Management Engineering

ANIRUDH PANDITA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Istithmar World Capital (Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Dubai Government)

**/** - ******* ******* ****** Analyst - Consumer Dubai, UAE

• Evaluated and executed investment opportunities across the consumer sector

Identified investment opportunities by communicating with investment bankers and senior management of various firms

Evaluated information memoranda and developed LBO models to assess the financial feasibility of various opportunities

Authored and presented various investment memoranda to the internal investment committee

Participated in due diligence processes and management Q&A sessions

Drafted and negotiated transaction documentation including term sheets and shareholder agreements

• Worked closely with senior investment professionals to provide post-acquisition support to portfolio companies

Built operating models for several portfolio companies across retail, healthcare and wellness sub-sectors

Assisted the management team of a portfolio company in the execution of an add-on acquisition

Developed employee incentive plans for two portfolio companies

Evaluated debt restructuring options for a portfolio company

Participated in the restructuring of a leisure-related portfolio company

• Provided portfolio management support to senior investment professionals

Monitored portfolio company performance and prepared portfolio company valuations on a quarterly basis

Conducted industry and market analyses to assess timing and viability of possible investment exits

• Selected transactions include:

Acquisition of 60% interest in Asian diagnostic lab business (in progress)

Acquisition of minority stake in InterContinental Hotels Group

Banc of America Securities - Global Corporate and Investment Banking

05/07 - 09/08 Investment Banking Analyst - Real Estate, Lodging, and Gaming London, UK

06/06 - 05/07 Investment Banking Analyst - Healthcare New York, USA

• Ranked in the top tier of analysts and offered third year analyst role

• Involved actively in each stage of the M&A process, providing an effective interface between clients and buyers

• Worked closely with senior management to develop information memos and management presentations

• Developed merger models, evaluating potential accretion/dilution and credit consequences

• Prepared leveraged buyout models, evaluating returns and credit impact given multiple financing structures

• Maintained trading comparable company analysis for 28 companies in the Life Sciences Tools sector for 2006-07

• Developed valuation analyses using transaction comparables, discounted cash flow, and sum-of-the parts

• Evaluated financing alternatives involving various equity-linked, high grade, and high yield debt products

• Analyzed market trends and competitive dynamics through industry and company specific research

• Selected transactions include:

Sole M&A advisor on the sale of UK hotel portfolio

Sole M&A advisor to Kyphon on its $725 million acquisition of St. Francis Medical Technologies

Sole M&A advisor on the sale of a mid-cap specialty pharmaceuticals firm

Sole M&A advisor on the sale of a mid-cap healthcare services firm

Joint Book-runner on $400 million convertible notes offering for Kyphon

Lead Placement Agent (left) on $31.5 million PIPE for Acorda Therapeutics

Citigroup - Global Markets

05/05 - 09/05 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Chicago, USA

• Used firm-wide standard models to perform various valuation analyses

• Collaborated with senior bankers to produce multiple board presentations and pitch books

• Maintained equity comparables and precedent transactions list for consumer and automotive sectors

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

08/02 - 06/06 B.S. with Honors in Electrical Engineering and minor in Technology and Management Urbana-Champaign, USA

• Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0

• Chancellor’s Scholar: Honors program for the top 125 incoming freshmen at University of Illinois

• Vodafone Scholarship: Full tuition waiver for 2004-05 from the College of Engineering

• James’ Scholar: Honors program for top students in the College of Engineering

• Dean’s List: Top 20 percent of graduating class in the College of Engineering

• International Engineering Fellowship: Scholarship from the College of Engineering for international travel

• Selected Activities:

Founder - The Firm (UIUC’s first investment banking organization)

Corporate Chair - IEEE (Maintained corporate relationships with 50 companies for organization with 500 members)

03/98 - 06/02 Ahmadi, Kuwait

Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School

• SAT I: Verbal (800/800), Math (800/800)

• Graduated 1/65 in high school

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