Jaime R. Torres
**** ** **** ***** ******: 305-***-****
Boca Raton, FL 33496 abm5dy@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience
Royal Palm Capital Partners, Boca Raton, FL July 2006 - Present
Vice President (Promoted from Associate position in April 2008)
. Research, identify and evaluate new investment opportunities based on
market, competitor analysis and investment criteria.
. Monitor financial and operating performance of portfolio companies in
cooperation with companies' CEOs and CFOs.
. Coordinate management teams, legal counsel and financial advisors in the
execution of transactions and financings.
. Lead the formulation of investor reports, assist in the drafting of SEC
documents and manage due diligence teams.
. Managed the creation of an operating budget for Sunair Services, a
provider of lawn spray and pest control services, and built a detailed
financial model of the company which included 3 district offices and 28
branches across the state of Florida.
. Transaction experience: Merger of Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp., a blank
check company, with Equity Broadcasting Corp., a TV broadcaster, for
$277MM. Private placement for Equity Media Holdings Corp., a TV
broadcaster, for $9MM. Sale of Sunair Services for $50MM.
Bank of America, London, UK May 2005 - March 2006
Associate, Healthcare Investment Banking
. Formulated strategic recommendations with senior bankers for corporate
clients in the European generics pharmaceutical sector.
. Led and supervised junior bankers on the execution of client assignments
that included financial and industrial analyses.
. Transaction experience: Financing for Actavis, a generic drug
manufacturer, for $600MM for its acquisition of Amide.
Citigroup, London, UK July 2002 - April 2005
Associate, Healthcare Investment Banking March 2004 -
April 2005
. Managed and assisted in the execution of corporate finance transactions
by developing financial and strategic business analyses.
. Selected to serve as group staffer; assigned projects to analysts and
associates and guided their professional development.
. Managed the organization of the franchise's first European M&A Healthcare
Conference.
Associate, European Debt Capital Markets October 2003
- February 2004
. Provided corporate clients with new bond pricing as the primary liaison
between debt capital markets and syndication desk.
. Prepared confidential investment memoranda and management presentations
for road shows and investor conferences.
. Transaction experience: Bookrunner on Eurobond offerings for SES Global,
a European satellite operator, for E800MM, Fortum, a Nordic power
company, for E1.0BN, and Solvay, a European chemical company, for E500MM.
Senior Analyst, Healthcare Investment Banking July 2002 -
August 2003
. Developed detailed financial models and valuation scenarios for potential
transactions which included discounted cash flow, comparable company
analysis, precedent transactions, leveraged buyout and multiple merger
scenarios for publicly-traded and privately-held companies.
Citigroup (formerly Solomon Smith Barney), New York, NY July 2000 - June
2002
Analyst, Healthcare Investment Banking
. Supported senior bankers by performing business research, financial
valuation analysis and prepared client presentations.
. Selected by management as trainer for investment banking analyst training
programs in New York and London.
. Transaction experience: Sellside advisor to Syncor International, a
specialty pharmaceutical distributor, on its sale to Cardinal Health for
$1BN. Sellside advisor to Bindley Western Industries, a pharmaceutical
distributor, on its sale to Cardinal Health for $2BN. Manager on $153MM
IPO and $241MM secondary offering for Cross Country, a nurse staffing
company. Co-manager on $55MM follow-on offering for The TriZetto Group,
an e-health company.
Education
Fordham University, Bronx, NY May 2000
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major: Finance and
Minor: Accounting
GPA: 3.6; Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Honor Society
. Writer for the College of Business Administration's Journal.
. G.L.O.B.E. Club Secretary, Fordham's international business club.
Skills / Activities
. Fluent in written and spoken Spanish.
. Mentor and member of Board of Advisors for the STARS Academy Program
which assists teenagers in the foster care system.
. Secretary of Fordham University's West Palm Beach alumni chapter.