Rafael G. Garza
Managing Director
Rafael G. Garza is a co-founder and Managing Director of Bravo Equity. Since 1989 Mr. Garza has worked almost exclusively on U.S./Mexico businesses, specifically those benefiting from the U.S. Hispanic market. Mr. Garza has been a frequent speaker on forums addressing U.S. Hispanic growth and U.S./Mexico integration.
Mr. Garza serves on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies: Vantage Bank, Southwest Bank, Innoventions (Media), Bravo Pizzas (Food/retail), Avante (Education), Pequeno Mexico (Consumer) and Plaza Financial Services (Pawn).
Prior to founding Bravo Equity (and its predecessor firm, RGG Capital Partners), Mr. Garza was country manager of Ernst & Young’s Corporate Finance Unit in Mexico where he assisted over 100 companies with investment transaction. Based in Mexico City from 1996 to 2000, he specialized in investment advisory services, including private debt and equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, privatizations, and strategic financial planning.
Before creating Ernst & Young’s Mexico-based Corporate Finance group, Mr. Garza was founder and Co-Director of Ernst & Young’s North American Business Center, the firm’s dedicated advisory group for U.S./Mexico cross-border investors focusing on buy-out transactions.
Mr. Garza received, on behalf of Border Media Partners, the Trading Partner Award from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition for connecting a new minority company with mainstream Wall Street capital. He is a Trustee on the boards of Texas Christian University, Cook Children’s Medical Center, one of the leading acute care and health systems dedicated to children, and The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. He has also served on the board of Streams and Valleys, The Lena Pope Home, a prestigious care entity for troubled children and families, among other. Mr. Garza has a BBA in Accounting from Texas Christian University. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
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