Garet G. Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, Ny, Us

Executed successful sale and leveraged buy-out (Apollo Global Management to Platinum Equity), achieving a return of more than $3 Billion / 3x multiple of invested capitalLed global team of 200+ across Accounting, Data & Analytics, Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Procurement, Real Estate, Shared Services, Tax and TreasuryResponsible for annual budgeting, multi-year strategic planning, value creation and transaction support (capital markets, M&A) for global, multi-segmented business with more than $2B revenuePartnered with executive team to drive efficiency and profitability, doubling EBITDA (to $600mm+) and EBITDA margins (to more than 35%) over 3 years; executed cost rationalization effort to fund future growth with more than $250mm of savings achieved (~20% of cost base)Managed investor relations and capital efforts, including quarterly earnings process, investor outreach and debt refinancing(s) Established enterprise Data & Analytics function to support actionable insights, enhance reporting automation and improve strategic product and customer efforts

New York, Ny, Us

Led the financial planning and analysis function for global, multi-segmented organization, overseeing a team of global finance professionals.Conducted in-depth financial analysis to assess business performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management.Facilitated all external reporting to Board of Directors and investors Instrumental in orchestrating the successful carve-out of McGraw Hill, culminating in the establishment of a robust, bifurcated capital and operating structure. Exectuted 8 recapitalization and 6 M&A transactionsCompleted Form S-4 (public debt) and Form S-1 (public equity) filings Implemented robust, system supported budgeting, estimating and reporting process for the enterprise

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Transaction advisor across the transaction continuum from upfront strategy through post close integration, including financial and operational due diligence, accessing capital markets (144a offerings, IPOs) as well as valuing, negotiating and structuring transactions. Performed due diligence on more than 125 global transactions for multiple financial and strategic buyers with enterprise values ranging from $25 million to more than $12 billionLed engagement teams on multiple leveraged buy-out transactions and divestitures with a focus on financial and cash flow modeling, including: GAAP and tax considerations; run-rate and profitability considerations; credit agreement and capital market considerations Coordinated critical discussions impacting transaction success and value between multiple service providers and facilitated efforts between PwC and other client service providers to ensure the right client outcomeLed engagement teams comprised of 2 to 25 global members with diverse backgrounds and expertise to complete diligence in complex and time sensitive environments, including multibillion dollar global, capital market financed carve-out transactionsWorked closely with company management post transaction to establish appropriate policies and procedures to facilitate reporting, ensure capital market compliance and exceed investor needs

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Masters In Business Administration

Mba Exchange Program And International Business Internship

Bs In Business Administration, Accounting