Michael Yelavich Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Advisor to senior executives of leading North American companies in evaluating critical strategic and financial decisions

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked in lean deal teams on nine separate transactions totaling over $1B of alternative real estate assets by managing valuation and property management teams to maximize equity value
• Analyzed return potential of investment opportunities through DCF valuation modeling and market analysis to recommend equity investments to the Investment Committee
• Performed pre-investment due diligence, valuation modeling and coordinated post-investment development of the company’s first speculative development investment

Toronto, Canada Area

• Analyzed and performed valuations on over 100 Canadian and U.S. equities, recommending securities meeting the funds’ rigorous fundamental investment criteria

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Asset Acquisitions & Dispositions: performed valuation and market analysis on over 25 office and industrial properties, resulting in the acquisition and disposition of over $500M of assets

Toronto, Canada Area

• Analyzed hedge and asset correlation to pinpoint sources of basis risk, resulting in the implementation of four new hedges covering $1.4B of assets

Toronto

• Analyzed prospective lower mid-market acquisitions through financial and industry analysis to recommend optimal deal structure and valuation
• Contributed to strategy and budget development at monthly Board meetings for one of Russell Square’s portfolio companies, supporting increases in net profit through operational efficiencies and accelerated sales growth
• Spearheaded a proprietary outreach program that sourced attractive businesses aligned with Russell Square’s investment criteria, resulting in increased deal prospects in the due diligence phase

Toronto, Ontario

• Launched an online marketing campaign using Google AdSense, resulting in 55 new leads and a positive net contribution to profit in the first month
• Optimized Altech’s advertising campaign by updating advertisement text and keywords through dailyanalysis of campaign statistics; increased the quality and quantity of leads by 125%
• Streamlined operations in the administrative department by combining related data entry and accounts receivable processes, decreasing the amount of time spent updating each clients’ account