Gregory Chapman Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California

San Francisco Bay Area

Lead Technology Sector focused due-diligence teams that analyze and interpret large data sets to identify and explain customer, product and market trends and anomalies. I am the point person on deal processes, supporting interactions with external (clients, counter parties and other advisers) and internal (multi-service line, risk management, outsourced services) parties. I lead project delivery, including creating rigorous analyses, preparing C-suite reporting and delivering critical insight and actionable advice on transaction structure, execution and negation points and strategies.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

With 35 million people and small businesses under integrated coverage and a pipeline of a further 100 million, Jumo is building the largest scale, lowest unit cost financial products origination and distribution platform in Africa.I implemented rigorous budgeting and monthly performance and variance reporting including preparation of and presentation of board packs and establishing daily cash flow forecasting and monitoring leveraging business critical KPIs. Additionally, I led a group restructuring to increase the efficiency of raising and deployment of capitalI held the relationships with Big 4 auditors and tax advisors and reported to the Audit Committee.

Cape Town, South Africa

Athena Capital is an opportunities focused Private Equity Fund which makes equity investments throughout sub-Saharan Africa. As a Deal Principal I was intimately involved in all aspects of private equity transactions including the development of investment theses, deal origination, evaluation, negotiation, execution and funding.I managed all aspects of primary and bolt-on strategic private equity transactions including industry research, developing investment thesis, deal origination, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, negotiation and execution and post-acquisition integration. Prepared deal packs and promoted opportunities to investment committee. I built detailed financial models to evaluate transaction strategies and structures, the impact of key business drivers and to optimize capital structures.I partnered with operational, sales and production teams to develop and implement successful data driven strategies designed drive portfolio company growth. I implemented rigorous, analysis and reporting of financial performance and key operating metrics designed to identify and explain trends and variances and drove corrective action where necessary

Completed a project to launch RisCura’s Transaction Advisory Services business. Developed and implemented the business plan and strategy to provide clients with corporate finance advice along with due diligence and valuation services in direct competition to the Big 4 accounting firms.

San Francisco Bay Area

Advised on the execution of private equity and corporate transactions including analysis of strategy and rationale, deal pricing, structuring and post transaction integration. Advised on 40+ transactions in the manufacturing, technology, retail and services sectors.

London, United Kingdom

Senior risk analyst responsible for RBS position on Paper, Pulp and Packaging, Speciality Chemicals, and Logistics sectors. Researched clients’ businesses, operating environments and competitive landscapes and the impact of macro- and micro-economic influencers. Translated research into quantitative analysis including evaluation of risk, debt capacity, likelihood of default and loss on default and presented findings in formal reports.

London, United Kingdom

Led risk assessment, planning and execution of statutory audits. Clients ranged from family businesses to FTSE100 companies.

Bachelor Of Business Science

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