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Manel Guillen i Sola (born May 19, 1967 in Badalona, Spain) is a Spanish businessman, lawyer and activist investor.
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Manel Guillen received a J.D in Law from the Law School of the University of Barcelona in 1991 and a MBA from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra in 1995. In addition, he is an active member of the Il•lustre Col•legi d'Advocats de Barcelona ICAB, member of the Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA), the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and also member of the Cercle d'Economia de Barcelona.
Manel Guillen is the founder of the investment company Mediterranean Capital Management in 2005, acting as chief executive officer since its creation. Currently based in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, he has developed his professional career in various senior management positions as chief executive officer (CEO) in several remarkable companies in Spain, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Iran, Germany, Austria and the UK.
Professional career
He developed his professional career in the German media corporation Bertelsmann Group, acting as Sales & Marketing deputy director in the book company Círculo de Lectores, a reference in the Spanish culture world. In 1997, he became the Managing Director of Bertelsmann Online in Spain & Latin America, a Joint Venture created by Planeta Corporación and Bertelsmann Group, based in New York, United States, and investment activities in all major Latin American countries. In 1999 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Telefónica B2B Construction for Spain & Latin America in Telefónica, the main Spanish telecommunications provider and one of the largest telecom companies in the world. He was also the chief executive officer (CEO) of BravoSolution España, part of the Italian multinational Italcementi Group.
In 2005 he founded the investment company Mediterranean Capital Management, serving as its CEO. Based in Barcelona, Spain, the Company is an active investor in the distressed debt market in Spain and Latin America, focusing its target investments in the distressed mortgage market and high yield corporate debt. With cumulative assets under management in excess of 500 M €, throughout his career he has lived and worked in several countries, such as Spain, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Iran, Germany, Austria and the UK.
Activities besides business
Manel Guillen's career is also linked to Spanish basketball. Former player and professional basketball referee of men's professional basketball league in Spain, ACB, he has been for over fifteen years referee and executive member of the Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) acting from 2001 to 2004 as Chairman of the Referees Committee and the Referee's Director of the ACB.