BBVA Expands M&A Platform

BBVA has shifted two executives internally as it looks to expand its regional corporate finance platform, which specializes in M&A, restructuring, and private capital raising. Enrique Romo, a managing director who joined from Lehman brothers in January, will be based in Mexico City and be responsible for Mexico and Central America. Efrain Lopez, also an MD, will to New York where he will cover North America, from Mexico City. Lopez joined BBVA from Standard Chartered last year. Both report to Pablo Rivas, MD and head of Americas at BBVA. Romo tells LatinFinance it is considering making new hires as the platform expands. BBVA’s corporate finance group worked on Cemex’s recently completed restructuring.