Asha Chauhan Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Evaluate new business development, integration assessments, early stage venture investments, partnerships and internal strategic initiatives on a financial and strategic basis • Championed implementation of new investment process and regularly provided strategic initiative recommendations/ updates to company executives• Improved the group’s effectiveness by streamlining the investment management process through the creation of a quarterly investment summary and a centralized database for investment information• Acted as project manager to launch a new broker onboarding business by influencing cross functional decision-making, building the financial model, creating pricing scenarios, and analyzing risks and mitigants• Ran and executed five $150k seed stage to $15m Series E investment processes in high performing health IT, consumer engagement, 3D bioprinting, and data analytics companiesFinance leader on evaluation of $17 million workers’ compensation insurance business • Mobilized cross-functional team to develop detailed integration plan, pricing evaluation, synergy assessment, growth strategy and headcount review to evaluate strategic alternatives

New York, Ny, Us

• Invested in private equity funds on the primary and secondary markets, co-investments, and private debt opportunities in various sectors for the Neuberger Berman Private Equity Group ($50bn AUM) • Worked with team to build recently added private debt business, including fundraising, speaking to clients, evaluating investment opportunities, and actively sourcing and monitoring investment opportunities from various sources• Developed investment theses and analyzed merits, considerations, and risks of investments through rigorous screening and diligence, detailed valuation, industry analysis, and modeling of investment returns

New York, Ny, Us

Global Industrials Group• Served as financial partner to companies to advise them on strategy, financing, managing assets and mergers and acquisitions• Worked simultaneously on multiple live transactions and pitched materials with different managers across various industry groups within industrials including chemicals, transportation and aerospace • Created presentations for clients on M&A, capital structure, and strategy to deliver recommendations to management and executive teams • Performed business and financial due diligence on companies’ projections and operating agendas to petition risk committee to provide financing for acquisitions

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Global Industrials Group• Worked on live transactions including an equity add-on offering, high-yield offering and M&A transaction• Worked with teams to create detailed buyout models, valuation analysis, internal memos and management presentations

• Completed $23 million distressed mortgage acquisition and conducted risk, market, valuation and underwriting analysis • Created offering memorandums for multiple assets, conducted due diligence and market/competitive analyses, reviewed fund waterfall and drafted Q2 Investor Newsletter with market/asset overviews and market outlook