Astris Finance was incorporated in 2000 as a US LLC domiciled in Washington DC, USA. Astris maintains a permanent staff that constitutes the Execution Group, based in Washington, Mexico and Paris. All support activities are orchestrated from Washington DC. Astris management receives strategic guidance and support from the Company’s Advisory Board. Our Advisory Board gathers a select number of highly qualified senior professionals with diverse backgrounds in the financing, government and industry spheres. Where relevant, Astris Finance also relies on a network of sector specialists associated with the firm.

Santiago Ramos joined Astris Finance in 2010. Prior to Astris, Mr Ramos worked for Dexia Mexico as a project finance analyst where he was involved in the structuring and financing of several toll road projects and PPS projects (Mexican PFI) in different sectors (hospitals and water among others). In particular Santiago was the senior modeler for the 2008 Latin American Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year Ciudad Victoria Hospital and on the landmark road PPS Nuevo Necaxa-Tihuatlan. Santiago played a key role during several bidding processes and has acquired experience managing transactions from initial development until financial closing. Santiago holds an MBA from Instituto de Empresa of Madrid (IE, 2010) and obtained an Industrial Engineering Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City, 2006). He is fluent in English and Spanish.