Analyst Management

Kirk Sabiston

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Experience:

Barclays Capital (Formerly Lehman Brothers) November 2004 - Present

Associate, Global Consumer Investment Banking Group New York, NY

(8/07-Present)

Advise clients in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry on strategic and capital

raising alternatives

Focused on packaged food & beverage (alcoholic / non-alcoholic), agribusiness,

household & personal care

Completed 10 transactions valued at ~$8bn

Develop detailed financial models and analyses, including:

M&A / Structuring: pro forma merger, accretion / dilution, spin / split-off,

RMT, JV and tax benefits

Valuation / Other: DCF, trading and transaction comparables, LBO, operating

model and credit analysis

Conduct extensive global industry research and competitive analysis

Draft strategic advisory, management and ratings agency presentations, as well

as internal committee memoranda

Lead business, financial and accounting due diligence on corporate clients and

potential acquisition targets

Designated agribusiness and protein Sector Captain; only associate on team

selected to spearhead coverage effort

Coordinate training sessions for summer interns and new analysts / associates

Analyst, Lehman Brothers Corporate Strategy and New York, NY (7/06-7/07)

Development Group

Interacted directly with senior management of Lehman Brothers to target and

analyze potential M&A opportunities and other strategic alternatives for the

Firm; presented key findings to Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee

Conducted competitor benchmarking and market share analyses for use in

divisional business plans

Designed and launched Executive Dashboard used to manage the Firm's performance

across divisions and regions

Highly competitive selection process open to top second year analysts only;

after one year in group, ranked in top-tier of third year analyst class

globally and promoted directly to Associate

Analyst, Global Technology Equity Capital Markets Menlo Park, CA

Investment Banking Group (11/04-6/06)

Completed over 15 lead managed equity-related technology transactions,

representing ~$5bn of financing

Performed analyses, including transaction sizing / structuring, shareholder,

dividend, share repurchase, share split / reverse split, capital structure and

derivative strategies

Drafted weekly macro-economic, general equity market and technology

sector-specific overviews for clients

Representative Transaction Experience:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Sell side advisor for potential LBO of ~$5bn consumer products company

(pending); buy side advisor for acquisition of ~$400mm pet food / treats

company (pending); represented cover bid in Constellation Brands' sale of its

Value Spirits Business for $334mm (announced January 2009)

Equity

B&G Foods ($92mm follow-on), Jarden Corp. ($210mm follow-on), SunPower ($159mm

IPO, $207mm follow-on)

Debt

Del Monte Foods ($1.1bn credit facility, $450mm HY notes), Jarden Corp. ($300mm

HY notes, $400mm HY notes)

Duff & Phelps December 2003 - October

2004

Analyst, Valuation Group Seattle, WA

Performed valuation analyses for over 30 M&A advisory service engagements and

for fairness/solvency opinions

Drafted client presentations and pitches, marketing materials and daily

newsletter on middle market M&A activity

BondHub.com July 2003 - December 2003

Junior Trader / Fixed Income Analyst Seattle, WA

Education:

University of Washington September 1999 - June

2003

Michael G. Foster School of Business Seattle, WA

B.A. with Business Honors: Dual concentration in Finance and Management

Information Systems

GPA: 3.7 / 4.0

Involvement: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Finance and Investment Clubs, Management

Consulting Association and Business Information Technology Society

Worked 15-30 hours per week to help defray educational costs

Other:

Series 7 and 63 certified

Mentor low income individuals to help develop their job readiness skills

through StreetWise Partners

Mentor underprivileged high school students weekly through the Beginning with

Children Foundation

Interests include international travel, sports (snowboarding, golf, tennis,

running, football) and deep sea fishing

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