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Maite Ballester

Partner & Managing Director Spain
Maite Ballester

Biography

Maite joined 3i in 1996 and has since led over 30 deals in both buyouts and growth capital in Spain and Portugal. She specialises in healthcare, media and support services, and is an active member of the Global Growth Capital leadership team heading Deal Origination. Key deals that she has been involved include Segur Iberica, Hospor Hospitals, Clinica Baviera, STEN and Grupo Union Radio.

She started her career at GTE Corporation (Verizon) as a finance executive. She then joined Booz Allen and Hamilton as a management consultant in strategy design and organisational restructuring for leading multinationals.

Maite has degrees in finance and political science from Boston College and an MBA from Columbia University in New York. She has served on the boards of twelve companies during her years at 3i. Current Boards include STEN and Grupo Union Radio.