Matthew F. Pizzi Jersey City, NJ
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EXPERIENCE
Hospital for Special Surgery, HSS ($1B+ annual revenue, 5,000 employees) New York, NY Senior Director, Strategic Financial Planning 06/2013 – 05/2017
• Led restructuring that will significantly increase profitability
• Head of Strategic Financial Planning department; reporting to the VP of Financial Planning and CFO
• Responsible for the evaluation of the financial feasibility of strategic expansion initiatives of several joint venture investments (including multiple Ambulatory Surgery Center “ASC” projects) and acquisitions
• Creation of communication materials for executive leadership and Board meetings, responsibility for minutes
• Selected to participate in a year-long leadership development program with six other HSS executives Project Experience
• ASC JV – $21M project for a 4 OR ASC in partnership with 20 MD investors (opening June 2017); Responsible for business planning (with outside consultants), investment syndication and operationalization
• Stamford Hospital Affiliation – $50M investment to build HSS Orthopedics for 6 dedicated ORs
• Other Projects – Syndication completed and Certificate of Need Application approved for second ASC project; formation of ASC MSO and Physical Therapy MSO Sourland Mountain Group 01/2009 – 7/2014
• Spinal Implant Device Company Client – CFO & COO (~$400k annual revenue) o Raised $1M first round investment from strategic angel investors (developed pitch and consummated transaction)
o Managed accounting, operations, corporate strategy, investor communication, legal and sales team
• My Yogurt Cafe – CEO (~$900k annual revenue, ~20 employees) o Built four non-franchised, self-serve frozen yogurt stores in Florida; sold the stores o Oversaw all aspects of the startup and operation of the business and employee management York Capital Management ($550M Special Situations Group – Private Equity) New York, NY Vice President – Distressed and Venture Capital Investments, Generalist 08/2007 – 01/2009
• Sourced and executed two transactions
• Investment Committee Presentation – Oversee financial modelling and investment memorandum drafting
• Portfolio Management – Actively involved in portfolio oversight, maintained relationship with management
• Term Sheet Negotiation & Legal Documentation – Led negotiations, managed documentation process Transaction Experience
• Steve & Barry’s – $225M LBO out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation
• GemCap Lending - $25M investment in the formation of an asset-based lending company; Board Member
EDUCATION
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania – Bachelor of Science in Economics 2002 Double Concentration – Finance (GPA: 3.7 / 4.0) & Entrepreneurial Management (GPA: 3.8 / 4.0) Matthew F. Pizzi Jersey City, NJ
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EXPERIENCE (continued)
GF Capital ($250M Private Equity Fund & Investment Banking Advisory) New York, NY Associate – Consumer Products, Media & Entertainment 11/2005 – 08/2007
• Reported directly to three founding partners including the CEO
• Built complex financial models and assisted in term sheet and purchase agreement negotiations and documentation
Transaction Experience
• Trade Service – $45M LBO of business information service company; Board Member
• Tommy Hilfiger – $1.6B take-private LBO of apparel retailer; Minority co-investment with Apax Partners
• Estée Lauder – Advised on the $20M divestiture of Stila Cosmetics to Sun Capital Partners Endurance Capital ($100M Fund, commercial banking sector) New York, NY Private Equity Analyst 07/2004 – 11/2005
Guardsmark (Unarmed Security Company) Los Angeles, CA Manager 07/2002 – 07/2004
• P&L responsibility ($5 million revenue); Earned Super Profit Improvement Bonus
• Supervised 120 security officers and site supervisors; administered hiring process
• Managed 14 client accounts
OTHER
• The University Club, New York, NY – Former member of the Young Member Activities Committee
(member since 2005)
• Conversant in Spanish
• Hobbies & Activities – Skiing, tennis, cooking and travel
• Daily meditation practice
• Voracious reader on a wide range of subjects – Including psychology, neuroscience, theoretical physics and history