Leading Deutsche Bank Australia’s M&A practice overseeing both public and private transactions for local and offshore corporate clients from origination through to execution across multiple sectors. I led a dedicated M&A team to deliver a budget of A$20 million per annum across all client coverage sectors working in close partnership and collaboration with sector coverage teams.Member of senior leadership team tasked with oversight of the broader Corporate Finance business… Show more Leading Deutsche Bank Australia’s M&A practice overseeing both public and private transactions for local and offshore corporate clients from origination through to execution across multiple sectors. I led a dedicated M&A team to deliver a budget of A$20 million per annum across all client coverage sectors working in close partnership and collaboration with sector coverage teams.Member of senior leadership team tasked with oversight of the broader Corporate Finance business (encompassing equity capital markets, debt capital markets and M&A) through membership of internal risk committees to ensure robust client selection and deal targeting and to mitigate risk of conflicts.A significant component of this role involved stakeholder management – ensuring both the client and my broader team were fully aligned on objectives, deliverables and timing Required to regularly oversee transactions with scarce resources – necessitating motivating others outside of my direct reporting line to successfully achieve required deliverables and transaction outcomes Key transactions over the course of my time at DB include:- Advising Unibail-Rodamco on its US$25bn cash and scrip acquisition of Westfield Corporation, the largest ever successful M&A transaction in Australia- Advising Vodafone Hutchison Australia on its A$15bn all scrip merger with TPG Telecom- Adviser to Arrium Limited (in Administration) on its A$1.6bn sale of Moly-Cop via a dual-track sales process to American Industrial Partners - Advisor to Rio Tinto on the A$1bn sale of its 50.1% joint venture interest in Clermont coal mine to GlencoreXstrata and Sumitomo Corporation- Adviser to Frasers Centrepoint Limited on its A$4.1bn acquisition of Australand Limited Show less

- Developed and fostered strong cross border relationships internally within Deutsche Bank which greatly assisted in improving deal flow, connectivity and support within the organisation- Actively involved in origination of M&A transactions, from maintaining key client relationships to development of M&A ideas - Leveraged my significant technical expertise to enhance deal outcomes and pitch success – able to contribute unique ideas to pitch materials based on strong technical… Show more - Developed and fostered strong cross border relationships internally within Deutsche Bank which greatly assisted in improving deal flow, connectivity and support within the organisation- Actively involved in origination of M&A transactions, from maintaining key client relationships to development of M&A ideas - Leveraged my significant technical expertise to enhance deal outcomes and pitch success – able to contribute unique ideas to pitch materials based on strong technical knowledge to differentiate from our competition - Developed a very strong partnership model with the coverage teams – acted as trusted partner to coverage colleagues to enhance their own relationships with clients supporting the broader business- Ongoing role as mentor to junior staff which I saw as vitally important to the future success of the business, reducing staff turnover and increasing engagement- Nominated for the Director Acceleration programme – available to the top 2% of Deutsche Bank Directors globally – consisting of an intensive leadership training course held by London Business School Show less

- Day to day project management responsibilities, leading execution of M&A transactions- Developed relationships and networks with external professionals (lawyers, accountants, tax etc)- Significant involvement in new hire process (interviewing, selection of candidates)

Small high performing internal strategy and M&A team reporting directly to the CEO and CFO of Mattel - Scope of work included acquisition target evaluation and analysis, market assessment and operational improvement projects - Developed market and industry strategies – including building detailed industry projection models, market sizing, identifying target segments, profitability analysis and developing executional guidelines - Designing and implementing organizational… Show more Small high performing internal strategy and M&A team reporting directly to the CEO and CFO of Mattel - Scope of work included acquisition target evaluation and analysis, market assessment and operational improvement projects - Developed market and industry strategies – including building detailed industry projection models, market sizing, identifying target segments, profitability analysis and developing executional guidelines - Designing and implementing organizational improvement projects- Co-led internal analysis on advertising effectiveness and optimisation resulting in international roll-out of IRR-based model to be utilised by Mattel’s international marketing teams in the US, Europe and South America Show less

- I was selected from a pool of global candidates to join the technology valuations team at PwC in San Jose, CA. This business was subsequently sold to Standard & Poor’s due to regulatory requirements in the US- Provided financial valuation consulting services to public and private clients in the technology industry- Clients included Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Cisco, Sun Microsystems and PayPal - Scope of work: Business, equity and intangible asset valuations, purchase price… Show more - I was selected from a pool of global candidates to join the technology valuations team at PwC in San Jose, CA. This business was subsequently sold to Standard & Poor’s due to regulatory requirements in the US- Provided financial valuation consulting services to public and private clients in the technology industry- Clients included Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Cisco, Sun Microsystems and PayPal - Scope of work: Business, equity and intangible asset valuations, purchase price allocations, asset impairment reviews, fairness opinions, venture capital valuations, and development of integrated financial models Show less

After initially joining PwC in the Corporate Recovery (insolvency) team, after 12 months, at my request, I moved to the PwC valuations team which specialised in the valuation of public and private companiesMy role in this team also encompassed working on the execution of small cap M&A transactions assisting small businesses in company transforming transactions including asset sales, acquisitions and mergersExamples of responsibilities included:- Managed the development of… Show more After initially joining PwC in the Corporate Recovery (insolvency) team, after 12 months, at my request, I moved to the PwC valuations team which specialised in the valuation of public and private companiesMy role in this team also encompassed working on the execution of small cap M&A transactions assisting small businesses in company transforming transactions including asset sales, acquisitions and mergersExamples of responsibilities included:- Managed the development of the corporate pricing model for the Australian subsidiary of a multi-billion dollar telecommunications company based in Europe directly reporting to the CFO.- Involved in the successful $10M sale of the Australian food processing facility of a US-based fast food conglomerate, involving the preparation of the Information Memorandum, key ,marketing points and negotiation facilitator- Assisted in the development of the PwC Sydney technology valuations practice - built and maintained specific client relationships, negotiated client engagement fees, assisted and supervised associate staff, developed advanced financial models, finalized detailed client valuation reports and prepared industry analysis Show less