Shalako has extensive experience in C&I banking, Alternative Finance, Corresponding Banking, consumer product, legal, medical and fintech services industries in the US, Europe and Latin America. He is dedicated to leading teams, sourcing business from existing clients and new client acquisition. He has held senior leadership roles catering to corporate clients across industries and advising clients on various corporate and investment banking products in large firms (BankUnited, Sabadell, Mercantil). Expert in creating the best cost and time efficiencies structures through around companies cash conversion cycles. Solid knowledge of international business law, trade finance, corporate finance, credit risk, portfolio growth and management, budget and process optimization, and new market development.
Uncorrelated return strategies aim to generate consistent returns with limited, or zero, correlation to any of the major asset classes of the financial markets. That means generating positive returns year after year while diversifying broadly to have low overall exposure to any single industry.
Speakers: Shalako Wiener, Dipak Jogia, Eric Wong, Asit Beesen, and Jeffrey Marron
Fund Raising, Due Diligence & Operational Optimization in a Distressed Market As in any crisis there are good investment opportunities. The key to it is asking the right question and doing the necessary leg work to find it. Another key component is to be able to perform as efficiently as possible in a distressed market every dollar count and working with the best and being able to control cost is fundamental. Without any doubt cash becomes the most important advantage to be in the front line of these opportunities so the importance to have the best operational structures and mitigation techniques to raise the liquidity and be ready for those great opportunities.
Speakers: Shalako Wiener, Angela D. Cole, Grant Cardone, and Bill Purcell
In an environment of uncertainty where cash is KING, what are Banks and Direct Lenders thinking about post-pandemic? But before I go there, where were we?
Pre-pandemic, the global economy was buzzing along on two and half or three cylinders and I say this because even though the US was steaming along on 4 cylinders, China, Germany and many countries in Europe and the rest of the world were showing signs of financial fatigue with slowing economic output as measured by GDP growth.
Speakers: Roberto Munoz, Shalako Wiener, Dipak Jogia, Willy Gomez, and Nic Perkin
Join us for a panel on Investment Opportunities & Working Capital Solutions to Turn Around the Economy in Time of COVID-19. The Pandemic is a crisis like no other affecting two fronts: the medical and the economy. The importance to keep the economy running during the crisis is critical for those essential services, food distribution, delivery and public utilities, then will come the recovery. Liquidity is the key of the game and where the alternative financial sector should focus. The success of the pace of recovery will depend crucially on policies undertaken during the crisis. If policies ensure that workers do not lose their jobs, renters and homeowners are not evicted, companies avoid bankruptcy, and business and trade networks are preserved, the recovery will occur sooner and more smoothly. All working capital solutions that free liquidity into the market will be part of a quick recovery. Each of the panelists will have an opportunity to speak about their strategy, performance expectations and their teams while they discuss their observations surrounding today's current events. Each panelist will provide investors and asset class managers with insight into their thought processes around risk mitigation and potential opportunity coming out of the current environment. As the dust begins to settle in their respective niches, our experts that have a long track record in the following area of Supply Chain Finance will talk about how they are thinking about capturing the opportunities.
Speakers: Shalako Wiener, Hector De La Garza, Dipak Jogia, P.J. Bain, and Hernan Mayol
Join us for a panel on Investment Opportunities & Working Capital Solutions in Time of Crisis to learn from our expert panelists while they provide an overview of what they are seeing today as we are move through the early stages of the impact from COVID-19. Each of the panelists will have an opportunity to speak about their strategy, performance expectations and their teams while they discuss their observations surrounding today's current events. Each panelist will provide investors and asset class managers with insight into their thought processes around risk mitigation and potential opportunity coming out of the current environment. As the dust begins to settle in their respective niches, our experts that have a long track record in the following areas of Trade Finance, Distressed Asset Management, Merchant Cash Advance, Medical Receivable Litigation Finance will talk about how they are thinking about capturing the opportunities.
Speakers: Shalako Wiener, Elliot Goldberg, Rafael Serrano, Michael Griffin, and Enrique Musi
BankUnited, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BankUnited, Inc., is one of the largest independent depository institutions headquartered in Florida, providing a broad range of consumer and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. BankUnited operates convenient banking centers throughout Florida and New York, along with 24-hour digital access. As of December 31, 2020, BankUnited N.A. has $35 billion in total assets.