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Maite Ballester
Partner & Managing Director Spain
Buyouts / Growth Capital /
Madrid
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Maite joined 3i in 1996 and has since led over 30 deals in both buyouts and growth capital in Spain and Portugal. Key deals that she has led or been involved include Contenur, Segur Iberica, Hospor Hospitals, Clinica Baviera, Renta Corporacion, STEN, Rodman and Prisa 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 Prisa Radio.

