Susan Daniel Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Head of valuations and M&A practice for PKF UAE; was responsible for directing and managing the end-to-end execution of valuation/consulting engagements including reviewing engagements (reports/ computations), ensuring the quality of client deliverables, and resource management.(A) Corporate finance/ Valuations: Business valuations, purchase price allocations (PPA)/ valuation of intangible assets (IFRS 3), impairment testing of goodwill, preparation of financial projections and model audits - Pre-acquisition business valuations for sell-side and buy-side client mandates. Key components of a valuation engagement include detailed discussions with entity being valued, rationalizing financial projections, derivation of the discount rate/ WACC, undertaking valuation computations, preparation of the valuation report, and arriving at a valuation opinion. - Valuation of intangible assets (post-acquisition) application of IFRS 3: Business Combinations: Significant experience in undertaking purchase price allocations (PPAs), which involves the identification of intangible assets through detailed discussions with top management, examining and understanding legal and acquisition related documents such as the SPA, due-diligence reports, other contractual agreements of the client, determining the scope and extent of the validity of intangible assets, and valuing the identified intangible assets. - Fair valuing investments related to large investment funds, private equity portfolios, minority shareholdings/ investments for prominent family offices, insurance companies & banks- Impairment testing (IAS 36) for goodwill and intangible assets - Assisting with M&A mandates - investor identification; preparing business plans and investor pitch decks/ information memorandum (B) Strategy: Business turnaround, diagnostic review/ business improvement, detailed project reports, market and financial feasibility studies, preparation of business plans, information memoranda

Dubai

My experience spans a wide range of strategy related engagements which have involved preparation of business turnaround/ revival strategies and diagnostic reviews, which have helped top management at organizations implement measures to improve the business performance. I have significant experience in undertaking market and financial feasibility studies for companies planning to enter a particular market, expanding product lines, etc. Summary of key skill sets - Research skills - Understand the dynamics of the relevant sector/ market covering trends, market size, market shares, market forces of demand and supply, competitors’ plans, product/ market segmentation, financial and operational benchmarks, best practices, risk factors, as well as macro-economic factors. - Understanding of operations - Thorough understanding of all functions in an organization ranging from operations, purchase, logistics, finance, human resources, etc. (as part of a business plan, restructuring) in order to formulate necessary recommendations, in comparison with market best practices and appropriateness to the specific organization- Preparation of financial projections, including 5-year projected income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, project evaluation parameters such as IRR, RoI, payback period, break-even, among others. - Detailed written report to conclude on the market attractiveness and commercial viability of projects

Certificate In Advanced Valuation

Mba

B.Com, Commerce

General Management Programme