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Accomplished leader with a proven ability to execute strategic projects and transactions while working across organizational groups. Have held leading roles in initiatives that increased revenue, added product capabilities, and expanded global operations. Accustomed to managing multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Respected professional with an acute attention to detail and strong organizational skills and extensive experience in project management, financial analysis, financial forecasting, strategic planning, business development, and mergers and acquisitions.Functional Skills Summary:Lead/ Coordinate cross-functional teams* Directed cross-functional teams of business and corporate subject matter experts and external advisers responsible for analyzing and structuring strategic transactions.Project planning / Project management* Led project teams, providing guidance and milestone monitoring to ensure projects were completed accurately and on-time. Briefed senior management on requirements, project scope and status, and obstacles and mitigating actions.Financial analysis* Prepared analyses of financial performance for board of directors reports. Developed financial models for M&A transactions projecting financial performance, cash flows, earnings impacts, key ratios, and rates of returnStrategic planning* Worked with business and functional teams to develop multi-year strategic business plansBusiness development* Partnered with business teams in the negotiation of large client dealsNegotiations* Negotiated confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, term sheets and Purchase & Sale contracts for M&A transactionsSupporting lending relationships* Served as liaison for banking relationships, helping to arrange acquisition financing and negotiate credit agreement termsAccounting/ Financial reporting* Oversaw the preparation of financial statements and the audit activities for a family of mutual fundsLead/ Coordinate M&A transactions and minority investments* Over 15 years of experience leading and/or coordinating M&A transactionsValuations* Developed business valuations based on discounted cash flows, public company multiples, and comparable M&A transaction multiplesCreating presentations and investment memoranda* Developed transaction summaries and presentations for senior management and investor audiences Business applications* Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Corporate Development, Valuation, and 40 others.