Jerry (Tj) Knowles Iii Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

Boulder, CO, US

• Preform analysis and execution of investment banking M&A and strategic advisory transactions across North America, preparing clients for fundraising and marketing processes
• Prepare investment committee materials; analysis of financials, return models, market research, and due diligence findings
• Structured strategic product offerings of sell-side debt, equity and mezzanine financing and other strategic productsSelect Transactions:
• Retained on sell-side M&A advisory and strategic advisory assignment for Westwater Resources (Nasdaq: WWR)o Built project finance model analyzing investment scenarios for the build of $100 million graphite mining.
• Retained to recapitalize business through sale of 51% controlling interest in American Motorsports media company o Built financial model and conducted market research on comparable international comps, pitching to.

• Managed Corporate Development of energy asset management firm focusing on the acquisition of underdeveloped and distressed assets in North America
• Raised $200 Million in committed acquisition and development capital with commitment of $500 Million as a 2nd tranche
• Successfully negotiated letters of intent for 3 oil and gas asset acquisitions in shale basins, at a 30% average discount to market
• Forecasted all future oil and natural gas production to project revenues under various development sensitivity analyses

Atlanta, GA, US

• Drove institutional liquidity to Refined Products market through consistent dialogue with clients and implementation of fee programs while developing a portfolio of more than 300 OTC and Energy Futures contracts
• Successfully grew Domestic refined products market share by 12% creating new liquidity and additional $10M in revenue
• Managed existing institutional clients and built refined products customer base, adding 12 new clients
• Monitored the competitive landscape on a daily basis using analysis of oil derivatives trading and hedging to uncover strengths in performance and create opportunity in areas of weakness
• Launched and managed 2 new arbitrage products to capture value in the cross-continent relationship of Jet Fuel and Ho-Go’s
• Worked with the clearing house to define margins of new products and margin offsets between new and existing products

Norwalk, CT, US

• Provided direct support and consultation to 8 management teams across all subsectors of the Oil and Gas industry, advising them on best business practices while continuing to source new business opportunities
• Create and maintain detailed financial models while also reporting and analyzing client competitor business trends and financials
• Develop client materials, including investor presentations, corporate press releases, quarterly earnings materials, letters to shareholders, investor fact sheets, Q&A documents and IR website content
• Research and identify potential new institutional investors maintaining current relationships with analysts and investors

• Assessed and traded daily Crude oil and Refined products markets, managing risk and customer relationships.
• Managed Gulf Coast and South Texas pipeline system, responsible for a P&L of more than $2,000,000 monthly
• Generated more than $3 million in net profit during 2014 increasing company profit margins to $1.42 per barrel
• Acquired 15 new customers and more than 14.5k barrels per day of crude oil supply from the lease; dealing to the market

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy

Certificate, Business Foundations