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Capital Market Financing

Securing sufficient funding from the right strategic investors.

Action:

  • Worked with outside Investment Bank to develop Private Placement Memorandum (PPM).
  • Participated in strategic partner negotiations and evaluated proposed funding structures.
  • Build dynamic financial model that translated deal variable combinations into value benefits and thus drove deal point discussions.

Results: A $30 million (cash plus in-kind services) 3-way funding structure that positioned employer to capture a greater return-on-investment.

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Insights for entrepreneurial leaders that help them answer two fundamental questions "Where should we play?" and "How do we win?".

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“At the end of the day, finance leaders have to be proper storytellers. You have to be constantly on top of your data and tell the story behind the numbers... The CFO has to be on top of information flow at all times.”

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