Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS)The AIMS Group provides investors with investment and advisory solutions across leading hedge fund managers, private equity funds, real estate funds, and traditional long-only managers. AIMS manages globally-diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios, and a range of advisory services. Investors access opportunities through new fund commitments, fund-of-fund investments, strategic and customized partnerships, secondary-market investments, co-investments, and seed-capital investments.- Managed $6bn in AUM across 22 invested strategies within US and global public equity; additional prior experience covering credit and hedge fund strategies- Conducted new asset class searches as well as extensive ongoing qualitative and quantitative due diligence and risk monitoring - Identified and launched 13 new investment strategies totaling $2.5bn in client capital raised; executed 16 platform transitions including portfolio analysis, manager selection, and transition project management - Advised private wealth and institutional fiduciary clients on investment performance and portfolio construction

- Evaluated Capital Markets deals for appropriate structure, tranche size, pricing, and leverage levels - Prepared and compiled relative market analysis, comparables, and investor feedback for CIBC’s Media, Technology and Telecommunications, Consumer, and Leveraged Finance groups- Composed leveraged loan general pitches, underwriting opinions, market updates, and bank presentations