The fulfillment of our purpose as an advisor lies in the realization of your business goals.
Generating Investor Value
Generating Investor Value
The fulfillment of our purpose as an advisor lies in the realization of your business goals.
MEET THE TEAM
The firm is composed of highly qualified and experienced corporate finance professionals, led by a seasoned investment banker with business relationships built and cultivated over three decades in the industry.
The network and collective experience of GIV Capital’s senior executives provides strategic direction to the firm’s engagements.  GIV Capital has a full complement of young and highly motivated finance professionals who are eager to gain investment banking exposure. The Firm’s deal associates and analysts, staffed across several engagements, are deeply involved in managing the due diligence process, developing complex financial models and comprehensive information memoranda, and preparation of presentations to clients and other deal counterparts. The principals strive to cultivate a millennial-friendly culture of inclusivity and close collaboration, breaking away from rigid structures that often tend to distance junior professionals from the action.
CONRADO A. GLORIA, JR.
PRESIDENT & CEO
With over three decades of solid investment banking and corporate banking experience honed with several major financial institutions, Mr.Gloria taps his deep experience in the capital markets and the wide network he has developed in various industries to provide tailor-fit financial advisory solutions to the firm’s client base.
Mr. Gloria has built a diverse transaction portfolio of over 130 done deals throughout his investment banking career. In addition to his current role as President and CEO of GIV Capital, he also serves as independent director on the Board of Philippine Bank of Communications, a publicly listed commercial bank. Prior to becoming GIV Capital’s principal, he was the President and COO of Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP), a leading independent investment house which is part of a mid-sized conglomerate with business interests in residential townships, industrial estates, and a convention center.
Mr. Gloria was a long-time member of the Investment House Association of the Philippines (IHAP), an association of independent and bank-affiliated investment houses, of which he served as President in 2017. He also previously served as Executive Vice President and Head of the Investment Banking Group of SB Capital Investment Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Security Bank Corporation, and concurrently was President of SB Equities, Inc.  He gained invaluable experience early in his career as a finance professional working in established institutions such as the Development Bank of the Philippines, and the International Finance Corporation, the private lending arm of the World Bank. He also served as President of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southeast Asia Cement Holdings, Inc., a listed cement conglomerate.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines and a Bachelor’s degree in AB Economics from the University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.
Joan Carol G. Isip, CPA, CFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Prior to GIV Capital, Ms. Isip was an associate director at a leading independent investment house in the Philippines in which she handled complete deal work from mandate-taking to deal documentation for capital market transactions (mostly sell-side). She has experience in executing diverse types of engagements such as loan arrangement/syndication, public offering of debt securities, financial advisory, and mergers and acquisitions.  Before entering the field of investment banking over a decade ago, Ms. Isip also worked as a financial analyst for an information technology service company belonging to the Ayala group, and as a business analyst for Mitchell Madison Group Manila, a management consulting firm with strong focus on performance improvement.
Ms. Isip is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines.
Divino Lorenzo F. Villanueva III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Villanueva has over ten years of investment banking experience with two boutique investment houses in the Philippines through which he obtained deep exposure in all stages of the investment banking and corporate advisory process. During this time, he also acted as one of the primary local liaisons of a large multinational Japanese financial services group looking to establish direct investments in the Philippines, thereby gaining unique exposure to the complexities involved in cross-border and cross-cultural M&A transactions. Prior to pursuing investment banking, Mr. Villanueva also managed personal investments in SMEs across different industries, gaining valuable first-hand insight on both high-level and day-to-day challenges of growing a business. Today, he continues to help the firm scout for early-stage investment opportunities in the country.
Mr. Villanueva received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the Ateneo de Manila University.
VISION
To be the trusted independent financial advisor of choice — a catalyst and confidant for emerging, dynamic businesses looking to take the next step onward.
MISSION
Help clients access capital and enable the achievement of their business goals by providing objective, tailor-fit financial advisory services through a focused, well-coordinated team of competent and experienced professionals.
VALUES
Honor: Always act in the client’s best interest, without compromising core principles of honesty and fair-dealing. No financial gain is ever worth the loss of character.
Productivity:Â Ideas are good but execution and results matter. Be results-oriented; act with an end in mind.
Flexibility:Â Situations are always fluid. Be alert for changing circumstances and be ready to pivot as needed.
Continuous learning:Â Other people usually have something to teach you. Pay attention and learn.
Initiative:Â Act independently when you think appropriate.
Accountability:Â Aim for high quality work that you can be proud of.
Teamwork: Everyone pulls their weight. Don’t leave your team hanging.
