• Evergreen is a media investment company. Clients leverage Evergreen's media “futures” to sell nonperforming assets for significant value and fund various business needs/initiatives.

• Formulated the M&A strategy for the company and executed transactions including strategic acquisitions, bolt-ons, divestitures, joint ventures, and equity investments. • Led a team of associates for sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and executing domestic and international acquisition and investment opportunities• Executed 20 transactions in US, Brazil, UK, France, Australia, South Africa, and China. Key deals include: - $16B LBO sale of Nielsen to Elliott Investment Management and Brookfield Partners - Carve-out of Nielsen Connect business unit to Advent Capital in a $2.7B transaction through a public auction - Strategic alliance with Roku (TV devices provider) - Acquisition of advertising intel businesses worth $60M• Invested in start-ups under the Nielsen Investment Fund. Nielsen Ventures portfolio has 20+ companies at various stages of maturity. Exited 3 investments for a significant ROI• Presented to the BoD and Executive Committee updates on deals in progress, status of integration milestones, and industry trends covering peers and comps

● Executed 10 strategic acquisitions in Unified Communications space, worth ~$400M in deal value. Conducted extensive due diligence by leading interdisciplinary deal teams that included line management, legal, finance, accounting, tax, HR and external advisors● Developed business cases for investment/divestiture decisions (market analysis, valuation, modeling, and integration planning) and present value propositions to executive management and sponsors (TPG, Silver Lake)● Spearheaded divestitures initiatives worth $200M+ through auctions and private negotiations including $100M sale of networking business through in-court Section 363 process­● Monetized patent portfolio worth $50M through sale, licensing, and securitization● Led the chapter 11 reorganization of Avaya followed by an IPO. Implemented restructuring initiative involving equity, $6B of LBO debt and ~$2B of pension liability. Evaluated multiple structures (incl. DIP financing) and presented to 1st and 2nd lien holders­● Negotiated term-sheets with early-stage companies for equity investment and commercial partnerships● Built a strong network with external advisors, bankers, and entrepreneurs and managed a geographically dispersed team of talented individuals

● Completed 4 acquisitions worth $250M in navigation and secure communications sector ● As a direct report to CFO, led all facets of M&A process, including target identification, valuation and synergy analysis, preparation of investment memorandum for the executive team and Fairness Opinion for Board of Directors (BoD), determination of transaction structure and consideration mix, due diligence, regulatory approvals and closing● Arranged $150M financing from capital markets and commercial lenders. Managed issuance of $103M Convertible Note with a Call-Spread in a 144A offering. Negotiated term sheets for $75M bank loan, focusing on key financial covenants and carve-outs­● Structured and negotiated term sheets for loans and credit facility with commercial banks. Used detailed forecasting models to set appropriate level of financial covenants and secured key carve-outs.● Executed on Investor Relations strategy for the company by building relationships with institutional holders of company’s equity and debt, and signed-up 3 sell-side analysts

● Advised and financed telco and media companies in inorganic growth and associated financings. ● Built financial and operating models to support valuation thesis. Drafted bank books, offering memorandums, and ratings and lenders presentations.● Key transactions included, formation of WiMAX JV by a Tier-1 service provider and a concurrent equity investment, LBO of a mass media company, and divestiture and minority stake sale by a telecom tower operator

● Covered companies in the industrial and chemical sector. Core duties included, preparing presentation materials, performing valuation analysis including transaction and trading comps, and conducting strategic due diligence. Key deals included LBO of a miner firm and acquisition financing of a pipe manufacturer

● Implemented programs that supported strategic and financial aspects of customer retention partnerships with satellite operator; launched video and wireless products to support Verizon’s Triple Play program● Hired and directed a high-performance 42-person cross-functional team based out of US and India.