GONZALO A. OBANDO
6 Overpond Court ♦ Potomac, MD 20854
301-661-6076 ♦ gonzalo.a.obando@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Double Major:
Bachelor of Science, Finance
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Richmond The American International University in London (Study Abroad)
College Park, MD
Major GPA: 3.9
Cumulative GPA: 3.7
May 2016
August 2011 – May 2013
Honors: 2013 Dean’s List LTSC, Alpha Lambda Honor Society, 2011 & 2012 Dean’s List Richmond The American University in London
WORK EXPERIENCE
Stifel Nicolaus
Baltimore, MD
Investment Banking Summer Analyst – Mergers & Acquisitions Generalist
June 2015 – August 2015
 Interned at a middle market investment bank and worked on three live M&A advisory deals in the technology, education and industrials space
 Constructed and built the DCF and LBO models utilized in the summer analyst sell-side pitch project for a $75mm EBITDA valve flow-control
company
 Dissected client’s cloud-based communications operating model into business segments and customer channels, and created a formatted output page
that was used for internal analysis
 Spread the financials of three publicly traded cloud-based communications companies by hand in order to benchmark relevant metrics in the industry
such as revenue growth rates, gross profit margins, EBITDA margins and partner channel sizes
 Screened over 100 financial sponsors with education-focused portfolio companies and investment ranges of $20mm - $100mm to add to a buyer’s
list
 Screened over 50 transactions for relevant construction & aggregates M&A comps and created a transaction multiples bar graph used in sell-side
pitch materials
Greenberg Advisors
Rockville, MD
Investment Banking Junior Analyst – Mergers & Acquisitions
January 2015 – March 2015
 Interned at a boutique investment bank focused on providing M&A advisory for companies within the accounts receivables and revenue cycle
management sectors
 Researched and compiled a list of ~20 prospective strategic buyers for sell-side process of a cloud-based communications services company
 Analyzed and constructed an operating model for a Brazilian debt collections company for the potential acquisition by a buy-side client
Capital One
Chevy Chase, MD
Summer Analyst – Leveraged Finance
June 2014 – August 2014
 Interned with a leveraged finance group handling proposed senior secured financing in support of sponsor-led buyouts for middle market technology,
security, and healthcare companies
 Aided team members in constructing an illustrative LBO model for a $320mm leveraged buyout deal for a software applications company
 Modeled and refined capital structure scenarios by utilizing various types of credit facilities including a revolving credit facility, first lien term loan
and second lien term loan
 Assisted in the due diligence process and wrote a healthcare analytics industry overview that was used in a credit approval memorandum
EJF Capital
Junior Equity Analyst – Financial Services Fund
 Interned at a $6bn AUM long-short hedge fund focused on financial sector equities
 Analyzed S&L and regional bank equities through the use of valuation matrices such as multiples methodologies
Arlington, VA
January 2014 – May 2014
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Lemma Senbet Fund
Portfolio Manager – Markets & External Relations
College Park, MD
May 2015 – Present
 Competitively selected as one of two portfolio managers to work with 10 analysts investing a $900,000 university endowment fund
 Deliver weekly updates analyzing economic indicators, market movements, and central bank actions to formulate investment ideas and market
perspectives
Eccleshill United F.C.
Vice-Captain
Leeds, United Kingdom
August 2011 – May 2013
 Former semi-professional soccer player in England
 Vice-captain and starter for the U19 Academy team in the Northern Alliance Football League West Division
 Played against top flight clubs such as: Manchester City, Real Sociedad, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, and Barnsley FC
TRAINING, SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Training: Bloomberg, Microsoft Office Applications, Salesforce, SNL, S&P Capital IQ
Languages: Fluent in Spanish
Interests: Billiards, Blackjack, Economics, Emerging Markets, Peru, Soccer, Stocks
Clubs: Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, Catholic Student Center, Community of Aspiring Shareholders, Investment
Banking Club