Eben Klynsmith Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Guiding C-level clients in building their organisations into scalable, sustainable businesses
• Applying and monitoring budgeting and performance data to evaluate and improve operations, using scenario planning and Monte Carlo analysis to improve forecasting
• Discovering and reducing wasteful operational costs and processes in client operations, often 20%+ improvements in EBITDA while resulting in simpler process flows
• Assessing optimal capital structures and materially improving corporate costs of capital
• Deep analytical analysis of big data; helping to determine strategy and tactics
• Determining optimal global tax structures and simplifying group structures

Singapore

• Advising C-level clients on value-generating acquisitions, mergers and disposals ranging from USD20m to USD1bn; negotiation, valuation and drafting legal agreements
• Helped US hotel group acquire 80 hotels in Africa to significantly expand footprint
• Successfully negotiating offtake contracts, license or product exclusivity and partnership legal agreements across various jurisdictions and countries
• Executing global transactions (50+ countries) across industries including oil and gas, power and infrastructure, banking, insurance, healthcare and consumer goods
• Performing company valuations for mergers and acquisitions
• Raised equity and debt funding (one transaction required equity of just under USD$1bn) and finding suitable operational, technical and financial investment partners

Johannesburg

• Performed company valuations as the bank's leading corporate valuer; prepared Securities Regulations Panel (SRP) and Stock Exchange fairness opinions
• Advised and guided C-level clients on the application of the Listings Requirements; worked on dual-listed companies in Canada, South Africa, the UK and Australia
• Ensured the completeness and accuracy of stock exchange related documents, including circulars, articles and memorandums of association, share incentive schemes, annual reports and annual general meetings notices
• Received a group accolade from Dealmakers of the Year Awards for sponsor activity during 2009 and 2010; came 3rd in the country for largest deal flow and deal value

Johannesburg

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mthombo IT Services (M-IT), Johannesburg
• Created a new subsidiary for Dimension Data (the largest national IT group) for its IT hardware maintenance and services space, becoming Hewlett Packard’s sole onsite support partner in the country
• Grew the division to be self-funded in its second operating year and to a 300-person strong team in 3 years rising to 1000 people by 2009
• Uncovered valuable acquisition targets including acquiring the loss-making Ariel Bench Repair business for a nominal value from Denel (a significant national defence contractor) and transformed the business in one year.
• Won a 1st place accolade in the Forge Ahead BMI-T African Achievers awards in 2003

New York, Singapore, Mumbai

• Implemented comprehensive company-wide management systems based on Stern Stewart's EVA® (Economic Value Added) methodology
• Developed performance measurement systems, management tools and incentive plans for client firms in South Africa and Asia including AVI, Clicks Gencor (BHP Billiton), Port of Singapore Authority, NIIT, India-based Tata.
• Become the youngest Associate in the company; promoted from Analyst to Associate within a year
• Public speaking on shareholder value at various large Merger & Acquisition conferences
• Led and performed the annual Stern Stewart Top 200 MVA ranking published in Finance Week and the Financial Mail

Education record

Earned the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours): Finance as well as the Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting and Finance From the University of The.

Education record

Awarded the CFA Chartered Financial Analyst charter by the CFA Institute - Charlottesville, VA, USA