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Hire MariángelaMariángela Ramírez Díaz
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Location
Bogota, Colombia, Colombia
Toptal Member Since
February 22, 2019
Mariángela has 15 years of experience at international development organizations, impact investment funds, and social ventures in Latam. She has extensive experience in equity and debt investment structuring, fundraising, business development, and environmental and social impact assessment, thus building a unique skill set at the intersection of finance for development, impact investment, and sustainability. Mariángela freelances to connect impact capital and innovative market-based solutions.
Career Highlights
Consultant | Global Agriculture Practice
World Bank Group
Company Builder
Andean Cacao, Ltd.
Education Highlights
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
INCAE Business School
Certification Highlights
Broker Certification
Bolsa Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Consultant | Global Agriculture Practice
2019 - PRESENT
World Bank Group
- Coordinated one of the World Bank’s projects in Colombia, focused on reducing carbon emissions from agriculture while enabling the scalability of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices.
- Conducted several analytic and modeling exercises for sustainable cattle ranching to attract further capital to scale these practices across Colombia.
- Built the climate resilience case for silvopastoral systems in Colombia. I co-structured the methodology to assess the climate variability risk of cattle ranching in different regions of Colombia and the tool to assess farm-level resilience.
- Built the business case of silvopastoral systems with forestry arrangements. This business case is being used by the Ministry of Agriculture to promote the green growth of commercial forestry and cattle ranching in Colombia.
Focus areas: Development Finance, Project Management
Senior Consultant
2018 - PRESENT
TechnoServe
- Structured the global organic sourcing strategy towards 2030 for one of the leading global coffee roasters.
- Built the business case and scalability strategy for sustainable cattle ranching in Colombia. The project included the industry analysis, business case definition, scalability assessment, and development of fundraising materials.
- Built a strategy to promote sustainability across the cattle ranching value chains. This strategy included a quantitative analysis and impact assessment to understand the economic value that stems from adopting sustainability practices.
- Developed the regional economic development strategy for the green growth of agriculture and tourism in remote rural areas of Colombia. The strategy aimed to develop production and commercialization to increase smallholder farmers and SME's income.
Focus areas: Strategy, Business Cases, Business Development, Social Impact, Sustainability, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Sizing
Founder
2018 - PRESENT
Lievito Impact
- Structured a partnership between a private company and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The partnership was designed to promote sustainable practices in the cacao value chain in the Orinoquía region in Colombia.
- Designed the social impact investment strategy for two renewable energy companies in Colombia. This included identifying and selecting the highest-potential value chains for investment allocation and the strategy implementation plan.
- Structured the impact measurement model for a specialty coffee producer that is currently transforming the smallholders' monocrops into a biodiverse agroforestry model. This impact measurement model tracks changes in net income and gender inclusion.
Focus areas: Strategy, Social Impact, Funding Strategy, Evaluation, Impact, Impact Assessment, Investment Briefs, Investment Thesis, Entrepreneurial Finance, Consulting, Impact Investing, Development Finance, Business Development, Investment Analysis, Industry Analysis, Finance, Business Cases, Conscious Capitalism, Agribusiness, Theory of Change (ToC), Sustainable Advisory
Co-founder
2013 - PRESENT
Cibus 3.0
- Co-led the process of starting up this first biotechnology company in Central America. Cibus is a platform to develop synthetic biology-based technologies.
- Defined the company’s business model, right-sized the initial capital needs, and confirmed the venture's seed funding needs. The company has jumpstarted the last stage of its first technology development and has closed its seed funding round.
- Co-led the business development and fundraising initiatives.
Focus areas: Transaction Structuring, Investor Relations, Financial Modeling, Valuation Modeling, Transaction Modeling, Revenue Modeling, Capital Formation Strategy, Finance Strategy, Seed Fundraising, Capital Structuring, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning, Investment Analysis, Industry Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance, Excel Modeling, Business Cases, Pitch Presentations, Sensitivity Analysis, Market Sizing, Total Addressable Market (TAM)
Company Builder
2016 - 2019
Andean Cacao, Ltd.
- Built the business plan and go-to-market strategy for a social enterprise created to enable smallholder farmers to become professional cacao growers and improve their income and well-being under a replicable and profitable business model.
- Led the fundraising strategy and implementation of the social enterprise, securing the seed round and launch of the operation in 2018.
- Spearheaded the structuring of the sustainability strategy and impact work of the holding company, which included the impact thesis of two subsidiaries.
- Supported the series B fundraising for the holding company, targeting investors in the impact investment space.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Transaction Structuring, Seed Fundraising, Cash Flow Modeling, Revenue Modeling, Valuation Modeling, Startup Funding, Capital Structuring, Development Finance, Capital Formation Strategy, Investment Thesis, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning, Investment Analysis, Industry Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance, Excel Modeling, Business Cases, Conscious Capitalism, Pitch Presentations, Agribusiness, Sensitivity Analysis, Social Impact, Theory of Change (ToC), Sustainable Advisory, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Sizing
Senior Portfolio Associate
2014 - 2016
Acumen
- Co-led the origination and growth of Acumen’s portfolio in Latin America.
- Negotiated, structured, and executed three investments in Colombia and Peru, including a coffee company, a cacao processing company, and a superfood company.
- Sourced and led multiple due diligence processes including valuation, equity, and debt investment structuring; deal term negotiation; transaction documents structuring; and legal due diligence coordination.
- Involved in the Investing for Peace program supported by USAID and Acumen. This program directed capital into early-stage companies to support the rural community’s transition from conflict to peace in Colombia´s post-conflict regions.
- Designed a debt/equity financing structure that enables smallholder farmers' co-ops to be capitalized by private investors while allowing farmers to have direct access to high-value markets.
- Supported a pipeline generation as well as the enhancement of Acumen’s Latin American network by establishing and cultivating relationships with stakeholders in the public sector and the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Focus areas: Transaction Modeling, Transaction Structuring, Evaluation, Impact, Investment Portfolio Management, Startup Funding, Early-stage Funding, Investment Monitoring, Investment Decision-making, Investment Thesis, Business Planning, Due Diligence, Development Finance, Entrepreneurship, Social, Impact Investing, Investment Analysis, Industry Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance, Excel Modeling, Business Cases, Conscious Capitalism, Sensitivity Analysis, Social Impact, Theory of Change (ToC), Sustainable Advisory, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Sizing
Associate
2011 - 2014
Mesoamerica Investments
- Oversaw Mesoamerica’s investment in Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy, a Central American developer and operator of wind energy farms.
- Supervised the financial performance of Mesoamerica's special purpose vehicle and the project financing covenant compliance, operational and strategic execution, and exit strategy analysis.
- Managed strategic consulting projects, M&A transactions, and the analysis of private equity investments in the renewable energy, healthcare, agribusiness, retail, real estate, and hospitality industries across Central and South America.
- Performed enterprise valuations, including developing financial models based on synergy and regional expansion plans to assess the potential profitability for private equity investment opportunities.
- Acted as an active consultant for entrepreneurs of the "Yo Emprendedor" network. "Yo Emprendedor" is Mesoamerica's foundation branch focused on fostering entrepreneurship in Costa Rica and other Central American countries.
Focus areas: Consulting, Investment Monitoring, Investment Thesis, Investments, Project Finance, Return Analysis, Financial Modeling, Transaction Modeling, Valuation Modeling, Revenue Modeling, Private Equity Valuation, Private Equity, Investment Analysis, Industry Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance, Excel Modeling, Business Cases, Sensitivity Analysis
Education
2009 - 2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Economics and Finance
INCAE Business School - Alajuela, Costa Rica
2010 - 2010
Exchange Program in the MBA
Duke University - Durham, North Carolina, USA
1999 - 2004
Bachelor's Degree in Finance
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica - San José, Costa Rica
Certifications
JANUARY 2005 - PRESENT
Broker Certification
Bolsa Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica
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