John D Potter Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

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An experienced M&A professional, working with executives in both buy-side and sell-side transactions to help clients make informed and empowered investment, divestment, capital market and reorganization decisions. My commercial acumen and focus on value enables a persistent defining of the "can be" potential of a transaction, built on knowledge and actionable business levers. • An outstanding client track record is heightened by my active involvement in shaping the strategic direction and thought leadership of the PwC Deals practice and teaming with my colleagues and the community to produce exceptional results. • I lead our industry-focused deal teams, delivering sector-experienced professionals who benefit from extensive knowledge in the industry, bringing our client's the credentials and insight from doing more deals than any other firm. • My teams work with clients at any point in their journey to uncover opportunities using the latest in cutting-edge technology and proprietary data analytics tools, delivering the insights needed to make the right decision at the right time. Not only do we focus on understanding the risks in transactions, but also the opportunities and ways to harness them. • We bring over 3,000 deal professionals across 20 cities in the U.S. and over 15,000 deal professionals in over 90 countries, delivering industry and transaction experience from teams with local market knowledge, and technical experience tailored to each client's situation. We help clients minimize their risks, progress with the right deals, and capture value both at the deal table and after the deal closes.• Share my perspective with deal makers and the business community, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Investors Business Daily, TheDeal and others.

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As a Director, my return to the US focused on my interest and passion for transactions. Working with Corporate and Private Equity clients, and teaming with partners and professional across our Firm, I assisted executives in both buy-side and sell-side due diligence, enabling valuation and investment decisions. • Assessed and communicated financial, economic, tax, human resource and technology impacts of transactions, and supporting negotiations impacting client investment and capital requirements. • Facilitated client preparation for financing and advised on investment structuring and complex accounting issues. • As the Great Recession arrived, I was also fortunate to spend time working with distressed businesses as the navigated the economic headwinds.

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Promoted to Manager shortly after arriving in the UK, I spent three years working across eastern and western Europe, assisting European multinationals on cross border M&A as well as capital raising during all stages of the SEC registration and listing process. • Advised senior management, attorneys and investment bankers on the process to raise equity and debt and the registration process including offering memorandums, SEC comment letters, and comfort letters.• Advised US clients on cross border acquisitions throughout Europe.• This role was where my interest in M&A, and passion for the dynamic world of deal making, took shape.

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I began my career in Chicago, as an audit intern and then Associate. My early clients included both privately held and public listed companies, from manufacturing to consumer products, from services to medical device and diagnostics. I was promoted quickly from Associate, to Senior Associate, and then tranferred to London in my first three years with PwC.

Mba, Strategy And Finance

Bba, Accounting