Bio

Diego Melazzi is a director and has held significant roles in numerous PE deals and actively participated in helping set the course for many of the most important corporations in the region, be it multinationals or multi-latinas, both as a manager for McKinsey & Co., and as a director of Ficus Capital. From the northern part of Chile, to the South of Argentina or Brazil's Amazonia region, he has participated in deals that cover well known businesses, such as supermarkets, railways, renewable energy, consumer goods, transport and financial services and food products. He has co-led transactions –both on the sell and buy side- adding up to more than USD 700 million. He has been instrumental in clients achieving strong valuations for their businesses, and has added value to transactions where buyers needed a deep understanding of the local business world, both in Uruguay and in Brazil. Diego Melazzi holds a Master of Business Administration, University of California at Berkeley and a BS in Economics, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.