Aurelio brings extensive experience of advising in complex cross-border international restructurings and leading significant financial advisory engagements for debtors and creditors of large global corporations. Aurelio’s industry recognitions include TMA’s International Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year in 2023 and Top 25 Restructuring Consulting Advisors in the United States by Global M&A.
Prior to joining Kroll, Aurelio was Senior Managing Director and Head of Latin America for Riveron RTS. Before that, Aurelio was Senior Managing Director and led the Corporate Finance practice in Spain for FTI Consulting. Previously, he was leading the Restructuring practice in Spain at Alvarez & Marsal.
Some of his notable assignments include:
- Led the financial and turnaround advisory to Prudential and Cigna as leading unsecured creditors of a large Latin American pharmaceutical manufacturer listed in NASDAQ.
- Co-led the financial advisory to WOM Chile, Chile’s second largest mobile telecommunications operator with over 8.5 million subscribers (26 % of the Chilean market) and $1bn in total debt, which filed for Ch 11.
- Led the team supporting the CRO of Mercon Coffee Corporation, a coffee producer and trader operating in Brazil, Central America, Netherlands, US and Vietnam with a total debt of $500mn, which filed for Ch 11.
- Led the team advising the official Unsecured Creditors Committee in the Chapter 11 proceedings of LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest airline with operations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, U.S. and Europe.
- Led the team advising the Government of Puerto Rico in their bankruptcy process for over $100bn in total liabilities, supporting treasury planning and financial reporting and the development of the fiscal plan for the central government and 20+ state-owned corporations.
Aurelio has also served as a board member / board observer for several creditors of distressed operations.
