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Who we are: an investment banking firm with Latin American roots

The Firm

A guide judgment
in every capital decision

Selva Investment Banking is a boutique investment bank that supports entrepreneurs and companies in the transactions that define their future: structuring, financing and closing with technical and financial judgment.

Who we are

Where others see complexity,
we see a path

The financial landscape is as dense as a jungle. Deciding when to sell, how to finance a project or at what value to raise capital demands knowing the terrain. That is our craft: to be the guide who has already walked the path.

We work as a boutique firm, with one-to-one dedication and complete confidentiality. No intermediaries, no generic formulas: every mandate is structured to fit the transaction and the entrepreneur leading it.

Juan Camilo Serna, fundador de Selva Investment Banking
Retrato de Juan Camilo Serna
Founder

Juan Camilo Serna

More than eight years structuring international investment banking transactions. An uncommon combination: financial rigour and technical knowledge of the sectors where capital builds the future.

  • 8+ years in international investment banking
  • Experience at Forvis Mazars and Alpha Investment Banking
  • Master's in Finance
  • Master's in Renewable Energy
  • Business Administration, with a minor in Philosophy

Track record

Transactions that close

USD 140M
Cross-border acquisition · dairy sector
USD 135M
Sale of a company · M&A
USD 20M
Project finance · solar + storage
USD 4M
Interim financial close · hospitality
Why Selva

Three reasons to trust us the transaction

01

Dual judgment

We bring together the technical and the financial. We understand a solar park or an agribusiness development as well as its valuation model, and that changes the quality of every decision.

02

Closeness and discretion

The founder leads every mandate. Confidential conversations, direct support and a relationship built on trust, not on volume.

03

Real results

We do not sell theory. We close acquisitions, sales and project financings worth hundreds of millions of dollars in markets across the region.

How we work

From the idea to closing

Diagnóstico — modelo y planos de planeación financiera
01

Diagnosis

We understand the business, the objective and the context before proposing a route.

Estructuración
02

Structuring

We design the transaction, its valuation and the strategy to take it to market.

Ejecución — proyecto entregado al atardecer
03

Execution

We negotiate with counterparties and investors to secure the best terms.

Cierre
04

Closing

We support the signing and the transition through to completing the transaction.

Propósito Selva
Purpose

Capital in the service of a legacy

We believe in an abundance that endures. That is why we specialise in renewable energy, agribusiness and real estate: sectors where capital does not merely yield a return, it builds a country and a future.

Supporting the energy transition and sustainable development is not a marketing stance; it is the conviction that guides the mandates we accept.

Let's talk about your next transaction

A confidential, no-obligation conversation with the person who will structure it.