Manager Management

Stephen Scott Cobb, III, CFA

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Washington, DC 20016

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202-***-**** (c)

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Experience

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Vice President, Investment Banking

. Work on investment banking teams on domestic and

international M&A and strategic consulting assignments

across a range of industries

. Manage the preparation of offering memorandums, valuation

models, and other analyses by associates and analysts

. Assist managing directors in negotiations; interacting with

client's senior management and legal counsel

. Perform valuations of prospective clients

. Recent transaction experience includes:

. Working on the multi-billion dollar acquisition

of a publicly traded industrial business by a

multi billion European diversified industrial

company (presently in negotiations)

. Working on the sale of a $700 million publicly

traded U.S. based diagnostics company

(presently in negotiations)

2006-2009 Willamette Management Associates Arlington, VA

Senior Manager

. Supervised financial advisory, business valuation and

litigation services assignments including company

valuations, purchase price allocations, ESOP valuations,

forensic accounting economic damages/lost profits analysis,

and financial advisory services managing junior staff

. Valuations assignments consisted of financial statement

analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, comparable

publicly traded companies analyses, and analysis of mergers

and acquisitions of comparable publicly traded and

privately held companies

. Review and prepared reports and presentations disclosing

and explaining valuation conclusions

. Interact regularly with senior management and legal counsel

as part of assignments and marketing

2003-2006 Ellin & Tucker, Chartered Washington, DC

Senior Manager, Business Valuation, Forensic, and

Litigation Services

. Supervised and coordinated business valuation and

litigation services projects determining staffing levels

and project budgets

. Assisted in sales and marketing efforts including

preparation of presentations, articles, marketing materials

. Regularly interacted with senior management and legal

counsel as part of marketing and engagement assignments

1997-2003 Haverford Capital Advisors Paoli, PA

Senior Manager

. Performed business valuations on a variety of middle

market companies primarily using discounted cash flow

and market approaches

. Provided sell side merger and acquisition advisory

services including preparing offering memorandums,

identifying and contacting potential buyers,

structuring and negotiating letters of intent, and

managing the due diligence process

. Assist clients in the capital raising process

including preparing business plans, developing

financial pro formas, contacting venture capitalists

and other potential investors

1994-1997 Rh ne-Poulenc Rorer Collegeville, PA

Financial Analyst, Managed Care Contracting

. Consulted on the implementation of an automated

system for payment of rebates to managed care

companies and pharmacy benefit managers

. Assisted in the development of a financial model to

ensure compliance with Medicare most favored nation

requirements

1994 Sam Katz for Governor Campaign Philadelphia, PA

Deputy Press Secretary and Director of Communications

. Coordinated media communication for special events

such as press conferences, campaign stops, and

primary night coverage

. Organized the preparation and distribution of policy

papers and press releases

1993-1994 Ivax Industries Horsham, PA

Consultant

. Designed and tested enterprise software package

ensuring appropriate accounting principles and

controls were in place prior to company-wide

implementation

1989-1991 Strategic Analysis, Inc. Reading, PA

Research Analyst

. Researched and prepared business valuations,

strategic and competitive assessments, and industry

studies

Education

Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut

Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), 1993

Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

BS, Business Administration, 1989

City University, London, England

Studied Economics and Finance, 1986-1987

Other

Chartered Financial Analyst

Series 7 and 79 licenses

Member of The CFA Institute and Washington DC Society of

Financial Analysts

Candidate for the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)

designation

Member of the American Society of the Appraisers

Vice President, Washington, DC Metro Area Chapter of the

American Society of Appraisers

Completed ASA course "Valuation of Intangible Assets for

Financial Reporting Purposes"

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