SCOTT BORAS
Agoura Hills, California • 323-***-**** • ******@**********.***
PROFILE
Creative, hands 0n financial executive with extensive experience and well developed financial, strategic,
analytical and communications skills.
EDUCATION
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MBA, 1995
Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, 1989, magna cum laude, Law Review (class rank: 3/215)
Simon Fraser University, BBA, 1985
EXPERIENCE
President
Bourn Conix Commercial, LLC, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA 2011 to Present
Tapped to lead a start up joint venture of two established real estate organizations to acquire distressed
office and retail properties in Arizona and the Southwestern United States.
Developing business plan, relationships and ground work for the sourcing, underwriting and financing
of transactions.
Principal
Boras Urban Development and Consulting, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA 2005 to 2010
Developed business, marketing and financial plans; structured investment fund; and drafted a private
placement memorandum related to the proposed development of green, pedestrian oriented projects.
Acted as interim Chief Financial Officer for a $1 bln commercial development, brokerage, and property
management firm.
Oversaw the profitable disposition of a portfolio of real estate assets located in 12 states for a large
privately held real estate investment company.
Created the business, financial and strategic plan that was the basis for the design, financing and
opening of an award winning, one of a kind, women only water spa in downtown Toronto.
Senior Vice President – Finance, Legal, Acquisitions and Development
Maefield Development, Los Angeles, CA 2001 to 2005
Oversaw acquisitions, finance, legal, and accounting of a $2 bln commercial development company.
Negotiated, structured and drafted acquisition, joint venture and lease agreements. Representative
transactions:
Joint venture to develop a 560,000 square foot mixed use project
Acquisition of a development site for a $72 mln condominium project
Agreement with city council to develop and partially finance a 750,000 square foot retail center
Established and fostered banking relationships and negotiated, structured and closed debt financings.
Representative transactions:
$35 mln borrowing base revolving credit facility
$36 mln retail center construction loan
$60 mln condominium acquisition and development loan
$95 mln bridge loan and mezzanine financing
Evaluated all acquisitions and development projects and created all Excel and Argus models, pro
formas, annual operating budgets and investor presentations.
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Vice President
Imperial Entertainment Group, Beverly Hills, CA 1998
to 2001
Sourced, structured and closed financings of more than 20 independent films.
Led workouts of distressed entertainment loan portfolios.
Headed group’s Canadian and Australian entertainment financing operations.
Established and managed relationships with domestic and international film producers and production
companies.
Vice President
ABN Amro Bank, New York, NY, 1996 to 1998
Originated and structured leveraged credit transactions and provided investment banking advisory
services to media and entertainment clients. Representative transactions:
Lead Agent of a $360 mln structured credit facility for Time Warner
Lead Agent of $150 mln leveraged financing and Co Manager of a related high yield bond offering
for a portfolio company of Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts
Built complex Excel models to evaluate leveraged credit structures, borrower cash flow projections and
client capital structures.
Created client “pitch books,” drafted portions of loan syndication marketing documents and made
presentations to the bank’s US and European credit committees.
Supervised, mentored and trained junior bank officers.
Promoted to Vice President within one year of joining the bank and less than three years after
graduating from business school.
Associate
Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY 1995 to
1996
Evaluated over $1 bln in leveraged credit transactions involving the media and entertainment
industries.
Authored in depth credit analyses involving detailed reviews of borrowers’ businesses and
financial statements, assessments of loan structures and computer modeling of projected cash
flows, debt service and covenant compliance.
Completed an extensive money center bank credit training program.
Associate Attorney
Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA 1989 to
1991
Advised on legal issues and drafted and reviewed agreements and other documentation involving
mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and bank financings. Representative transactions:
$105 mln offering of common shares in International Rectifier
$1 bln syndicated bank financing for Safeway
Counseled corporate clients on matters related to corporate/securities law, taxation and intellectual
property.
CREDENTIALS
Member of the California Bar Association
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional
Licensed California Real Estate Broker