Richard Leggee Email & Phone Number

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Advised distressed clients with cash management, financial improvement, and weekly cash flow forecasting; guided clients through Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and communicated with creditors and their advisors
• Facilitated successful sale of publicly traded biotech company through Chapter 11 bankruptcy while managing 13-week cash flow, assisted in developing liquidation analysis, and coordinated ad-hoc reporting
• Assisted multiple venture-capital-backed companies with liquidity issues, strategized alternatives for liquidity management/preservation, and effectively communicated key developments to creditors and other stakeholders
• Managed over 20 sell-side processes for venture-capital-backed companies facing liquidity issues, delivering optimal exit strategies for management and recovery for stakeholders
• Implemented a robust cash forecasting model for a cannabis company, meeting C-level reporting requirements and enabling informed strategic decisions

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Advised retail and real-estate companies through Covid-related liquidity shortages before, during, and after Chapter 11 bankruptcy by managing reporting and communications with creditors and their advisors
• Provided CFO services to a PE-owned SaaS company with plans to acquire 5-6 additional portfolio companies in FY 2022, created models for merger analysis, developed pro-forma FY 2022 forecast and scenario analyses for.
• Advised publicly traded mall REIT through Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, which resulted in successful reduction of $1.7bn of debt, communicated weekly with creditor advisors, managed 13WCF forecasting, and assisted in.
• Guided fashion company through emergency cash preservation process during Covid shutdowns, led department heads with the development of temporary headcount reductions, and worked directly with IB, resulting in the.
• Managed team of six associates across multiple projects, guided associates with development of BD program that incentivized junior staff to propose distressed opportunities to MDs; program led to six opportunities that.

Lake Forest, California

• Reported directly to the CFO of a private equity aerospace company as it grew its platform through acquisitions, integrated reporting across four acquired entities, and oversaw development of corporate-level and.
• Worked alongside CFO with the acquisitions of three portfolio companies, performed financial analyses of M&A impact and proposed capital structures and cost reductions to analyze the impact on cash flow and the.
• Oversaw consolidation of financials and forecasting across the four entities, analyzed variances to budget and reported results to the CEO and management during monthly finance meetings
• Performed financial analysis of strategic initiatives to aid the decision-making process for management and PE owners, including analysis of outsourcing specific production to Mexicali and its impact on profitability

Greater Atlanta Area

- Constructed and reviewed valuation and other financial analyses, including the guideline public companies, guideline precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow analyses (DCF)- Performed valuations of debt, equity and structured securities (including complex businesses, securities, and transaction structures) held by hedge funds, private equity.

Greater Atlanta Area

-Executed due diligence, created client deliverables and target lists for M&A deals for travel, hospitality, and technology industries-Performed valuation and created reports for over 10 businesses in all industries for fairness opinions, exit planning, litigations and business separation purposes

-Assisted clients with mergers and acquisitions process-Supported managing director with process of deals including due diligence, publishing of memoranda, teaser letters and marketing materials, and creation of buyers’ lists-Performed extensive financial valuation and review, company analysis and market industry research-Assisted in growth and development.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

-Supported managing directors in execution of eight sell-side, buy-side and recapitalization transactions-Used financial modeling to value six businesses and transactions-Created pitch books, buyer’s lists, and managed client relationships and meetings-Published quarterly middle-market industry reports

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance

Education record

Education record