Pedro Benitez Crespo
I build and run finance functions for companies that can't afford to get capital wrong. Over 15 years I've sat at the intersection of strategy and execution: structuring a USD $17M asset-backed private debt issuance (the company's first capital markets transaction), creating two real estate private funds end-to-end, and co-founding a biotech startup that was bootstrapped and financed via capital round for two years.
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Sobre mí
Finance executive with 15+ years structuring capital, deploying investment strategy, and scaling companies to institutional grade. Closed a $17M private debt issuance, achieved a successful credit rating, and bootstrapped a biotech startup — fluent across family offices, mortgage-backed portfolios, PE/VC, real estate, and agribusiness.
Experiencia
CFO at Tu Casa Express (2022-08 – Present)
Self-financing mortgage company · Portfolio: USD $85M
- Executed a USD $17M asset-backed private debt issuance — the company's first capital markets transaction — achieving a successful credit rating and unlocking a new institutional funding channel.
- Scaled mortgage portfolio to USD $85M while overseeing Finance and HR; tightened credit policy to reduce default risk exposure.
Co-Founder & CFO at The Echinodummies Company (2021-01 – 2022-08)
Biotech startup · Bioactive compounds from sea cucumber for cosmetic, nutraceutical & aesthetic medicine markets
- Founded and financed operations via bootstrapping and capital raised — managing CAPEX and VC roadshows.
- Launched two white-label MVPs (capsules + creams) for Soria Natural and Nautica Cosmetics; secured Ministry of Fisheries protocol validation.
Executive Director — FP&A at Adasol (Losada Family Office) (2017-10 – 2020-12)
Multi-asset family office · Real estate, private equity, direct transactions
- Built the family office investment framework from zero: risk profiles, asset allocation, governance — professionalizing informal family capital.
- Led end-to-end capital raising, bridge-loan facilities, pre-sales, and full legal and financial structuring.
- Conducted due diligence across several asset classes, informing principal-level deployment decisions.
Venture Director at Ministry of Finance — FOCIR Fund (2014-09 – 2017-10)
Public/Private agribusiness equity fund under Mexico's Ministry of Finance
- Managed full deal cycle — origination to close — for equity investments in Mexican agribusiness; held Board seats at two portfolio companies.
- Built proprietary valuation models for an asset class with limited comparables and high operational complexity.
Finance Manager at Grupo Altex, S.A. de C.V. (2011-03 – 2014-09)
Agribusiness group · Annual gross revenue: USD $1 Billion
- Managed working capital for a USD $1B revenue operation across complex seasonal cash flow cycles.
- Implemented MXN/USD/JPY FX derivatives strategy (forwards) and renegotiated credit facilities — improving cost of debt, extending tenors, and strengthening covenant headroom.
Management Consultant at London Consulting Group (2010-02 – 2011-03)
- Delivered operational improvement engagements for a chemical company and a heavy machinery company.
Educación
B.S. in Business Administration, Minor in Finance – ITAM (2003 – 2008)
Academic Exchange in Corporate Governance – Università Bocconi (2007 – 2007)
Certificate in Private Equity & Venture Capital – Anáhuac del Norte / AMEXCAP (2018 – 2018)
