Newsletter: Bayfront Capital Advisors Appoints Manuel ‘Mike’ Banayad as President

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Bayfront Capital Advisors has appointed Manuel “Mike” Banayad as President, strengthening its leadership team as the firm expands its role in supporting mid-market, family-owned and top companies to access institutional capital for growth and expansion.

Mike brings over 35 years of banking and investment banking experience, with deep expertise in debt syndication, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets fund raising. His extensive professional background across major Private and Government financial institutions strengthens Bayfront’s ability to serve as a trusted partner in complex financing and advisory transactions.

He previously held senior leadership roles and was the former President and CEO at PNB Capital and Investment Corporation where he led major capital raising activities for top Philippine Corporates. He also served as Managing Director and was Head of Debt Capital Markets at the Investment & Capital Corp. of the Philippines (ICCP) and Maybank ATR Kim Eng Capital Partners, where he managed and led a number of award winning syndicated debt and project finance transactions. His career began at the Development Bank of the Philippines, where he spent 16 years driving development lending and project finance initiatives for the country’s key infrastructure projects.

Before joining Bayfront, he was appointed as Director IV at the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center of the Philippines, heading the Project Development and Monitoring Facility Service (PDMF), which provides technical and financial assistance for local and national PPP projects. He also previously served as a Board of Director at the Investment House Association of the Philippines (IHAP).

Mike’s appointment reinforces Bayfront’s position as the leading independent debt advisory house in the Philippines, strengthening the firm’s capability to support clients in executing transactions.

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