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Investor achieving above market returns within permanent capital structures for institutional investors and large family offices.A leading authority on private equity investing, mergers and acquisitions and finance, Roger Aguinaldo has consummated over $25 billion of M&A and financial transactions over the past 30+ years at Merrill Lynch & Co. and, most recently, at a leading private investment firm focused on permanent capital, SPACs and acquiring large mature companies, CC Capital. Recent transactions include the $7 billion privatization of data analytics firm, Dun & Bradstreet (which IPO'd at an over $15 billion valuation in June 2020); the $1.7 billion acquisition of insurance company Fidelity & Guaranty Life (sold to Fidelity National Financial for $2.7 billion); the $475mm Consumer SPAC, Collier Creek, which purchased UTZ Quality Snack Foods. Inc. at a $1.6 billion enterprise value; and CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I SPAC which purchased E2 Open at a $2.6 billion enterprise value.Mr. Aguinaldo is founder of The M&A Advisor, the largest preeminent organization that presents, connects and recognizes achievement in the top performers in the M&A, financing and turnaround industries. He has written over 800 articles in the past 20 years through The M&A Advisor, and has been a frequent guest commentator on various finance television shows and publications, such as Wall St. Week, Fox, CNN, CNBC, Crain’s and Bloomberg. He is Chairman of major PE/M&A events and awards programs and a featured speaker at leading seminars. Mr. Aguinaldo also sits on several non-profit boards. One notable position is his role on the Investment Committee of the Diocese of Brooklyn where he's been instrumental in the committee's decision to invest in alternatives, such as private equity funds and alternatives.Mr. Aguinaldo began his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. where he handled M&A of Fortune 500 cos. and large financial institutions. He was actively involved in one of the largest LBOs at the time – the $1.5 billion acquisition of Del Monte Foods Corporation. He has an M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business and a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.Specialties: Private equity, investing, mergers and acquisitions, SPACs, M&A, financial technology (FinTech), technology services, financial services, media, franchises, business services.

Listed skills include Private Equity, Mergers And Acquisitions, Strategy, Investment Banking, and 17 others.