KPMG Deal Advisory Group offers SME, multinational companies and financial sponsors a seamless team of multidisciplinary professionals from M&A Advisory, Transaction Services, Valuation & Financial Modelling, Deal Strategy, Real Estate and Restructuring as well as Tax and Legal experts.The Valuation & Financial Modelling team provides various solutions to its clients, tailored to their specific challenges, including:► Business valuation for transaction, tax, legal or organizational purposes► Fairness opinion (public or private)► Valuation of intangible (trademark, IP, technology, etc.) and tangible assets► Valuation for accounting purposes, such as impairment tests and purchase price allocations► Financial modelling, business plan, capital allocation and value creation assessment ► Out-of-the-box analysis in M&A, carve-out and partnership situations

As part of Deloitte Financial Advisory, the M&A Advisory team advises corporate buyers/sellers and private equity investors throughout the entire M&A deal lifecycle. As an experienced Manager, my main responsibilities include leading client proposals, building and developing client relationships, providing strategic advice to clients, managing transaction/partnership/fundraising processes including interactions with client teams and third parties, supervising the preparation of transaction documents and financial models, managing and training Consultants and Senior Consultants.My key achievements include:► Advising a leading Swiss consumer goods company in the acquisition of assets from a distributor in Switzerland► Advising a major international sport federation in structuring, negotiating then closing 2 strategic partnerships► Providing buy-side due diligence services to a leading European private equity fund for its acquisition of a cybersecurity company► Providing valuation advisory to minority shareholders in the context of a takeover bid► Preparing the business plan of an oil trading and distribution company with activities in several countries, along with valuation advisory► Supporting a commodity player in the disposal of a non-core asset► Providing valuation advisory to a majority shareholder in the context of a partial MBO► Supporting an international healthcare company in the disposal of a group of subsidiaries► Industry exposure: Commodities, FMCG, healthcare, IT, sports

Keolis is one of Europe's leading public transport network operators, with a 2013 turnover of 5.1bn€ generated in 15 countries by 54,400 employees.As a Group Strategy & Development Manager, my main assignments included:► Acquisition/divestment projects of profitable/loss-making companies (turnover: 25m€-110m€ p.a.) ► Review of strategic projects (including tenders, PPP, partnerships, etc.)► Attendance to investment committees (with Board members and shareholders representatives) and preparation/review of related documents► International exposure: Australia, Germany, Scandinavia ► Industry exposure: Public transportClosed deals include: - Acquisition of Autocars Striebig, a major independent bus operator with 250 buses and c. 300 employees, operating in France and Germany.http://www.keolis.com/fr/medias/detail-de-lactualite/article/keolis-acquiert-le-groupe-1.html- Merger between City-Trafik (Keolis Danish subsidiary) and Nettbuss Denmark, creating a joint-venture between the French Keolis and the Norwegian Nettbuss totaling more than 1,500 employees and 450 buses.http://www.nettbuss.no/om-nettbuss/nyheter/nyheter/busselskapene-city-trafik-og-nettbuss-danmark-fusjonerer-og-blir-en-ny-sterk-aktor-pa-det-danske-markedetI was the Group Strategy & Development Manager in charge of these two deals, performing in-house transaction work (business plan modelling, standalone/combined valuations, preparation of investment committees), coordinating other Keolis departments (due diligence, tax/legal transaction structuring/documentation, acquisition financing, accounting impacts) and external advisors (due diligence, SPA/SHA), preparing and attending negotiations with sellers/partners and their advisors.I was also a member of the post-acquisition/merger integration steering committees.

Directly supervised by the Executive Vice President Strategy and Business Development (member of Keolis Executive Committee), the Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships team focuses on Group strategy (e.g., development strategy in a new country) and growth issues (e.g., M&A, tenders).As a Business Analyst, I primarily focused on:► Acquisition/divestment projects of profitable/loss-making companies (turnover: 5m€-130m€ p.a.)► International tenders/PPP (contract turnover: 200m€-1bn€), with a particular focus on financial/modelling/risks/negotiation aspects► Attendance to investment committees (with Board members and shareholders representatives) and preparation/review of related documents► International exposure: Australia, Canada, Germany, India, the USA► Industry exposure: Public transportClosed projects include Waterloo Light Rail Transit, a PPP for a greenfield tramway network in Ontario (Canada):- Project awarded to GrandLinq consortium, its main members being Plenary Group, Meridiam Infrastructure, Keolis, Aecon, Kiewit, AECOM and CIBC World Markets- 33 year DBFOM contract - Named North American PPP Deal of the Year by IJ Journal- For Keolis, this project was the first of its kind in North America, a highly competitive market- On the O&M contractor side (Keolis), I was responsible for cost/performance/financial modelling (including lifecycle costs, performance regime, financial statements, tax modelling, investment KPIs) and risk analysis - 1 Analyst under my supervision More information:- http://www.keolis.com/en/media-centre/press/news/in-detail/article/keolis-as-part-of-the-gr.html- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/waterloo-ion-light-rail-ppp-contract-signed.html

► 4-month rotation in the M&A Advisory team, at Senior Consultant level ► Industry exposure: CMO, retirement homes, wine

EY Valuation & Business Modelling group is part of the EY Transaction Advisory Services, which include 9,000 transaction professionals worldwide.The EY France V&BM practice is the leading team on the French market with more than 40 consultants specialized in the valuation of businesses, intangible/tangible assets, management packages, real estate assets and in financial modelling. My main assignments included:► Business valuations (going concern/restructuring)► Assistance in fundraising for a large private company► Assistance to minority shareholders regarding their exit negotiation with their majority shareholder (valuation scenarios)► Assistance in an acquisition process (joint engagement with EY TS team) ► Intangible asset valuations (e.g., Purchase Price Allocations)► Analysis of project finance models (railway infrastructures)I managed and trained 1-3 Analysts/Interns per engagement► Industry exposure: Apparel, asset management, digital security, food, railway infrastructures, telco

In 2007, Fortune Global 500 placed ABN AMRO 15th in the list of world’s biggest banks and it had operations in 53 countries, with over 110,000 employees. ABN AMRO was offering asset management, commercial banking, investment banking, private banking and retail banking services. Within the Investment Banking Division, I joined the Markets Coverage - Consumer Goods team:► I worked on the origination of investment banking and commercial banking transactions (M&A, ECM, DCM, cash management, FX hedging)► I was involved in a midcap LBO financing (from origination to execution)► Industry exposure: Luxury goods, retail, retirement homes

GEODIS, a business line of the SNCF Group, is the #1 transport and logistics operator in France and ranks #4 in Europe. Its international reach includes a direct presence in 67 countries and a global network spanning over 120 countries. Key 2013 figures: Turnover 6.9bn€, with 30,000 employees and 10,000 trucks worldwideWithin the Finance Group & Purchasing department, I joined the Financial/Management Controlling team and was involved in the:► Different stages of the Group financial reporting and financial planning► Financial/management control at Group level► Industry exposure: Transport and logistics