Senior Consultant, M&A And Growth Strategy
• Led 15+ buy-side and sell-side due diligence and growth strategy projects, generating $10M+ in firm revenue; collaborated with senior leaders to develop strategies and steer pivotal investment decisions for private equity and C-suite executives• Developed financial models and frameworks for opportunity evaluation; triangulated industry research, competitive benchmarks, and data analytics to identify growth opportunities, and utilized structured problem solving to manage complexity and ambiguity• Prepared and delivered due diligence reports and data-driven presentations, synthesizing complex data into clear, actionable insights; effectively managed client interaction, communicating proposed recommendations to stakeholders• Spearheaded team meetings to align on strategy, drive prioritization of initiatives; identified and addressed potential risks/roadblocks, deliberated key findings, corrected inefficiencies, and anticipated client needs• Initiated 1:1 meetings with junior team members to provide direct feedback, coaching and mentorship; led collaborative discussions to define career goals and offered opportunities to enhance their professional and technical skill setsSelect Project Experience • Led due diligence to evaluate sale asset’s competitive positioning and business sustainability; created market report and conveyed critical insights across multiple buyer calls to help facilitate acquisition by a PE firm; resulted in $120M all-cash transaction• Evaluated $200M+ acquisition target; identified $20M in potential synergies (i.e., cross-selling, scalability enhancements, cost efficiencies, streamlined operations) and reinforced strategy for portfolio diversification and expansion in emerging markets• Led capabilities assessment and in-depth sizing and analysis of current and target markets to drive go-forward strategy; identified $95M EBITDA in adjacent markets and whitespace opportunities to achieve near-term financial objectives
