Carmen currently serves as Patria Investments' Partner and CEO for EMEA, based in London. Patria is a global alternative investment firm with more than $45bn in AuMs in Private Equity, Credit, Infrastructure and Real Estate. Prior to Patria, she was Country Head for UK & Iberia at Tikehau Capital since 2015. She was responsible for all investment strategies, Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Estate, and fundraising for private and liquid products in both regions. Before that, she was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in their European Leverage Finance practice. She started her career in Zurich in Leverage Finance with UBS. She moved to London in 1998 to join Merrill Lynch. She also gained corporate experience managing GSK’s Corporate Finance activities globally. With over 25 years of experience in asset management and banking, Carmen has an extensive background in all aspects of investment management, corporate finance, and capital markets, across geographies and industries. Having worked in London, Madrid, Zurich, New York, and Boston, she brings a global and multicultural perspective. Carmen holds degrees from Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA from Babson College and BSBA in Finance and International Management from Boston University School of Management.