Mr Javier Paz Valbuena

Javier is pursuing a D.Phil. at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford, with research focused on bailouts and corporate insolvency law. During the academic year 2022-23 he was the Departmental Lecturer in Law & Finance.

Before starting his D.Phil., Javier was a London-based investmente/corporate finance advisor for his own firm, and a private equity investor specialised in European commercial real estate (serving as head of acquisitions for Germany and Southern Europe at Moor Park Capital Partners LLP, a London-based pan-European real estate private equity firm).



Previously, he worked as management consultant for the Financial Institutions practice of McKinsey (as an MBA Summer intern) and as a corporate/M&A lawyer for the Private Equity and Corporate Governance practices of Uría Menéndez. 



Javier graduated with an MBA (with Honours) from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Finance & Accounting) and with a dual degree in Law and Economics & Management from ICADE (E-3). He also holds an MSc in Taxation (Distinction) from the University of Oxford (Christ Church).