SEPIDES

Francisco Javier Rosell
President of SEPIDES E.P.E.
Degree in Law from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, with strong specialised training in internationalisation, business administration, and European affairs. He holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Trade Management and Administration, as well as an MBA.
Throughout his professional career, he has held senior roles in both the business sector and public administration, with experience in trade, industry, investment attraction, and business innovation. He has held executive positions in private sector entities and organisations supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the institutional sphere, he served as Director General of Enterprises in the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha from 2015 to September 2025. Since then, he has assumed the Presidency of SEPIDES E.P.E., leading the industrial promotion and business development strategy of the SEPIDES Group, with the aim of strengthening the productive fabric and promoting strategic projects for economic development.

Cristina Coto del Valle
Secretary General, Head of Legal Advisory, and Secretary of the Board
Law degree from the University of Oviedo and member of the State Lawyers Corps.
She began her public sector career as State Attorney for the Government Delegation in A Coruña and Asturias. She served as Head State Attorney of the Regional Legal Service of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) and Deputy Director of its Legal Service between 2004 and 2012, later becoming Head of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Justice. Since 2014, she has worked in the private sector as a partner in several law firms, specialising in compliance, litigation, and administrative law, and since June 2022 she has served as Secretary General and Head of Legal Advisory at SEPIDES.

Ana Vizcaíno Ochoa
Director of Financing and Business Investment
Degree in Economics and Business Studies from CUNEF (University College of Financial Studies).
She has more than two decades of experience in the financial sector, in both private and public institutions. She was a partner at Alantra, holding senior positions in investment banking and alternative investment management. She began her career as a capital markets analyst at Morgan Stanley.
From 2012 to 2024 she served as CEO of the Spanish Company for Re-guarantee (CERSA). This company, attached to the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and partially owned by ICO, is a financial institution aimed at facilitating access to financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies through guarantees. She is currently Chair of Sepides Gestión SGEIC, S.A., S.M.E. and Chair of SODIEX.
She has also been a board member of AECM (European Association of Guarantee Institutions), Nmás1 brokerage firm, Guala Closures (Italy), Transics (Belgium), and Pramac (Italy).

Rosa María Alonso Díaz
Audit Director
Degree in Physics from the Complutense University of Madrid, Law degree from UNED, and Master’s in Public Communication from the Menéndez Pelayo International University.
Career civil servant in the General State Administration, holding positions including Deputy Director General of Centralised Technology Procurement, Financial Coordinator Adviser at the Directorate General for European Funds (responsible for FEDER control), Deputy Secretary of the Central Administrative Court of Contractual Appeals, and various roles in MUFACE.
Before joining the civil service, she worked at Accenture, progressing from consultant to experienced manager.

Rocío García Romero
Corporate and Strategy Director
Degree in Business Administration and Management from ETEA (University of Córdoba), with part of her studies at Stenden University (Netherlands).
She has held senior positions in the public sector, including Director of the Minister of the Interior’s Cabinet and Deputy Director of the same Cabinet. Previously, she worked as a financial and tax auditor at BDO Deutschland, Head of Finance and Commercial Administration at Mantequerías Arias (Bongrain Group), senior auditor at PwC, and consultant at KPMG.

Ana Lagares Pérez
Director of Strategic Industrial Programmes
Law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. Career civil servant in the Senior Corps of Social Security Administration Technicians.
Since 1989, she has held positions in economic management and control of Social Security resources, international relations in the field of social security, and served as a social security expert at the International Labour Organization in Geneva. She also worked at the Ministry of Economy in the SME area and at the Ministry of Industry and Tourism as advisory member to the State Secretariat for Industry. She has also been a board member of CERSA.

Alberto Sesé Carrasco
Commercial Director of Real Estate Business, Communications and Institutional Relations
Degree in Law and in Business Administration and Management from Carlos III University of Madrid.
He began his career in institutional relations and marketing in the Spanish Association of Modern Restaurant Chains. He later worked as Local Store Marketing Manager at Autogrill, Marketing, Communication and PR Director at Comercio del Año, Digital Strategy Director and Managing Director of El Periódico de la Publicidad. In 2021 he joined the public sector as Technical Adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, later becoming Deputy Director of the Cabinet. He also served as Deputy Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Tourism before joining SEPIDES.

Marcos López Domínguez
Technical Director of Real Estate Business
Civil Engineer (Roads, Canals and Ports) from Alfonso X El Sabio University and Law degree from Nebrija University.
He began his career in 2006 as Assistant Project Manager at Gleeds Ibérica in the development of Puerto Venecia retail and leisure park in Zaragoza. In 2007 he joined Grupo Gestora as Technical Director, providing urban and technical advisory services for industrial land development in Aragón and La Rioja. In 2008 he joined Infoinvest (SEPI group) as Project Manager for business parks, becoming Deputy Technical Director in 2010, a position he held until 2024.
He has been a board member of several subsidiaries and investee companies including Avilés Isla de la Innovación, Parque Empresarial Principado de Asturias, and VIPAR Parque Empresarial.

One of the main business lines of SEPIDES E.P.E. is Financing and Business Investment activity.

SEPIDES E.P.E. provides financial support to Spanish companies in growth and expansion phases, strengthening competitiveness and facilitating the creation of quality employment, while promoting environmentally, socially, and governance-sustainable business models.

SEPIDES E.P.E. manages public funds to finance and invest in Spanish companies.

FINANCING METHODS

I) PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FUNDS
FAIIP FUND

The Industrial Productive Investment Support Fund (FAIIP), promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and managed by SEPIDES E.P.E., aims to provide repayable financial support to promote industrial investments that contribute to the development, competitiveness, and industrial capacity of the sector in Spain.
With €1.927 billion in investment capacity, FAIIP finances private companies and cooperatives engaged in or planning industrial productive and industrial service activities, regardless of size, supporting environmentally sustainable initiatives.

REINICIA+ FAIIP DANA MECHANISM

The REINICIA+ FAIIP DANA Mechanism, promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and managed by SEPIDES E.P.E., aims to provide zero-interest repayable financial support to promote industrial investment and help maintain industrial capacity in areas declared affected by DANA weather events.
With €650 million, it finances private companies and cooperatives engaged in industrial production activities, regardless of size.

SAADSS FUND

Support Fund for the Promotion and Development of Infrastructure and Services of the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency and Social Services of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030.
With €55 million available in its fourth call, this fund provides financial support to third-sector social organisations, social economy companies, and any other entities carrying out infrastructure and/or services within the dependency care and social services system.

II) VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS AND CLOSED-END COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

SEPIDES finances projects through Venture Capital Funds and Closed-End Collective Investment Funds in which it participates, managed by SEPIDES GESTIÓN S.G.E.I.C., S.A., S.M.E., wholly owned by SEPIDES.

CONSOLIDA ADELANTE CLM FUND, FICC

Financing aimed at Spanish companies, prioritising investments located in Castilla-La Mancha in early development or expansion phases with growth potential.
The main objective of the fund is to facilitate the promotion and development of business activities in general, supporting viable projects from technical, economic, financial, and managerial perspectives, with special attention to innovative and job-creating initiatives.

GERMINA CAPITAL SEPI FUND, FCR

With €25 million, the fund is aimed at Spanish technology-based companies.
Its objective is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation by financing projects across different stages of the business lifecycle, including technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), virtualisation, robotics, future networks, new information technologies such as 5G, and satellites.

III) REGIONAL-LEVEL COMPANIES

The SEPIDES Group is active in supporting the business ecosystem in Extremadura through its participation in SODIEX.

SODIEX

SODIEX finances business projects in the region of Extremadura through temporary minority equity stakes in companies, for a maximum period of ten years and with a shareholding between 5% and 45%. In addition, it may also grant loans to the companies in which it invests.

SEPIDES E.P.E. aims to be a benchmark public enterprise that is efficient and competitive, capable of promoting investment, job creation, and the development of Spanish SMEs, supporting government economic and social policy guidelines.

Through the financing instruments we manage, we contribute to social and territorial cohesion in Spain, supporting economically viable initiatives that are also sustainable from a social and environmental perspective.

Our mission is to manage funds and aid aimed at boosting industrial projects in Spain, fostering sustainability, innovation, and decarbonisation. Through our actions, we seek to promote a more competitive industrial model aligned with the objectives of a fair transition and climate neutrality by 2050.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO ACCESS OUR FINANCING

Regarding the company:

Registered office and tax domicile in Spain, or eligible to be established there.
Legal form of Public Limited Company or Limited Liability Company.
Defined business project to be developed.
In expansion and growth phase.
Adequate financial structure.
Financing must not be used for debt restructuring or replacing existing shareholders’ capital.

Regarding the project:

Projects must be viable from a technical, economic, financial, and managerial perspective. Innovation, economic impact, job creation, and environmental commitment are positively valued. The project must have a management team with sector knowledge, capability, and strong involvement.