Private Equity / Corporate Finance / Operations Management

Meghan Darrow, CFA

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WORK EXPERIENCE

FORMATION CAPITAL / Atlanta, GA

Vice President 2014 – 2017

Sequentially managed two different billion dollar portfolios primarily invested in senior housing and healthcare real estate.

Acquired and took private a public REIT in a stock purchase transaction with 158 SNFs/ALFs subsequently master leased to multiple new third party operators, wind down of the existing operating company and balance sheet liquidation.

Optimized portfolio value through strategic facility and land dispositions, debt refinances, new joint venture partnerships, intensive operator oversight, tax structure planning, contract renegotiations and other operating efficiency initiatives.

Worked closely with third party operators to establish budgets, operating forecasts, capex planning, evaluate KPIs, and ensure sufficient funding in order to meet investor objectives.

Established new operational protocols, portfolio transition and wind down execution plans for operators under receivership.

Regularly toured portfolio assets and researched markets to facilitate informed operating and investment decision making.

Developed strong lender relationships and achieved favorable waivers and restructuring outcomes while overseeing 90+ loans.

Refinanced or rate modified approximately $500 million of debt with HUD and Freddie Mac, resulting in material increases in long term annual portfolio yield.

Negotiated and executed legal agreements ranging from leases, loan documents, forbearance agreements, operating contracts, transition service agreements, receivership orders, and litigation related to guarantee enforcement.

Presented recommendations to both internal leadership and external board of directors, organized and participated in all board meetings, and oversaw reporting and communications with investors ranging from HNW individuals to institutional investors.

Directed team including asset management, accounting, tax, treasury, regulatory, legal and consultants to ensure all reporting and compliance responsibilities met.

Successfully developed analysts and associates to help them take on career enhancing responsibilities and materially increase overall team contributions.

DELOITTE / Atlanta, GA

Manager, Global Transfer Pricing 2012 – 2014

Developed sustainable global strategies that provided a meaningful benefit from both an operational and tax perspective with a focus on real estate industry clients.

Facilitated strategic mergers, acquisitions and global expansions with due diligence analysis and transactional support. JAMESTOWN / Atlanta, GA

Senior Associate, Acquisitions; Associate (2008-2009), Analyst (2005-2007) 2005 – 2012

Closed over $2.0 billion in transaction volume and $900 million of equity in 22 separate real estate transactions including office, retail, multi-family, land and hotel at every stage of the life cycle from ground-up development to fully stabilized.

Tailored investment strategies to meet the cash flow and liquidity objectives for core, core plus and opportunistic funds.

Coordinated due diligence and closings with legal, asset management, accounting, tax, construction, property management and leasing teams.

Structured mezzanine debt, bridge loans, equity and preferred equity investments to incorporate complicated partnership structures with outside venture partners, investors and various internal funding sources with emphasis on the individual return objectives and tax considerations of each party.

WACHOVIA - WELLS FARGO / New York, NY

Risk Management Associate 2004 – 2004

Completed a twelve month commercial credit training program with rotations through Credit Risk Review, Special Assets Management, Relationship Management and Credit Products.

Used complex financial and statistical models to complete full underwriting and credit analysis for committee presentations. EDUCATION

CFA Charterholder / CFA Institute 2009

BA in Economics with Finance Concentration / Emory University 2004

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