analysis, and risk assessment. -Perform market research to identify emerging trends, disruptive technologies, and innovative business. -Prepare detailed investment memos and presentations for the investment committee, clearly outlining the strategic fit, advantages, and risks of each potential investment. -Work closely with various business units within Banco Galicia to identify strategic needs and unlock collaboration opportunities with portfolio companies. -Actively identify long-term strategic challenges and growth areas for Grupo Financiero Galicia, mapping them against startup ecosystems to guide corporate innovation strategies. -Lead portfolio monitoring efforts, analyzing KPIs, business performance, and strategic milestones to support follow-on investment decisions and drive value creation across portfolio companies. -Develop and maintain a strong network of industry contacts, including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other strategic partners, to source high-quality investment opportunities.

Fellow

2024

Sales & Trading - Global Markets

2021 - 2023

- Assisting with sales, trading and hedging activities by originating and modelling transactions (FX Local Markets, Credit, G10 Rates, Primary and Secondary Bonds, EQD) - Conducting research to assess market trends and provide qualitative and quantitative reports for clients. - Evaluate corporate action and income reporting on a daily basis / Reconcile and sign-off Sales PnL accruals. - Check counterparty risk exposures / Monitor triparty collateral positions. - Desk reporting: team dashboards, cash position reports to be sent to C-Level management. - Handle day-to-day transactions needs, including reconciliation and clearing services. Management of trade settlements and trade confirmations.

Associate, Product Consultant

2020 - 2021

- Assisting clients (Corporate, Investment Banking, PE/VC) to extract data from S&P Global Market Intelligence Platform + product range. Provide assistance with the building of financial models using the Excel Plug-In. - Deliver demos to clients and train them on the different products' offering. Developing an understanding of the client's workflow and provide tailored instructional content to maximize their usage of the platform. - Employee of the Quarter Award for the Buenos Aires Office - Q2 2021

Financial Research Assistant

2015 - 2016

- Conduct primary research from industry and company sources to build up reports and identify emerging opportunities and risks of investments. - Monitoring securities on a daily basis and assess the impact of macroeconomic news on the long-term performance of stocks.