Cristina Badenes Bio

Ms. Badenes has been at Meridia since its inception in 2006. With 28 years of experience in the financial industry, she is Head of Investor Relations at Meridia. She is responsible for all existing client relationships globally. She leads fund formation and capital raising for the firm, whilst playing an integral role in promoting Meridia’s franchise internationally. Prior to joining Meridia Capital, she was Executive Director in the Equity Research Department of UBS Investment Bank in London. Ms. Badenes was ranked second best analyst in the sector in Europe by the Thomson Extel Pan-European Survey. She was also selected as one of the UK’s top-10 stock-pickers from among more than 1,000 financial analysts. She had previously worked in London as Vice President in the Equity Research Department of Dresdner Kleinwort. Ms. Badenes began her career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of JP Morgan and Salomon Brothers in London. In 2024 she became Advisory Board Member at Juno House, Barcelona’s first members club designed by and for women. Between 2021 and 2023, Ms. Badenes chaired the Spanish Committee of Level 20, a UK based not for profit organisation focused on increasing gender diversity in the European private equity industry. She is included in Leaders League's ranking of top Spanish PE professionals. She graduated with honours in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad de Barcelona and holds an MBA from IESE Business School.