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EXPERIENCE
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE)
Analyst, Leverage Finance Origination and Restructuring, Global Markets Solutions Group
Analyst, M&A Advisory, Investment Banking Division
London, UK
May 2010 – Present
June 2008 – April 2010
Selected Transaction Experience
Leverage Finance Origination and Restructuring team
 Advised CMACGM on its £5.0 billion debt restructuring
– Developed a comprehensive debt model outlining the company’s 45 syndicates many of which comprised of multiple tranches
– Thoroughly modelled new vessel capital expenditure financing requirements as part of a monthly liquidity analysis
– Ongoing work with management team to develop key restructuring principles to be negotiated with the various stakeholders
Mergers and Acquisitions team
 Advised Qatar Holdings on its acquisition of Harrods
– Conducted due diligence on behalf of Qatar to develop an operating model for the operating business
– Developed an extensive valuation materials based on an OpCo/ PropCo structure to assist throughout negotiations
– Prepared various analysis under different capital structures and exit scenario assumptions with a focus on equity returns and leverage
statistics
 Conducted a Fairness Opinion presented to the largest shareholder of Norsk Hydro (Norwegian government) in regards to its £4.7bn
acquisition of assets from Vale SA
– Constructed a detailed operating model with numerous pricing and cost cases for Aluminum, Alumina and Bauxite
– Ran various valuation methodologies with primary focus on NPV of cash flows over the useful life of the assets
– Analysed the pro forma Alumina and Bauxite supply exposure relative to production requirements
 Advised McLaren Automotive on £250 million private placement used to finance the company’s new line of high performance sports cars
– Worked with top management to construct a comprehensive operating model to consolidate management assumptions and business case
subsequently used by the company and investors to evaluate the opportunity
– Conducted extensive due diligence and worked with senior management to understand current business and quality of projections
– Developed private placement memorandum detailing the key investment highlights for McLaren Automotive
– Led the main valuation used to form the base of the transaction structure
– Examined impact of various exit assumptions based on precedent transactions and trading statistics
 Advised Resolution Ltd £1.7bn acquisition of Friends Provident Group Plc
– Developed financial model to evaluate the pro forma impact of various bid premia and funding considerations and the respective impacts
on ownership and shareholder value
 Advised Adecco SA on the acquisition of Spring Group Plc
– Led valuation including DCF and synergy analysis used to form the basis of the acquisition
– Worked with senior management to understand and identify potential synergies and value impact of different business case scenarios
– Assisted with various pieces of analysis throughout due diligence and cash confirmation processes
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE)
Summer analyst, M&A Advisory Investment Banking Division
Developed various pieces of analysis including LBO, DCF and precedent transactions
Received offer for full-time employment as well as a discretionary bonus at the end of the internship
London, UK
Summer 2007
EDUCATION
Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
– Honours Business Administration with specialisation in Finance, May 2008
– Awarded Deans Honours List (top 10% of students) and Pass with Distinction
University of Western Ontario
– Received acceptance to Scholars Elective program based on final high school average above 90%
– Entrance scholarship awarded for academic achievement in high school
OTHER
Investing – actively maintain portfolio of investments
Golf – Canadian Junior Golfers Associate – Participated in numerous golf tournaments throughout Canada
Hockey – University of Western Ontario Intramural hockey league
Ontario, Canada