Javier Peres Diaz joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in 2005. As Head of European Loans within the Global Loans team, he oversees EUR 5 billion in assets under management, spread across loan funds and euro-CLO strategies. He is an investment committee member.
Javier has 20 years of experience in asset management and investment banking, with a focus on leveraged finance spanning both the buy and sell-side. Prior to his current role, he was an associate director at BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking, where he acquired significant pan-European leveraged finance experience, covering the entire credit analysis and transacting spectrum of leveraged loan financing. He began his career as a corporate finance analyst, gaining substantial M&A expertise in Latin America.
Javier holds a BA in business economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a Master’s degree in financial management from Vlerick Business School, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven/Ghent University and an MBA from Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.