Jacinto Soler Matutes holds a PhD in Economic and Business Sciences
from the University of Barcelona (UB), with a doctoral thesis on foreign
investment in China, under the supervision of the former Dean of
China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Prof. Alfredo
Pastor. Prior to his Doctorate, he did postgraduate studies on emerging
economies at the University of Freiburg (Switzerland) and the Institute
of World Economics (Germany).
He has published several books and studies on emerging economies such as
China, India and Arab countries. He has been an Associate Professor at
the School of East Asian Studies of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)
between 2006 and 2013.
He has been an advisor to public institutions such as Casa Asia, Casa
árabe, Prodeca, Port of Barcelona, Port of Algeciras, the Catalan
employers’ association PIMEC or the Andorran employers' association CEA,
as well as of private companies such as Abertis, Grupo Osborne, Borges
or Autostrade per l'Italia (Atlantia).
Jacinto has worked on cross-border investment deals with China, such as
the 2013 acquisition of Barceló Santiago Hotel in Spain by China’s
Chongking Kangde Group (www.cqkangde.com)
for € 42 million. More recently, he advised Nanjing Jiadel Medical
Technology Co. Ltd. in the purchase of a 7%-stake in the Spanish
provider of advanced medical equipment Neos Surgery (www.neosurgery.com).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
? Cross-border investment
? International mergers and acquisitions (M & A).
? International Joint Ventures.
? International IP Licensing.
? Technology Transfer.
? Business development strategies.
? International Trade.
Email:jacinto@emergiapartners.com
