Key responsibilities include :- - Investment Analysis: Leading a team of analysts to carry out deadline-driven complex projects along the entire deal cycle that includes financial modelling, screening and due diligence of investment opportunities, valuation of public equity and private businesses, compiling pitch books, CIMs and performance summaries for senior management- Project Management: Scoping out complex projects, managing demanding deadlines, and ensuring efficient execution and timely delivery through the use of CRMs such as Salesforce- Managing Clients: Point of contact for two clients – a UK-based PE shop with investments in frontier markets and a US-based private investment firm with a focus on North America-based manufacturing, service and distribution companies with $5 million or more of EBITDA. Regular interaction with senior investment professionals globally with the onus of maintaining and building client relationships

Clients served include:- - One of Middle East’s largest Private Equity clients based in UAE with an AUM of ~$10 billion - UK-based Private Equity client with diversified holdings across frontier African marketsProjects executed include:- - Valuation of various companies, analysis on growth opportunities, fundraising plans, investor presentations, portfolio management, etc. - Industry research via understanding and identifying macroeconomic factors, microeconomic factors, and industry trends (i.e. KPI’s, prospective growth drivers, key competitors and valuation) for various sectors (like Healthcare, Banking, FinTech, etc.)- Built complex and dynamic financial models including Operational, DCF and Merger models with required flexibilities with valuation and sensitivity analysis- Gained extensive exposure to databases like Bloomberg, Factset, Thomson Eikon, Preqin, CapIQ, Proquest. Created databases using Advanced Excel functions (i.e. PowerQuery) to help manage and bring out key insights and anlaysis for the clients portfolio companies- Completed 3 weeks of intensive training at commencement, which included GAAP Accounting, Public and Acquisition Comparables analysis, Financial modelling, M&A consequences, and LBO modelingSelect projects:-Standardized Portfolio Model – Delivered a standard model template for firm’s portfolio companies. Built a dynamic assumption sheet and relevant financial statement sheets (P&L, BS, CF, DCF, Returns, Valuation) with WACC assumptions differing according to the country of domicileIRR Waterfall calculations – Built an IRR & waterfall calculator for distributions to LPs for a solar company. Created different IRR scenarios and various IRR hurdles that would impact distributions between Sponsor and LPsWarehouse Model – Consolidated three models for warehouses with two being operating models and one a Sale & Leaseback model and calculated subsequent yields, returns and IRRs

- Supported the Global Transfer Pricing Centre (GTPC) and was directly involved in formulating international transfer pricing strategy analysis of various industries such as retail, energy and technology - Gained knowledge of databases such as Amadeus, Compustat and learned to analyse government bonds and financials