Manager Life Insurance

Hisao Takahashi

*** * **** ******, *** *B, New York, NY 10011

Mobile: 812-***-****, **************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Nomura Securities, New York, NY

July 2005- September 2010

Vice President, Investment Banking Division

Associate, Investment Banking Division

. Cover Solar energy and TMT sector co-working with Japanese, European

and Asian bankers and M&A team, with a focus on business development

and M&A execution

. Lead the execution of cross-border M&A transactions including Japanese

company's acquisition of US companies, US company's divestiture of

Japanese asset, as well as Japanese company's sale of its asset to US

company.

. Identify, analyze and pitch cross-border M&A opportunities and ideas

to US companies. Conducts researches of client companies' industry to

seek opportunities

Shinsei Bank (The Best Bank in Japan by Euromoney in 2004), Tokyo, Japan

June 2004 - August 2004

Summer Associate, Corporate Revitalization Division

. Participated in several corporate revitalization deals including

private equity investment and M&A

. Conducted various corporate turnaround management activities including

industry analysis, financial projection, valuation analyses and due

diligence

Mizuho Financial Group, Tokyo, Japan

December 1999 - June 2003

Equity Analyst, Fuji Investment Management Company

. Analyzed and reported on Media and Technology sector and individual

stocks (around 20 companies), representing 20% of $310 million US

equity investment

. Analyzed US equity market, representing 60% of the firm's $520 million

international equity investment, for use in determining company's

overall asset allocation

Yasuda Life Insurance Company, New York, NY August

1997 - November 1999

(Mizuho Financial Group employee exchange program)

Equity Analyst, Yasuda Life America Capital Management

. Analyzed and researched tech sector companies (around 20 companies) to

advise portfolio

. Analyzed US equity market fundamentals including economy, corporate

profit and valuation

. Outperformed S&P 500 Technology Sector by 790 basis points

Mizuho Financial Group, Tokyo,

Japan April 1994 - July

1997

Branch Officer, Customer Relations Department I

. Managed relations with small- and mid-sized business, non-profits, and

private individual accounts

. Awards: Branch Manager's Award for Achievement, given to branch's best

performers (3 representatives selected out of 30)

EDUCATION

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

May 2005

Master of Business Administration, major in Finance and Accounting

. GPA : 3.9

. Leading member of Kelley International Perspectives (student-organized

international research project)

. Faculty-Selected Member, Sports and Entertainment Academy

. Beta Gamma Sigma

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo,

Japan

March 1994

Bachelor of Economics

. Thesis: Deregulation of Financial Markets

. University Tennis Team Board Member

ADDITIONAL

Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, Music (Pop, Dance, Rock, R&B, Musicals),

Reading, Movies

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