Ivan Diaz-Barreiro

Managing Director
20+ years of experience managing and advising businesses
Developed, launched and managed a profitable transfer pricing consulting practice
Leads transactions in food and beverage, banking and insurance, mining, oil and gas, pharma, private equity and telecom
Mexico City
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Ivan Diaz-Barreiro is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Mexico City. He specializes in transfer pricing, including global documentation projects and business restructuring transactions that involve assessing the value chain management process. His primary areas of concentration are tax valuation (shares, IP) projects within the scope of effective tax planning strategies.

With more than 20 years of transfer pricing and valuation experience, Mr. Diaz-Barreiro has also served as an expert witness before the Latin American tax authorities and the Mexican Telecom Authority. He was an Economic Advisor to Mexican agribusiness in a complex anti-dumping case.

Mr. Diaz-Barreiro’s notable projects include valuing a fiber optic network, defending Mexico´s biggest retailer tradenames portfolio, designing complex derivative transactions for telecom and mining industry players, and valuing dolphins in the context of an intricate business strategy. He has worked with clients across various industries, including food and beverage, banking and insurance, mining, oil and gas, pharma, private equity and telecom.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Diaz-Barreiro spent 11 years with a Big Four firm serving most recently as Partner/Principal in the Transfer Pricing practice, where he was characterized as an entrepreneurial, growth-focused executive with unique expertise in managing people, strategy, and planning.

Mr. Diaz Barreiro earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad Iberoamericana, an MBA (double finance concentration) from McGill University, and a Tax Certificate from The Mexican Accounting Institute. He also holds executive education diplomas from INSEAD, London Business School, Wharton School and MIT. He is a Certified Valuation Analyst with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), Vice-Chair & founding member of the transfer pricing committee at IFA Mexico’s chapter and a member of the TP Commission at the Mexican Accounting Bar. Mr. Diaz Barreiro was recognized by ITR as one of the best transfer pricing advisors in Mexico.

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