Financial Analyst Office

Akash Kumar

** * **** **. *** **J New York City, NY 10019 adfl6s@r.postjobfree.com 443-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Millennium Management New York, NY

Analyst January 2019 – August 2020

Long/short equity analyst focusing on the consumer sector

Analyzed companies by performing fundamental research, financial statement/valuation analyses, diligence meetings with management teams, and utilization of data sets

Conducted in-depth company, industry and competitor analysis to help generate long and short ideas Talpion Fund Management – Family office of Highbridge Capital Co-Founder New York, NY Analyst January 2015 – December 2018

Analyst on a 2-person value-oriented, long/short equities team with an emphasis on deep-dive fundamental research

Generalist covering global equities with a focus on the U.S. consumer sector H.I.G. Capital Dallas, TX

Associate – H.I.G. WhiteHorse / Bayside Capital August 2013 – December 2014

Analyzed primary debt issuances and distressed/stressed opportunities for H.I.G.’s credit platform

Built financial models, performed research and conducted valuation analyses Select Transaction Experience

$10 million Revolver: Purchased revolver of a business process outsourcing company in the secondary market

$50+ million Term Loan: Managed Bayside Capital’s largest investment in a distressed power generation company struggling due to low natural gas prices and unsustainable leverage levels Millstein and Co. New York, NY

Financial Analyst January 2012 – July 2013

Examined special situations and distressed opportunities for advisory assignments and investing opportunities

Conducted various financial analyses including: liquidity analysis, DCF valuation, recovery waterfall, convertibles valuation, comparable company and precedent transaction methodologies

Collaborated with senior bankers to prepare strategic alternatives presentations and valuation reports Selected Transactions

Energy Future Holdings Corp. f.k.a. TXU (Advisor to Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders) o Advisor to First Lien Lenders to merchant power generator and retail electricity provider with $32 billion of debt

U.S. Airways/AMR Corporation (Merger Advisor)

o Financial advisor to U.S. Airways on merger transaction with AMR Corp. (American Airlines), during AMR Corp.’s restructuring of more than $11 billion of debt and labor-related obligations Houlihan Lokey Los Angeles, CA

Financial Analyst, Financial Restructuring Group July 2011 – January 2012

Advised debtors and creditors on corporate restructurings TPG Capital – TPG Opportunities Partners San Francisco, CA Investment Research Analyst Summer 2010

Researched and performed fundamental analysis of investment opportunities in distressed securities and post-reorg equities on behalf of $2.6 billion special situations credit fund EDUCATION

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Science in Economics; Concentration in Finance May 2011 Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Cumulative GPA: 3.83/4.00 SAT: 800 (Math), 800 (Verbal), 730 (Writing); SAT II: 800 (Math II), 800 (Chemistry), 800 (U.S. History) President of Pennsylvania Investment Alliance (student-run mutual fund with value investing focus)

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