Francisco Soldati

Francisco Soldati is the Managing Partner of the firm. He has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, primarily in Buenos Aires and London, where he was based from 1996 until 2003.

Before joining Fenix Partners, Francisco served as Vice President in the Oil and Gas division at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and was part of the South American Energy team at Cazenove and Co. in London.

His international experience includes numerous transactions in the Oil and Gas sector, which involved advising Gaz de France, Ruhrgas, and Gazprom on the acquisition of 49% of SPP (USD 2.7 Bn); Xstrata on the acquisition of Asturiana de Zinc (€ 0.5 Bn); Shell on the acquisition of Comgas (USD 1 Bn); and Lasmo on the sale of its assets in Colombia (USD 150m). Other clients included: Petronas (Malaysia), Statoil (Norway), OMV (Austria), PKN (Poland), Rosneft (Russia), Petrobras (Brazil), Pluspetrol (Argentina), Sipetrol (Chile), ENAP (Chile), and Copec (Chile).

Since his return to Buenos Aires, Francisco has been involved in several transactions in the Oil and Gas sector, including Crown Point, Mercuria, Roch, Apco, EOG Resources, ENAP Sipetrol, CGC, Azabache Energy, YPF, and San Enrique Petrolera, among others. Francisco has also led private equity investments in Bodega Chakana and Romi Chile.

Francisco holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.