Austin Byrd
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Experience
Capstone Headwaters
Investment Banking Analyst (July ‘19 – Present) New York, NY Middle Market Investment Bank
• Involved in all aspects of transactions including initial due diligence, preparation of the CIM, modeling, and presentations
• Responsible for performing comparable companies, precedent transactions, and DCF analysis in Excel
• Develop and update analysis to support research activity, and coordinate with bankers on delivery of project work Selected Transaction Experience:
• Sale of Instrumentation Company for ~$30mm (active) – Responsibilities include preparing all marketing materials for potential buyer outreach, building out a financial model to show multiple capital structures, and running a sensitivity analysis to show the impact of various macro-economic conditions
• Sale of Water Treatment Manufacturer for ~$155mm (active) – Responsibilities include preparing pitchbook materials, follow-up / client feedback through the deal process, and monitoring the debt drawdown and its effect on covenant and credit agreement compliance
Paulson Investment Co.
Investment Banking Analyst (January ’18-May ‘19) New York, NY Investment Bank Focused on Lower Middle Market
• Involved in all aspects of transactions including initial due diligence, preparation of the CIM, modeling, and presentations
• Responsible for performing comparable company analysis and precedent transaction analysis in excel University of Wisconsin Athletics Business Office
Finance Intern (September ‘16- December ‘16) Madison, WI
• Manage the Athletic Department expense reports
• Provide finance and decision support for 23 athletic teams
• Participate in the fiscal planning process by providing in-depth reporting, distribution, and mapping of plans Education
University of Wisconsin – Madison, December 2016
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Coursework toward a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with Economics Relevant Coursework: Money and Banking, Econometrics, Game Theory, Micro and Macroeconomics University of Wisconsin Men’s Swim Team
Student-Athlete (2012-2016)
• Four-year member of 30-man team where I integrated teamwork skills and communication skills
• Third place 200 backstroke at the 2016 B1G Championships and two-time US Olympic Team Trials qualifier Leadership
University of Wisconsin Men’s Swim Team
Captain (September ‘13- March ‘16)
• Liaison between members of the team and coaching staff
• Conflict manager between team members
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Voting Representative for Men’s Swimming (April ‘13- September ‘16)
• Represented the Men’s Swim team on voting over issues that related to the school, conference, and NCAA
• Partnered with the athletic department to finance and plan events for the student-athlete body
• Liaison between the swim team and athletic department Additional Skills/Interests
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Macroeconomics, STATA
• Interests include: Swimming (raced in final heat of Olympic Trials), Golf, Sailing, Special Olympics Volunteering