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EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Economics • Cumulative GPA: 3.5/4.0 • Dean’s List: 2005 – 2008 • SAT I: 1540/1600 (780 Math/760 Verbal), SAT II Math Level 2: 770
Chicago, USA September 2004 – June 2008
EXPERIENCE <SMALL LOCAL BANK – AFFILIATED/LOCAL IB PARTNER TO TOP 10 GLOBAL BB> <South Asian Country> Analyst – Private Equity November 2008 – Present • Facilitated acquisition process for a top 3 player in <South Asian Country>’s edible oil industry for US$ 16 million, to be structured as a co-investment with a global leader in the edible oil business. Deal is in the final stages of negotiation • Explored acquisition opportunities for a dairy company in the team’s investment portfolio. Late stage negations are underway with the sponsors of a prominent player in <South Asian Country>’s dairy sector. The combined entity would be <South Asian country>’s third largest dairy company by market share. Conducted due diligence and valuation for the investment opportunity • Member of the team responsible for marketing a holding company created to house all of <my firm>’s investments, both current and planned, in food sector companies. The project is targeting US$ 50 million in investor commitments and is in the final stages of negotiation with top strategic investors in the region • Evaluated various investment opportunities in the dairy, edible oil and logistics sectors • Part of the fundraising process for <my firm>’s first private equity fund looking to raise US$ 200 million for investments in strategic growth sectors across the region TOP 5-10 GLOBAL BB New York, USA Intern – Equity Research June 2007 – August 2007 • Conducted primary research and updated company models as member of biotech research team • Worked on the coverage initiation report for a US$ 1.7 billion biotech company • Pitched a US$ 850 million specialty pharmaceutical company to senior research management as part of a mock stock pitch competition. Share price went up over 30% from the date of my pitch to the end of my internship TOP 5 GLOBAL BB <South Asian Country> Intern – Corporate Finance July 2006 – August 2006 • Created an industry overview of the asset management industry of <South Asian country>. Report included an assessment of how the industry has progressed since inception, its future outlook and a regional comparison • Evaluated financial statements to create company profiles used to facilitate pitching process • Created company presentations used to pitch to clients in a variety of industries ACTIVITIES TOP 10 SCHOOL – ALUMNI SCHOOLS COMMITTEE Volunteer (’08 – Present) • Facilitate the University’s admissions process by interviewing applicants from <South Asian country> THE INVESTMENT CLUB Financial Associate (’04 – ‘07) • Three year senior member of the largest finance-related student run organization on the college campus. The club managed a real stock portfolio worth approximately US$ 130,000 • Member of the club’s energy team, the highest performing sector in the portfolio SOCCER TEAM Captain (’06 – ‘07) • Formed a soccer team to represent xxx house in the annual intra-mural sports competition on campus • Organized weekly training sessions. Ultimately the team made the quarter-finals for both years that I headed the effort SKILLS & INTERESTS • •
Languages: Fluent in English and <South Asian language>. Competent in French Interests: Avid soccer and cricket player. Other interests include traveling, jogging and current affairs