Marla Griffith Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto , Ca, Us

Redwood City, California, Us

SoapAI developed new ways for consumer-marketing and media to combat information overload and mistrust, using ML, NLP & AI

London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

- Evaluated opportunities and performed thorough credit analyses on companies for both buyside and sellside (potential staple financings) processes; performed covenant analyses, structured and priced potential transactions - Leveraged finance lead for multi-disciplinary deal teams, including equity capital markets, equity-linked capital markets, derivatives, M&A, financial sponsors, loan portfolio management and industry groups- Analyzed leveraged finance trends for the technology, retail, chemicals, transportation and business services sectors for the period from 2001 - 2008 - Drafted rating agency presentation, bank book and lenders presentation; marketed deal to potential investors - Negotiated credit agreements and related documentation

New York, New York, Us

- Executed over $15bn of debt, equity and M&A transactions for financial sponsors - Analyzed, modeled and valued hundreds of both private and public companies- Led execution teams from the initial management presentations; performing extensive due diligence, supervising the preparation of materials for the internal credit committee, rating agencies and financing- Managed multi-disciplinary teams including members from Leveraged Finance, M&A and industry groups- Developed thorough understanding of and strong relationships within the private equity industry

Charlotte, Nc, Us

- Industry coverage for power, midstream, oil & gas (upstream and downstream), oilfield services- Performed financial modeling as part of buyside and sellside advisory teams for large asset packages & corporate deals

- Financial, Strategy, and Operations Advisory - Energy & Power Group- Managed the systems design process for a robust performance measurement and reporting system- Built a dynamic pricing model for an electric utility to formulate bids on the provisioning of “revenue cycle services” for external partners. This included formulating regulatory strategies and preparing written testimony for the services- Created a contingency plan for an electric utility (annual revenues of $8bn) that included impacts to systems and procedures in the event of a bankruptcy filing. Coordinated the related efforts of 15 client personnel and 10 consultants- Supervised, mentored and trained over 40 new consultants on various client engagements

- California Certified Public Accountant- Audited a wide range of businesses including Occidental Petroleum and Southern California Edison Company- Prepared financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and related footnote disclosure

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Economics With An Emphasis In Accounting

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