Michael Drewes Email & Phone Number

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

M&A

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Consulted a Fortune 25 automotive firm on operations and strategy in collaboration with the University of Michigan
• Collaborated closely with an engineering group manager to craft a market entry strategy for an adapted product, yielding an NPV of ~USD 230 million and cutting costs of current product offerings by 34%
• Built cost reduction model, quantitively assessing three strategies, including a middle-market firm acquisition

Frankfurt Am Main, Hesse, Germany

• Conducted research and analyses for the Deutsche Bank International Private Bank CIO (€3 billion AuM)
• Performed economic analyses and built models with the use of Refinitiv Eikon, Bloomberg Terminal, and Microsoft Excel
• Wrote articles for the private client newsletter “Perspektiven am Morgen” with 50,000+ subscribers
• Participation in strategy meetings of the Chief Investment Office

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• Recruited 30 members and directed alumni network
• Organized events and workshops
• Managed a portfolio of 10,000€

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• Achieved place 9 out of 45 in the FlowTraders x B&RBeurs Investment Competition.
• Conducted financial analyses with the use of Bloomberg terminal and FactSet
• Pitched stocks for a jointly managed risk risk-minimising portfolio worth €10,000

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• Managed the website and partnerships
• Organized tech and entrepreneurship-related events (with Bol.com, Port of Rotterdam, and Picnic) with about 200 participants
• Hosted startup pitching competitions with 50+ participants
• Worked on a recruitment platform project called "Portl"

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• Designed a hiring strategy for a biotech start-up tackling waste by developing revolutionary new materials by analyzing the growth of similar firms
• Planned an international expansion and proposed a market penetration strategy for a public IoT firm by finding 20+ potential leads

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• Developed a full company valuation and a turnaround plan comparing strategic alternatives for an acquisition (8% yearly ROI), expansion (7% yearly ROI), and inefficiency reduction (12% margin increase)

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Responsible for acquiring funding for our project and managing partnerships

Brussels Metropolitan Area

• Composed factsheets about the EU competition law and merger assessment guidelines
• Planned events for the European Union’s CoR Automotive Intergroup, reporting to the general secretary
• Wrote a paper on SMEs in the European Union for the governor of Styria

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, International Business Administration, 4.0/4.0 (Cum Laude & First-Class Honours)

Activities and Societies: Participant in RSM Honours Programme (top 3%), B&R Beurs Investment Society, Tech Consulting Group, Erasmus.

Exchange Semester, Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, 3.82/4.00 (University Honors)

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity Coursework: Investment Banking, Corporate Investment Decisions, Negotiations.

European Baccalaureate, European School Of Brussels Ii

Activities and Societies: A-levels: Mathematics, Physics, Spanish, French, German and English Activities and Societies: Debating Club.