Consultant involved in originating, screening and executing of new transactions.

Originating, screening and executing of new transactions including ongoing portfolio management and reviews. Board participation (invitee) at portfolio company and responsible for the sourcing and executing of M&A opportunities. Development of financial models. Strategic initiatives incl. classes on valuation methodology and new technologies.

Investment report generation and portfolio reviews. Development of financial model and IRR tracker. Managing interaction with service providers including accounting, audit and company secretarial suppliers.

Rotations across banking divisions in order to understand broader Investment banking group, and well as develop skills in particular disciplines.Private Equity - 1 year (on deal team for conclusion of 2 management buy-outs) as a transactor.Responsible for investment reports, transaction implementation, valuation and pricing models.Interest rate and FX trading - 6 months: - managed rand (ZAR) trading book for currency futures for 2 weeks, including pricing, hedging, and risk-taking.- development of auto FX trading platform (FX majors) based on trade ideas.- spent time on each trading desk (money market, bond, repos, derivatives, options, fx, inflation, etc.) learning trading mechanicsStructured Credit Trading & Financial Engineering - 6 months:Credit derivative pricing (CDSs).Booking of credit trades. Responsibility for Indian Credit trades.Risk modelling of positions in financial engineering book, and portfolio analysis.Investment Banking Credit Analyst - Large Corporates - 7 months:Financial and business analysis of South African university portfolio. Analysis of client in Poultry industry. Assisted with property finance transaction for client. Deal and counterparty analysis involving public to private de-listing.Worked with rating methodology and collateral analysis to determine default rates and default losses for counterparties in State, and private corporations.Risk AnalystMarket risk analysis, scenario planning, implementation of specific risk model

Founder of software business specialising in:Servicing the manufacturing and mining industries focussing on statistical and mathematically-intensive applications, machine control for automotive OEM manufacturers. Enterprise System Integration,Data visualization and Predictive Analytics in Business Intelligence tools for clients such as Unisys,Custom/bespoke application development.