Maria Garcia Alvarez is a Partner at Vida Capital, overseeing tax, legal, structuring, and fundraising, and specializing in delta one trading on corporate actions in EU markets. Before Vida, she co-founded a €250M financing platform and held senior roles at Macquarie Bank and Barclays Capital in London, focusing on structuring and optimization strategies for equities, debt, and tax. Maria began her career as a corporate M&A and tax lawyer at Freshfields in Madrid, advising on European investment banking, PE deals, and corporate tax structuring. She also co-founded the fashion brand Lonbali and holds degrees in Economics & Finance and Law from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.