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Paris

4D Global Energy Advisors (4DGEA) is a Paris-based private equity firm focused on providing development capital to mid-market operating companies in the oil and gas value chain, and is currently investing out of its third fund, 4D Global Energy Investments plc, closed in July 2010 with US$216 million in commitments.As the COO, I am responsible for investor.

Our team provided liquidity solutions to private equity investors and managers. We were active in the three principal segments of the private equity secondary market: 1) the sale of limited partnership interests in one or more private equity funds, 2) the sale of portfolios of underlying private equity fund investments, and 3) "stapled" operations.

Carta Diem was a Paris based boutique M&A and consulting firm active in the secondary market for private equity investments. The firm's business was folded into Tradition Securities And Futures in 2009.

Paris / Miami

• Provided strategic, financial, operational and sales & marketing advice to a variety of companies and start-up ventures operating in Paris, Miami and Latin America. Selected clients included:
• South Beach Boats – Powerboat Rentals & Yacht Charters (Miami).Restructured company’s finances, operations and ERP systems; and launched new marketing efforts including a new website, a revamped reservations system.
• Concerto International/Fortune Development Sales – Real Estate Sales/Marketing (Miami).Built a sales force and supported their growth with made to order Internet sales and marketing tools.
• Faster/PMS Courses – Short Haul Delivery Service (Paris).Conducted due diligence for initial acquisition, assisted with post merger integration of operations following subsequent acquisitions of competitors, and.
• Emerging Market Partners – Private Equity Firm (Washington).Conducted due diligence for an LBO of a Colombian media group with interests in broadcast television, satellite TV, and television production and distribution.
• El País – Diversified Media Group (Montevideo).Provided on-going strategic advice on non-traditional media expansion efforts, particularly relating to the group’s negotiation of partnership arrangements with competing.

Miami

Raised $1.7 million in initial financing from leading Latin American private equity institutional and individual investors, and secured $6.5 million in second round commitments from Citicorp Venture Capital and Mexico’s Grupo Pegaso to develop Todosport from an idea into the leading network of interactive professional team and player/athlete websites in.

London

• As a founding executive of this leading pan-European Internet sports portal,
• Drafted company's business plan used to raise first round of capital from Europ@Web, Nomura, Andell, Global Retail Partners, and 3i
• Led sports club negotiations and strategic business partner relationship development in key markets of France, Spain and Italy, leading to signature of the company's first major sports club contract, with the Paris.
• Developed strategy for and hired country management for France and Spain.

Paris / Santiago

Led Canal+’s development and pre-launch operations in Latin America. Built a talented and motivated multi-national senior management team, and led them in defining and implementing strategies for programming, production, marketing & promotion, subscription sales and administration, technical support (transmission, studio facilities, encryption/conditional.

Santiago

Reporting to the Group’s CFO with a dotted line to the Group’s Vice-Chairman for International Development, held overall responsibility for financial control, reporting, treasury, tax and all other financial functions of the Group’s foreign subsidiaries and affiliates. Managed relations and communications with foreign analysts and investors. Structured and.

New York

Headed secondary market trading in sovereign debt instruments of countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Coordinated with Citibank country heads and their staff in the region to solicit, negotiate and execute mandates for M&A advisory services, debt restructuring, and project finance. Sourced debt in the market and closed debt exchange transactions.

Milan

Analyzed and recommended action on acquisition and joint venture opportunities to supplement the Bank's acquisition of the leading consumer bank in southern Italy. Produced balance sheet and product profitability analyses and recommendations for pricing, product design and general resource allocation priorities. Led teams of much more senior colleagues to.

Greater Boston Area

Assisted senior management in managing client relationship with Northern Trust Bank.

Ba Cum Laude, Social Studies

Instituto De Estudios Internacionales

Rotary Scholarship