MARCELO R. BURONE

*** **** **** **. ***. *B

New York, New York 10065

(CELL) 646-***-****

email: ad2spl@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Financial analyst with heavy client contact and international exposure. Extensive experience in analyzing financial statements and management of Fortune 500 multinational and highly leveraged corporations. Fluent in Spanish.

Conducted due diligence for commodities corporation in Peru, completed credit analyses and presentation to senior credit committee in Germany, and assisted with structuring and syndication of $90M six year term loan acquisition facility. Transaction represented first in Peru for WestLB acting as sole lead arranger and generated $1M in fees.

Assisted British and Spanish based bankers restructure Madrid shopping center complex loan. Prepared financial analysis and bank presentation for Spanish corporate client which was instrumental in resolving credit and communication difficulties. Citibank earned $4M on sale of complex.

Facilitated negotiations among Citibank/SSB, equity sponsors and highly leveraged corporation leading to arrangement and amendment fees of $4M. Constructed financial forecasts and covenant revisions providing for an additional equity injection of $140M from sponsors and covenant relief for credit facilities of $785M.

EMPLOYMENT

MIZUHO, New York, New York, January 2023 – September 2023

Senior Analyst, Vice President – Latin America Porftolio Management

Completed annual reviews and ratings for leveraged corporations based in Latin America in diverse industries. Reviews included transactions in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico where Mizuho acted as Lead Arranger. Presented analyses for approval to senior credit management in New York. Assisted in documentation processes for changes in rates to SOFR from LIBOR working with Syndicate banks for loans where Mizuho acted as Agent.

DEBTWIRE, New York, New York, June 2016 – November 2021

Senior Analyst – Latin America

Completed analyses for highly leveraged/distressed corporations based in Latin America in diverse industries that had issued international bonds. Lead analyst in issuance of $900M in seven-year international bonds to petrochemical company based in Mexico majority owned by Brazilian parent with proceeds applied to reduce project finance debt totaling $2.2bn. Lead analyst for reopening and increase of $700M in ten-year international bonds for subsidiaries of automotive company in Brazil increasing total exposure to $1.6BN.

FDI INTERNATIONAL, Montevideo, New York, November 2011 – November 2015

Senior Analyst, Director – Latin America Corporates

Worked on Capital Raising and Debt Restructuring processes in the United States for highly leveraged corporations based in Argentina and Uruguay. Lead analyst in restructuring processes for $700M in five-year international bonds to large telecommunications company based in South America.

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WESTLB, New York, NY, August 2004 – February 2011

Senior Credit Analyst, Director – Latin America Corporates / Credit Risk Management

Completed due diligence of corporations in El Salvador, Mexico and Peru, relevant credit analyses, and presentations to senior credit committee for approval of transactions where WestLB acted as lead arranger. Participated in feasibility and decision process for new client transactions in Committee with senior management and relationship managers in Argentina, Chile, England, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S. Lead analyst in participation of $450M (final hold $300M) in $9BN syndicated acquisition facility for Mexican cement producer.

DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN, New York, NY, April 2000 – December 2002

Senior Analyst, AVP – Global Finance / International Corporations

Performed annual credit and corporate management analysis for existing and potential senior credit lines to U.S. subsidiaries of European and Latin American multinationals. Lead analyst in restructuring process for a $76M hold in $900M in unsecured syndicated facilities to U.S. publishing subsidiary of German publishing company operating under covenant default. Prepared presentations for senior credit committee in Germany. Compiled cash flow forecasts and covenant analyses for highly leveraged corporations which revealed negative operating trends and formed the basis for subsequent credit decisions and amendments.

CITIBANK / SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, New York, NY, June 1991 – November 1999

Senior Credit Analyst, AVP – Global Loans / Structured Finance Departments

Conducted due diligence reviews, consulted with clients' senior management, prepared reports, and worked with bank group participants while assisting line management in valuing, structuring, and syndicating existing and potential secured working capital revolving credit line and unsecured term loan facilities for highly levereraged non-investment grade companies in the health care, manufacturing, real estate and retail industries. Lead analyst in restructuring of syndicated credit facilities totaling $763M consisting of term loan and revolving credit facilities (final hold: $43M) for bowling facilities operator. Participated in meetings with senior transactors and management. Lead analyst in restructuring, including covenant relief, for $52M hold in $750M for syndicated acquisition and term loan facilities to consumer products company.

SPICER & OPPENHEIM / GRANT THORNTON, New York, NY, May 1987 - April 1991

Analyst / Senior Accountant, Insolvency and Business Reorganization Department

Worked with M&A and Bankruptcy partners and clients in producing due diligence reports and financial projections required for financing proposals of acquisitions and restructurings for international and domestic companies in the biotechnology, equipment lease financing, manufacturing, oil, and retail industries. Worked with M&A group in preparing due diligence reports as required by United Kingdom equity markets in obtaining financing needed for acquisition of public relations firms in the U.S. by British client.

EDUCATION

M.B.A. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, LEONARD N. STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Finance, 1989. Completed M.S. Accounting Program, 1988.

B.A. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA.

Computer Science, Cum Laude, 1987. Graduate work in Artificial Intelligence and Logic Programming. Awarded Martin Luther King scholarship. Varsity Soccer Team.

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