Matt Welch Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

 Advise corporations and financial sponsors on buy-side, sell-side, corporate carve-out, minority investment, hostile defense and other strategic transactions while managing junior bankers.Select transactions include the following: • Advisor to VF Corp. on acquisition of Altra Running• Advisor to Snyder's-Lance on sale of Diamond of California brand to Blue Road Capital• Advisor to Pier 1 Imports on implementation of a shareholder rights plan and hostile defense assignment• Advisor to Conagra Brands on sale of JM Swank, specialty ingredient distribution business to Platinum Equity• Sale of Biologics, private equity owned oncology-focused specialty pharmacy business to McKesson• Advisor to The Blackstone Group on acquisition of Diamonds Direct• Advisor to HealthSouth on acquisition of Reliant Hospital Partners• Sale of Island Oasis, private equity owned premium cocktail mixes and customized beverage business to Kerry Group• Advisor to Chiquita Board of Directors on publicly contested all stock merger with Fyffes and eventual all cash sale to Cutrale and Safra Groups• Advisor to Conagra Brands on formation of Ardent Mills Joint Venture with Cargill and CHS as well as FTC mandated divestiture of four overlap flour milling assets to Nisshin Seifun Group• Advisor to Providence Service Corporation on acquisition of Ingeus Limited• Sale of Frontier Spinning Mills, private equity owned apparel yarn business to American Securities• Advisor to Treehouse Foods on acquisition of Associated Brands, a private label manufacturer of powdered drinks, specialty teas and sweeteners• Sale of DermStore Beauty, private equity owned e-retailer of skin and cosmetic products to Target• Advisor to Vestar Capital Partners on acquisition of Roland Foods, specialty food importer• Advisor to Dole Food Company on sale of Worldwide Packaged and Asia Fresh Foods businesses to Itochu• Advisor to Vestar Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus on acquisition of Triton International

San Francisco, California, Us

 Managed and closed acquisition/private financing transactions for IT services, healthcare software, mobile search/advertising, mobile internet portal, and mobile gaming companies; including preparation of information memorandum, management presentation, due diligence, and term sheet evaluation and negotiations. Performed industry/sector research along with comparable company, precedent transaction, accretion/dilution, discounted cash flow, IRR, and relative value analyses for companies in mobile, networking, and enterprise software sectors. Supervised creation of Board presentations that provided strategic alternatives and comprehensive business overviews of potential buyers for private equity portfolio companies, executive management, and entrepreneurs. Published monthly newsletter on wireless communications industry with analysis of current trends in the sector.

San Francisco, California, Us

 Executed $208 million initial public offering for Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund; prepared Co-Manager presentation, marketing materials, prospectus, and bring down due diligence. Prepared client deliverables for the executive management of public and private companies for buy-side M&A advisory, including the extensive valuation of potential target companies. Constructed complex valuation models incorporating DCF, Merger, and LBO analyses. Evaluated pro forma financial and strategic implications of transactions. Performed equity/debt transaction comparables analyses, ratings and capitalization analyses, and industry analyses across Banks, Insurance, Specialty Finance, and Asset Management companies.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Mba, Finance

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Education record