Arya Abedin Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

- Led investing in blockchain infrastructure, cloud services, fintech, DeFi, gaming, delivering annualized net returns of 27% since inception- Developed the operating model for a decentralized edge computing network, defining multi-scenario financial projections- Developed investment thesis used to analyze opportunities for market size/structure, product/market fit, financials - Led all aspects of investor communications, including quarterly letters, investment memoranda, case studies, and investor presentations- Successfully established and managed the compliance and FP&A functions of a master-feeder fund structure optimized for tax efficiencies

St. Louis, Mo, Us

- Led advanced materials and chemicals banking in Americas, responsible for developing relationships with corporate and private equity clients- Won mandates to raise venturing funding for clients in semiconductor manufacturing materials and renewable ingredients

- Grew financial consulting firm to 7 figures, advising clients on M&A, strategic finance, corporate strategy; raised $30M+ in venture funding- Led corporate development for agtech client, responsible for deal pipeline, executing M&A, and negotiating strategic partnerships- Developed growth strategy for SaaS client by collaborating with sr. management, product, engineering teams to identify market opportunities, streamline product development processes, and enhance customer acquisition and retention strategies- Led agtech origination effort, securing mandates with public and private companies in SaaS and biotech- Successfully raised $25M Series B financing for a cloud-based SaaS company, including investor targeting, financial modeling, developing long-term growth plan with management, and pitching with management as Acting CFO- Authored and delivered an Investor Day presentation that coincided with a 10% increase in share price within days, ultimately leading to a 31% outperformance relative to the S&P500 over the following month- Supported the CFO in strategic communications with investors and analysts for a publicly listed biotech company, contributing to enhanced market understanding and positive stakeholder engagement

New York, Ny, Us

- Managed leading agri-inputs group, responsible for developing relationships with early-stage tech firms and established accounts in China and Germany- Led execution for IPO mandate of an agbiotech company, responsible for developing positioning, industry description, due diligence, valuation, and collaborating with company and other advisors on S-1 registration statement- Led and presented valuation analysis in support of Far Eastern New Century’s $1.1Bn acquisition of M&G’s US assets, including bottoms-up, asset-level valuation using market data and operating assumptions developed with client - Led industry coverage execution for two sell-side mandates, including identifying buyers, working with management on marketing materials, meetings with potential acquirers, and determining potential areas of value creation with strategic buyers- Led execution for buy-side mandate from a leading financial sponsor, responsible for valuation, industry analysis, and collaborating with team of consultants on proposal presented to investment committee- Junior coverage officer for 4 large-cap and 3 mid-cap companies, responsible for assisting in idea generation, coordinating capital markets dialogue, managing financial analyses, and overseeing creation of client materials- Helped initiate coverage on 2 mid-cap companies in which my initiative ultimately secured a CEO dialogue

London, Gb

- Helped originate sell-side role co-advising Platform Specialty Products on $4.2B sale of Arysta business, responsible for developing positioning, process recommendations, identifying buyers, and ability-to-pay analyses- Worked directly with management and other deal advisors in creating marketing materials and carve-out financial models for the sale of Chemours’ three noncore businesses for $695M to strategic acquirers within first year of the company’s spin-off from DuPont

London, Gb

- Led preparation of marketing materials in support of Platform Specialty Products’ acquisitions of Agriphar and Arysta for $3.9B

Chicago, Il, Us

- Led execution for 5 sell-side and buy-side M&A deals simultaneously and identified winning bidder for Dow AgroSciences’ noncore business

Half Moon Bay, California, Us

- Worked directly with senior management team on two strategic transactions in smart grid software- Built operating model and detailed sum-of-parts valuation using DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions

New York, Ny, Us

- Developed brand extensions and new publishing ventures, including new publication that generated $2.5M in annual sales

New York, Ny, Us

- Developed and presented online and in-store retail strategy recommendations from marketing research studies to senior brand managers

Paris, Fr

- Applied data science techniques in inferential statistics to identify key drivers of customer satisfaction for Fortune 500 telecom companies

- Prepared weekly sales and forecasted sales reports- Created, priced, and maintained client market research proposals and client studies- Asissted in study execution and data collection

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Master'S Degree, International Studies

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing (Primary Major), Middle Eastern Studies (Secondary Major)

Modern Standard Arabic (Intensive Course)