About
Ignacio Ares joined Nazca in 2025 as an analyst working on the firm's Small and Medium-sized Enterprises strategy. He previously worked on the Private Equity team at Tikehau Capital in Madrid and on the M&A team at CaixaBank. He holds a degree in Business Administration from IE University and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from the IEB.
Experience
- Nazca CapitalPrivate Equity Analystcurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Tikehau CapitalPrivate Equity Off-Cycle Analyst2024 — 2025Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- CaixaBankInvestment Banking Analyst2022 — 2024Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- RSMM&A Analyst Intern2021 — 2022Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Skills & more
Empresas de capital riesgoBanca de inversiónElaboración de modelos financierosFinanzas corporativas6Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint8
Languages Español · Francés · Inglés · Portugués
- Financial modeling — Training The Street
- Excellence Programme — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Investment Banking New Graduate Talent Program — Esade
- MiFID II Certificate - Financial Advisory — UPF Barcelona School of Management
- DELF B2 — Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
- Advanced Certificate of English (CAE) — University of Cambridge
From Ignacio's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Alberto Gálvez
Partner at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Álvaro Jover
Associate Director at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Álvaro Mariategui
Founding Partner at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Álvaro Yllera
Associate at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Ana García-Vivancos
Associate Director at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Carlos Carbó
Executive Chairman and Founding Partner at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Carlos Pérez de Jáuregui
Founding Partner at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Catalina Chalbaud
Partner - Head of the Legal Department at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ignacio Ares?
- Ignacio Ares joined Nazca in 2025 as an analyst working on the firm's Small and Medium-sized Enterprises strategy. He previously worked on the Private Equity team at Tikehau Capital in Madrid and on the M&A team at CaixaBank. He holds a degree in Business Administration from IE University and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from the IEB.
- Where does Ignacio Ares work?
- Ignacio Ares is Analyst at Nazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,.
- Where did Ignacio Ares go to school?
- Ignacio Ares studied at IE University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Major in Finance); IEB (MSc in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking); Sciences Po (Exchange program, Economics and International Relations).
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