Luis Picas Asmarats

Luis Picas Asmarats is Head of Investment at Hotel Investment Partners (HIP). He has more than 11 years of experience in Investment Banking and has developed his professional career in São Paulo, London, Madrid, Barcelona and Mexico City. Prior to HIP he was an Executive Director at BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking, specializing in the Hospitality and Real Estate sectors, and leading M&A, Lending and Capital Markets deals in Spain and Mexico.

During the period 2008 -2010, Luis worked at Banco Santander. Luis was responsible for investing equity and subordinated debt in Renewable Energy Projects in Spain, USA, Brazil and Mexico and he also was  the manager of a emission rights fund.  

Luis holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from UPC and an MBA from IESE Business School and The Fuqua School of Business at DUKE.