Momei Qu
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EXPERIENCE:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. New York, NY
July 2008 – March 2009
Analyst, Investment Banking Division - Healthcare
Summer 2007
Summer Analyst, Investment Banking Division - Gaming Leisure & Transportation
Built financial models, performed LBO and merger analysis, and assessed deal rationales to evaluate
strategic alternatives for various healthcare companies
Created in-depth profiles on potential targets illustrating competitive advantages, expected revenues
from product pipeline, comparables analysis, and valuation based on DCF and multiples
Identified as a top summer analyst in 2007 and selected to meet with the Vice-Chairman
Selected Transactions:
Potential sale of pharmaceutical company to a financial sponsor
Built LBO model and performed cash flow, capitalization, and sensitized returns analysis
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Evaluated the advantages, considerations, and management issues for a buyout
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Advising a healthcare provider in the potential acquisition of a hospital management company
Constructed accretion/dilution model from scratch to illustrate scenarios of acquiring the target’s
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entire portfolio or select hospitals
Analyzed target’s financials, facilities, operating market, and strategic fit
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$44 million senior secured financing of Angel of the Winds casino for facility expansion
Created investor presentation with transaction summary, market positioning, debt covenants,
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credit considerations, and in-depth expansion plan showing detailed breakdown for uses of funds
Performed pro forma analysis with debt service model for base case and downside case scenarios
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Attended client meetings, conducted on-site due diligence, and visited competitor casinos
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PACCESS GLOBAL PACKAGING SOLUTIONS Portland, OR
Summer 2005
Intern, Information Technology/Business Division
Designed and built Packaging Savings Model, a program to show clients how they can reduce costs
through improved packaging and supply chain efficiency
Persuaded the managers of the IT and Business divisions to incorporate the model as the company’s
sales tool, which was used in presentations to Polo, Victoria Secret, and Nike and is still in use today
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Champaign, IL
May 2008
B.S. Computer Engineering, B.S. Finance
Cumulative GPA: 3.91/4.00, Highest Honors and James Scholar; top GPA of all student-athletes
Captain of Division I varsity tennis team – earned full scholarship with #1 regional and #23 national
ranking; trained and competed 4-5 hours each day year-round
2008 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholar of the Year, featured in Play Magazine of NY Times- awarded to
one of over 600 nominees in the U.S. for achievements in academics, athletics, and community service
Studied abroad at Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in France during summer of 2006
SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES:
Native speaker of Mandarin, conversant in French
Proficient in computer programming languages C, C++, and Java
Series 7 and Series 63 certified