Sales Real Estate

MATTHEW S. MCLEOD

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EXPERIENCE

San Francisco, California

GRIFFIN PARTNERS

Principal October 2008 – Present

Financial advisory and investment firm focused on small and mid-cap technology companies

• Performed advisory engagements and evaluated investments focused on technology sectors including IP-based

communications, networking software and equipment, cloud computing and managed services, Video-over-IP, and

Digital Rights Management

• Engaged by high-growth communications technology software company with $80 million market capitalization. Led

$15 million private placement in Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) transaction; invested firm capital in

subsequent financing

• Executed joint bid on $150 million virtualization services business

San Francisco, California

LAZARD FRÈRES & CO.

Associate – Mergers & Acquisitions – Technology Media & Telecom Group August 2007 – July 2008

• Executed merger and acquisition advisory assignments focused on enterprise software, internet and digital media

sectors

• Advisory assignments include: IBM’s $5 billion acquisition of Cognos, security acquisition candidates for Microsoft

Corp., $80 million sell-side process for a video broadcast software business, $400 million sale of an internet advertising

and digital media company

Beverly Hills, California

BLACK CANYON CAPITAL

Summer Associate June 2006 – September 2006

Private equity firm with $1 billion+ under management, affiliated with Canyon Capital Advisors, an $11 billion+ multi-strategy hedge fund

• Pursued equity and subordinated debt investments in the specialty steel, telecommunications, media, real estate, food

processing, and retail industries. Targets included publicly-traded, private, distressed businesses, and special situations

Chicago, Illinois

NEW TRIER MERCHANT PARTNERS

Intern Associate January 2006 – May 2006

Private equity and merchant banking firm

• Performed general deal screening and analysis activities including industry research, financial analysis, valuation and

modeling, and public and private equity comparables. Authored deal summary memos

Vancouver, Canada

DELOITTE

Consultant February 2003 – June 2005

Global Advisory and Accounting firm

• Advised clients on financial and operational performance and business strategy

• Developed a comprehensive operating model for a government administrative agency, built a project finance/costing

system for an upstream energy company, constructed order-to-cash revenue process for a wireless telecom provider

• One of sixteen analysts firmwide appointed to the Global Analyst Advisory Committee internal firm leadership team

• Ranked in top 10% of cohort – achieved early promotion

Vancouver, Canada

ACCENTURE

Analyst August 2001 – October 2002

Global Consulting Firm serving F500 clients

• Developed post-acquisition financial strategy for a multi-billion dollar electronics retailer. Project components included

revenue analysis and segmentation, product category profitability and sales volumes, impact of credit issuance and

promotions on sales/profitability, effectiveness of advertising expenditures, inventory optimization

• Developed business case, cost/benefit analysis, and financial operating models for consulting clients

EDUCATION

Chicago, Illinois

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

2005 – 2007

Master of Business Administration – Concentrations: Analytic Finance, Accounting

• Dean’s Honor List; Selected for Dean’s Student Admissions Committee; GMAT: 710 (95th percentile)

London, UK

THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

January 2007 – March 2007

International Management Exchange Program

• Coursework in International Antitrust Law, Economics, and Political Science

Montreal, Canada

MCGILL UNIVERSITY

1996 – 2001

Bachelor of Engineering – Honors Mechanical, Minor: Computer Science

• Completed undergraduate honors thesis on turbulent fluid mechanics; SAT: 1510 (99th percentile)

ADDITIONAL

• Foreign Languages: French (non-native bilingual)

• Interests: Tennis, playing jazz piano, foreign travel

• US resident equivalent

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