Power Plant Management
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EXPERIENCE
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) multiple locations, Europe Associate Banker, Municipal Infrastructure 2011-2015 Responsibilities:
● Business development including presentations and face-to-face meetings with potential clients
● Leading a multidisciplinary team through origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of investments
● Monitoring of existing investments against quantitative and qualitative metrics and issuing periodical progress reports
Achievements:
● Originated, structured and executed four investments worth $34 million in Europe and Central Asia
● Developed a pipeline of transport and infrastructure investments worth $88 million in Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia
● Resolved an outstanding portfolio issue, ending a 3-year impasse between the EBRD and a sovereign client through a close collaboration between government authorities and the legal/credit/regional departments at the EBRD
● Initiated, developed and secured the EBRD Board of Directors’ approval for, a $64-million solid waste investment program in Central Asia; the program was developed in record time and was recognized by the Board
● Regularly hired and managed feasibility study and implementation consultants. This responsibility required coordination of input from legal, technical, procurement and banking departments at the EBRD
● Managed clients throughout all the phases of investment process: origination, negotiations and post-signing investment monitoring
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Washington, DC Associate Investment Officer, Infrastructure 2003-08 / 2009-11 Investment Analyst, Transport, Infrastructure and Power Research Analyst, Manufacturing/Infrastructure
Responsibilities:
● Financial due diligence, negotiation and execution of renewable energy, transport investments globally
● Monitoring of existing investments including periodic reporting on quantifiable metrics
● Sector mapping and research of potential clients in Eastern Europe Achievements:
● Analyzed and executed three renewable power transactions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia representing 250MW in power generation capacity and US$176 million in debt financing
● Developed and negotiated the legal/operating structure of CASA 1000 – a $600 million World Bank/IFC transmission project, connecting five Central and South Asian countries
● Managed a consultant for restructuring of a regional airline, including the introduction of a dynamic pricing model
● Worked with principal owners of the airline to recruit a new team of C-level executives UMED SAIDOV, CFA
1801 W. Diversey Pkwy #12, Chicago, IL 60614 +1-301-***-**** ****.******@******.*** SUMMARY
Investment professional with 10+ years of principal investing experience in transport, municipal infrastructure and power sectors. Proven track record of successfully originating, researching/analyzing and executing cross-border debt and equity transactions. Experience in managing operating and financial challenges of portfolio investments. MBA from a top-tier business school.
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● Conceptualized, developed and launched an MS Access database 40+ Russian sea ports enhancing sector visibility for senior management
● Analyzed, modeled and executed investment projects representing ~8% of $2.40 billion of annual infrastructure loan/equity commitments at IFC
● Produced over 50 internal research reports on manufacturing and infrastructure companies in Eastern Europe leading to comprehensive mapping of the sectors
● Managed a portfolio of investments dealing with debt restructuring and post-signing negotiations on key performance metrics
● Led business development and sector mapping efforts for infrastructure projects in Russia and CIS EDUCATION
MBA - INSEAD (in alliance with Wharton)
Executive Member of the INSEAD Private Equity Club France/Singapore
2009
Bachelor- French-Russian Institute of Business Administration President of the Economics Club
Russia
2000
ADDITIONAL IFORMATION
Advanced financial analysis and Excel modeling
Computer skills: Bloomberg, MS Access, Word, Excel, Power Point
Programming: Microsoft DEV210x Certificate: Introduction to C++
Languages (in addition to English): Russian-fluent, French-conversational
US Citizen
SAMPLE OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
$600 million – debt and equity financing for 1,000MW power transmission line in Central & South Asia
$120 million – direct/syndicated debt and equity financing for EUROSIB container terminals in Russia
$80 million – debt financing for acquisition of 19.5% shares of FESCO shipping company in Russia
$70 million – debt financing for development of 21.4MW solar power plant by EDF-EN in Bulgaria
$51 million – debt financing for development of 228MW wind farm by EDPR in Romania
$45 million – debt financing for acquisition of railcars by Brunswick Rail Leasing in Russia
$12 million – sovereign debt financing for development of solid waste management systems in Central Asia
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