SCOTT BRAMBLE
*** ***** ********** ******, #*** • West Palm Beach, FL 33401 • 415-***-**** • ************@*****.***
EXPERIE CE
BG Strategic Advisors, Palm Beach, FL August 2008 - Present
Associate, Supply Chain Investment Banking and Strategy Consulting
Manage all aspects of the evaluation and execution of M&A and capital raising transactions including sell-side and buy-side
engagements and private equity placements
Develop detailed financial projections and assess company valuations based on leveraged buyout, discounted cash flow,
comparable company and precedent acquisition analyses
Established and maintain proprietary transaction dashboard monitoring progress, timing and internal responsibilities for all
phases of sell-side and buy-side engagements
Originated and manage financial sponsors database including over 150 supply chain-focused financial sponsors and relevant
portfolio holdings; led business development outreach to pertinent companies
Prepare and conduct strategy consulting assignments such as industry attractiveness assessments, company positioning,
geographic expansion, service expansion and new business launches
Actively manage client relationships as a business development team member through marketing, meetings and presentations
outlining strategic and financing opportunities
Identify attractive acquisition candidates in the supply chain industry, classify potential buy-side partners and execute direct
investment opportunities
Recruit, interview, evaluate and train potential and incoming associates and senior-level partners
Cowen and Company, San Francisco, CA July 2005 - June 2008
Analyst, Consumer Investment Banking
Participated in and executed M&A and financing transactions including sell-side and buy-side engagements, private equity
placements, initial public offerings, follow-ons and PIPEs
Developed detailed financial projections and assessed company valuations based on leveraged buyout, discounted cash flow,
comparable company and precedent acquisition analyses
Analyzed capital market trends and M&A activity within consumer sectors including restaurants, eCommerce, retail, footwear
and apparel manufacturing and consumer products
Authored monthly overview of the restaurant industry, providing over 300 restaurant companies, financial sponsors and venture
capital firms with timely industry information, insights and trends
Co-authored monthly same-store sales report reviewing results of over 100 retail companies
Helped recruit, interview, evaluate and train potential and incoming investment banking analysts
Fidelity Investments, Smithfield, RI and Merrimack, NH May 2004 - June 2005
Asset Management Intern, Fidelity Investments Systems Company (FISC)
Assisted in projects utilized in technology budget forecasting
Directly supervised four employees and approved technology purchases
Processed orders for desktop computers, laptops, computer accessories and software for all FISC supported business units
(approximately 70% of Fidelity Investments)
EDUCATIO
Brown University, Providence, RI August 2003 - May 2005
A.B. Business Economics, GPA: 3.5/4.0
Personally financed 100% of college education
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY July 2001 - May 2003
Economics major, GPA in Economics: 3.7/4.0, Overall: 3.4/4.0, Class Rank: 150/1000
Division I varsity baseball: two-year letter winner, Dean’s Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
LICE SI G A D TECH ICAL SKILLS
Licensed Series 7
Proficient in MS Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Outlook
Extensive CRM expertise in LexisNexis InterAction and Salesforce.com
Strong application skills in financial databases such as FactSet, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Reuters, Thomson Financial, FirstCall,
SDC, Factiva and Venture Source
I TERESTS A D ACTIVITIES
Entrepreneurship
Financial markets
Enjoy baseball, squash, playing guitar and Texas Hold’em Poker
SCOTT BRAMBLE
300 South Australian Avenue, #812 • West Palm Beach, FL 33401 • 415-***-**** • ************@*****.***
TRA SACTIO EXPERIE CE
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sell-side advisor on sale of Raytrans Distribution Services, Inc. to Echo Global Logistics, Inc. for an undisclosed value
Sell-side advisor to privately-held wood-based industrial packaging and logistics company serving the building products,
transportation, power generation, and technology industries
Buy-side advisor to public India-based supply chain company seeking acquisitions in the global freight forwarding sector
Sell-side advisor to privately-held Asia-USA freight forwarder serving the retail and apparel industries
Sell-side advisor and issued fairness opinion to the Landry’s Restaurants Special Committee in the Company’s initially
announced $1.3 billion management buyout
Buy-side advisor to public SPAC seeking acquisitions in the restaurant sector
Sell-side advisor to Philadelphia-based privately-held restaurant company
Sell-side advisor to Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants
Sell-side advisor on sale of Backcountry.com to Liberty Media for an undisclosed value
Equity Financing
Sole advisor on $25 million PIPE offering of Javo Beverage
Sole advisor on $59 million PIPE offering of uBid
Advisor on $105 million follow-on of Physician’s Formula
Advisor on $96 million follow-on of Wet Seal
Advisor on $128 million IPO of Physician’s Formula
Advisor on $772 million IPO of Tim Hortons
Advisor on $149 million follow-on of ew York & Company
Advisor on $175 million IPO of Morton’s
Strategy Consulting
Strategy consulting advisor to leading domestic freight forwarding company focused on increasing its geographic presence and
establishing itself as an end-to-end logistics services provider
Strategy consulting advisor to category leading India-based supply chain company seeking an international freight forwarding
network, with a focus on three critical trade lanes, including Asia-North America, Asia-Europe, and Europe-North America
Direct Investments
Partnering with equity sponsor as a minority investor for a “take-private” transaction of a public contract logistics company
serving the technology industry
Evaluating distressed debt opportunities for two companies in the transportation sectors under “loan-to-own” strategy
Evaluating “take-private” opportunities for five companies in the logistics and supply chain software sectors as a minority
investor