Functional Skills
M&A Support
Financial Modeling
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Experience
Whalebelly
Finance
Principal
9/2017 - Present
Through Whalebelly, I provide transaction advisory and support services, both to entrepreneurs and to investors. For entrepreneurs, this includes preparation of all the tools needed to raise capital or sell your business - investor presentations, financial projections, PPMs and CIMs, and data rooms. For investors, services include due diligence, financial modeling and analysis, transaction structuring, preparation of investment committee materials.
Shockoe Atelier
Start-Up
Partner
2/2014 - 8/2017
Shockoe Atelier is a menswear startup based in Richmond VA. I was a Partner in the company and drove the business side of things, including finance and admin, sales and marketing, and operations. My job also included raising capital, for which I built numerous investor decks, business overviews, business plans, and supporting financial models.
New Richmond Ventures
Finance
Managing Director
9/2012 - 7/2013
New Richmond Ventures is an early-stage investment firm focused on Richmond VA-based startups. I co-founded the firm and ran day-to-day activities as its Managing Director. My job was to find great investment opportunities to invest in, oversee the investment process (investment size of $250k - $2 million), and assist our startups with further capital raising efforts (investor presentations, business plans, financial models, etc.).
PrecisionIR
Operations
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
11/2009 - 8/2011
PrecisionIR was a $30 million provider of digital investor relations services, and a portfolio company of SV Investment Partners. I served as the company's COO and CFO during a turnaround, where we reduced costs, launched new product lines, and restructured the company's balance sheet. The company was eventually sold to a strategic acquirer.
SV Investment Partners (fka Schroder Ventures US)
Finance
Partner
1/2000 - 10/2009
SV Investment Partners (fka Schroder Ventures US) is a middle-market private equity firm focused on tech, media & telecom. We were a small team, so I got to do a lot. I was heavily involved in both the deal sourcing/analysis as well as the deal execution (negotiations, legal documentation, post-investment monitoring, exit). I was also involved in the raising, documenting, and managing of two funds, totaling over $250 million.
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Finance
Investment Banking Analyst
7/1997 - 1/2000
Mergers & acquisitions in the energy and power sectors. I built complex financial models, drafted presentations, and wrote information memoranda to support transactions of all types. I was recognized as a top Analyst in my class, and earned a reputation for building flawless financial models and beautiful powerpoint presentations.