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About us

A team of EU Funding key experts at your disposal

High-Impact
European
Projects

EU Policy experts

We are a team of professionals led by Paloma Fra and Professor Jose Luis Suarez, dedicated to promoting public-private partnerships for the realization of high impact and value European projects.

EU Policy experts

We are a team of professionals led by Professor Jose Luis Suarez and Paloma Fra, dedicated to promoting public-private partnerships for the realization of high impact and value European projects.
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José Luis Suárez Barragato

coFounder / Chief Funding Consultant

Academic Studies

  • PhD in Business Administration, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
  • Argentina Certified Public Accountant, Universidad de Tucumán, Argentina
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Organization and Administration, Universidad de Tucumán, Argentina

 

Academic Activity

  • Professor of the Department of Finance, IESE Business School.
  • Academic Director of the Real Estate Sector Meeting.
  • Director of the Madrid Campus, IESE Business School
  • Visiting Professor at business schools and universities in Europe and America.
  • In 2016-2017: Director of the School of Financial Economics, Menéndez Pelayo International University.

 

Selected activities in the real estate sector

  • Member of the Executive Committee of Urban Land Institute (ULI) Madrid.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Madrid Real Estate Exhibition and Barcelona Meeting Point.
  • Fellow RICS Consultant and advisor to companies.

 

Publications

Various academic material, including the following books: Libro Blanco del Sector Inmobiliario (Editor), European Real Estate Markets (Palgrave MacMillan), and Outstanding Resorts in Spain (IESE, 2015).

Paloma Fra

coFounder / Operations Manager

Academic Studies

  • PDD, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain  
  • Master’s Degree in International Relations, European Union and Globalization, Universidad Complutense de Madrid  

 

Proffesional Activity

  • European public funding specialist with 15 years of experience in the management of European Commission grants, loans and financial instruments.  
  • European funds advisor for Zaragoza City Council since October 2019.  
  • European funds specialist for Microsoft Western Europe 2017-2019. Verticals Smart City, health, education, security and defense, governance, circular economy and EU relations.  
  • International experience as coordinator of European funds in Pontifical Missions for Palestine (Israel) 2008-2013, coordinating two infrastructures the construction of the $65 million Magdala Center Archaeological Park and the adequacy and expansion of the Notre Dame Center Pontifical Institute Hotel in Jerusalem.
  • In Latin America, in collaboration with the IDB, projects of circular economy and bioclimatic construction in Colombia 2015, and the Anahuac Network University. (Mexico, Chile, Spain) and Mano Amiga schools network 2017.  

 

Awards

  • Co-founder of ABEE, Architecture, bioclimatism and energy efficiency.
  • Winners of the Madrid Renove Rio competition, organized by the Official College of Architects of Madrid (Coam) 2014. 
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Claudia Gallego González

UE Funds Consultant

Graduated in law and international relations (ICADE) and mastered in international management (ICEX). She has supplementary training in European Law (AD-5 candidate) and digital marketing (branding, website development and social media).

Helena Sanz Sancho

Admin & Accounting

Degree in Sociology (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Human Resources Management (Association of Political Scientists and Sociologists of Madrid) Accounting and practical taxation (Centro de Estudios Financieros de Madrid). Madrid) Financial economic analysis Professional activity: Administrative management, Accounting, Taxes, Invoicing

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Architect and Urbanism

Miguel Jiménez

Climate & Finance Consultant

Graduate in International Studies UC3M and Master in Development and Growth Economics (MEDEG) UC3M/ Lund University. Professional experience as Research Assistant (IESE).

key skills
  • Multidisciplinary team with more than 20 years of experience in public-private financing of large urban transformation projects and products with a high degree of financial and institutional sophistication.

 

  • Experts in European policies and funds aimed at infrastructures 2021-2030 and public-private partnerships for large urban infrastructures, ability to bring together public and private owners.

 

  • High predicament in the business world, network cooperation with other companies and public administrations. Links with the main innovation ecosystems in Europe.

 

  • Capacity to disseminate results at national and international level in different academic, national and multinational business environments.

COLLABORATIONS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

EFI is the EU Projects Office of all SOCIMIs, working from the head, and optimizers of the digital efficiency for their whole ecosystem.

Our longest partner, we carry their EU Projects Office for all kind of projects from employment to ecological recovery.

EuroFinance Ingenuity is the EU Projects Office of MWCC and carry on all kind of projects related to decarbonisation and urbanism.

Serendipity is one of our success cases. We have developed with them our Digital Toolbox for digital cost-efficiency and ease of admin.

MEMBERS OF

Association of important companies and entities from different sectors that have joined forces to position Madrid and Spain as a world reference in the field of engineering, construction and architecture.

Association of female directors and managers in the real estate world that aims to increase the visibility of women in the sector, improve their executive careers and promote their participation in the decision-making bodies of companies and organisations in the real estate sector.