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London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Worked for the Searchlight Opportunities Fund team focusing on opportunistic and distressed credit investments. Evaluated several healthcare, real estate, and industrials investment opportunities, and led regular calls with senior management and industry experts for deeper industry insight to more accurately drive assumptions and modelling. Conducted thorough due diligence and completed operating, financial, and returns models and several valuation exercises including precedent transaction analysis. Presented findings to the senior team creating an investment thesis and recommendation for multiple opportunities

New York, New York, United States

Worked at Searchlight Capital Partners for 12 weeks as a summer analyst. During the first three weeks, I worked with the Searchlight Opportunities Fund team gaining insight into distressed debt, and during the remaining time I worked with the Private Equity team for the flagship Private Equity Fund. Gained experience in LBO modeling, DCF analysis, company analysis, and creating investment memosDuring my time in Private Equity, met daily with management teams of potential acquisitions and obtained important insights into the healthcare sector.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked in the Business Management group at TD Securities for 10 weeks. Participated in educational sessions on accounting, valuation, modeling, investing, and bankruptcy. Aided in the testing of CRM software, finding crucial bugs that led to a delay in the release of the software. Helped plan the recruitment and training of new full-time hires in the fall. Worked on ESG project throughout the term, analyzing a company’s ESG strategy and making recommendations

Worked as an intern for 5 weeks to assist Toronto Raptors management with statistical analysis of college basketball athletes. Worked on a project that aimed to identify a correlation between player success post-college in the NBA with several measurable data points while in college.Aided with player workouts and met with several draft prospects introducing them to the Raptors.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance, General

Student in the Caroll School of Management with a concentration in Finance and a Minor in History

Education record

Activities and Societies: Investment Team Chief Investment Officer (12), Portfolio Manager (11), Member (10) Head of Junior Business Club.