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Patrick provides M&A advisory services to middle-market-focused private equity funds, strategic buyers, and entrepreneur/family-owned enterprises. Patrick’s transaction advisory experience includes over 75 transactions including both acquisitions and divestures with a specific focus on:•Financial and operational due diligence•Quality of earnings analyses•Comprehensive working capital analyses including the negotiation of working capital targets and related purchase agreement considerations.•Carve-out transactions•Multi-national transactionsPatrick has successfully completed due diligence on companies with transaction sizes ranging from $10 million to $1.5 billion, including the preparation of comprehensive reports detailing quality of earnings and working capital, as well as observations of strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for growth post-closing.Previously, Patrick was a senior auditor with KPMG working primarily on SEC reporting companies, and larger private companies with revenues ranging from $250 million to $3 billion.Book recommendations: •The Private Equity Toolkit A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Deals Done From Sourcing to Exit (Sakovska)•Advanced Introduction to Private Equity (Gompers and Kaplan)•Creating Value in Portfolio Company Operations A Practical Guide to Growing Cash Flow in Business (Bundy)•Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z (Sherman)

Listed skills include Microsoft Excel, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Microsoft Office, and 11 others.