HOUSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA USA Executive Director of Syndicated Finance
Origination Cara Younger was named
to American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next. Now in
its third year, the list recognizes the accomplishments of women
age 40 and under in the banking industry.
Younger has been with BBVA since 2013, first starting as
director of the syndicated finance origination team. Throughout her
nearly 20-year career in the banking industry, she has worked in
increasingly responsible roles in loan syndications and advanced
into her current role in 2019.
"BBVA really works to support its clients in their growth
strategies through both capital commitments and advice. My role in
that effort allowed me to help one of the bank's core clients with
its biggest and most complex acquisitions in its history," said
Younger. "I had the opportunity to build and lead the structuring
and execution deal team, including Syndicated Finance, Loan Syndicate & Sales, Legal, Risk,
Finance, and Client Coverage, and together we successfully closed
the deal and exceeded client expectations."
As the first underwriting of an institutional term loan in the
US and largest transaction of its kind for BBVA, Younger also laid
the groundwork for future deals. She helped put in place new
policies and internal procedures related to underwriting and
fronting of the Term Loan B loan and helped refine the credit
approval process to be more responsive on transactions like
this.
"Cara has consistently demonstrated a level of creativity and
leadership that will drive her career on a path to the c-suite. In
the area of green financing, she acts as champion in the bank,
taking the lead in this initiative by spearheading the promotion of
value-added financing structures for clients, as well as acting as
the internal 'champion,' helping educate others in the
organization," said Michael Adler,
Head of Corporate and Investment Banking USA, who nominated Younger for the
recognition. "Cara has been instrumental in creating cross
functional, cross border teams to develop appropriate financings to
advance our clients' green and sustainable ambitions, actively
working with clients to structure tailored financings that support
their individual goals to promote sustainability and their efforts
to improve their ESG practices."
The Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next honorees will be
featured in the May 2021 issue of
American Banker and at an awards ceremony scheduled to take place
during the magazine's Most Powerful Women in Banking LEAD
conference.
See the complete list of honorees here.
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BBVA Group
BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) is a customer-centric global financial services
group founded in 1857. The Group has a strong leadership position
in the Spanish market, is the largest financial institution in
Mexico, it has leading franchises
in South America and the Sunbelt
Region of the United States. It is
also the leading shareholder in Turkey's Garanti BBVA. Its purpose is to bring
the age of opportunities to everyone, based on our customers' real
needs: provide the best solutions, helping them make the best
financial decisions, through an easy and convenient experience. The
institution rests in solid values: Customer comes first, we think
big and we are one team. Its responsible banking model aspires to
achieve a more inclusive and sustainable society.
BBVA USA
In the U.S., BBVA is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that
operates 641 branches, including 330 in Texas, 89 in Alabama, 63 in Arizona, 61 in California, 44 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 17 in New Mexico. The bank ranks among the top 25
largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and
ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (6th). In the U.S., BBVA has been
recognized as one of the leading small business lenders by the
Small Business Administration (SBA) and ranked 8th nationally in
terms of dollar volume of SBA loans originated in fiscal year
2018.
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