Recognising the breadth of attractive opportunities in Latin America, Talex in 2017 opened a representative office in Lima, Peru to cover the region. 

The Peru office is managed by Edgardo Bernal, with support from Hender Pastor, a Peruvian citizen currently residing in London.

Within a matter of months following the establishment of this representative office, the Peru team secured several exclusive corporate finance roles, including being engaged to sell the flagship Cobriza copper/silver mine on behalf of labour union creditors of Doe Run for approximately US$70 million..  Additional projects in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile are in the pipeline. 

Edgardo Bernal has more than 16 years of experience in Peru participating in M&A and financing activities, including the past eight years in the mining sector.  His experience includes investment as a principal in a joint venture established to develop a polymetallic mine in  Ancash.  He gained invaluable operational experience in connection with this project and has since continued to evaluate other mining investment opportunities as a principal and corporate finance advisor on behalf of third party funders.  Edgardo has also been involved recently in the trading of copper concentrates in southern Peru.   Edgardo received his degree in Industrial Engineering from Lima University and has a master’s degree (MBA) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the USA.

Email: edgardo@talexcommodities.com

Hender Pastor was born in Piura, Peru.   Before emigrating to the United Kingdom, Hender worked for 11 years throughout the Amazon jungle of Peru, Colombia and Brazil for his family’s commodities logistics firm.  Hender plays an instrumental role with respect to the sourcing of investment opportunities, public relations, marketing and governmental affairs in support of Talex’s business in Latin America.