Investment banker and corporate strategist

TOLU ADELEYE, CPA, MBA

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Minneapolis, MN 55416

410-***-**** (Mobile)

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Tolu is a seasoned professional who has broad experience in corporate strategy, business development, management consulting, investment banking and accounting. Having lived in various parts of the world, he has a unique ability to quickly form alliances across diverse team to drive toward a goal.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAZARD MIDDLE MARKET, Minneapolis, MN March 2008 – January 2009

Senior Associate

 Lead person for aspects of each mergers & acquisition (M&A) deal process: including write, edit, and print confidential information memorandum, draft management presentation slides, and prepare and manage data room access

 Participated in 25% of sell-side deals that entered late transactions stages – Letter of Intent – in 2008

 Provided assistance during various stages of the transaction: due diligence, negotiation of purchase price adjustment mechanisms, review of stock purchase agreement with respect to findings during the due diligence process, and preparation and negotiation of working capital

 Prepared valuation models by evaluating clients’ operations, revenue projections, reasonable earning margins, working capital and industry trends

 Advised clients on how to best record, report and reflect true nature of complex transactions

 Participated in the deal solicitation process of M&A deals: including preparation of public company comparables, M&A comparables, discounted cashflow (DCF) analysis, leverage buyout (LBO) analysis and strategic positioning of acquiree

 Interacted and pitched acquiree company to both domestic and international strategic and financial buyers

 Increased the number of potential acquirers by about 20%, by building and firming long-term relationships with both strategic and financial buyers. This ultimately increased the final purchase price of the acquiree/client by as much as 15%

 Mentored analysts on deal process

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, Minneapolis, MN July 2006 – March 2008

Manager – Business Development (M&A), Strategy and Marketing

 Advised senior management, including but not limited to CEO, CFO and divisional presidents on merits of potential acquisition opportunities

 Worked directly with Business Units evaluating potential acquisition targets, focusing primarily on potential synergies and financial impact of acquisition on Business Unit

 Prepared and presented detailed competitive analysis, including market share computation for various Business Units

 Lead person responsible for all financial aspects of the divestiture process, including evaluation of targets’ projections; development of valuation models; coordination and implementation of due diligence plan; and preparation of management presentation

 Initiated a business synergy program for Honeywell’s Japanese operations, to leverage the different capabilities within the region to better serve customers without increasing overhead

 Led the business process improvement project for Honeywell’s Middle East operations

 Led strategic planning initiatives for various Honeywell business units

DELOITTE CONSULTING, LLP, New York, NY January 1999 – April 2006

Took a two-year leave of absence to pursue an MBA degree (2002 – 2004)

Senior Consultant – Corporate Strategy (New York, NY; 2004 – 2006)

 Analyzed the competitive landscape of a large financial institution and recommended actionable steps to address its maturing market concerns

 Analyzed operations of a very large financial institution to identify significant cost savings strategies through process improvements

 Led an organization design project for a global financial services company; the recommendations resulted in a more efficient and cohesive department

Senior Consultant – Financial Technology (McLean, VA; 2000 – 2002)

 Developed and implemented project plan. Responsibilities included supervising and mentoring staff consultants on projects.

 Set strategic goals for implementation and maintenance of financial systems that cost in excess of $10 million for multi-billion dollar clients. The set goals reduced the time and cost of the implementation by 10% and 15%, respectively

 Led a global 40-person team, in financial technology phase for a billion dollar client acquisition; reduced project duration through successful communication among team members

Staff Tax Professional (Baltimore, MD; 1999 – 2000)

 Primarily responsible for tax compliance and advising clients on strategic tax advantageous transactions.

 Pioneered and tested new tax technology that saved organization $10M per year

 Increased clients’ net income by as much as 12% by minimizing their tax liabilities through sound tax and financial planning

INTERNSHIPS

HEWLETT-PACKARD, INC., Corvallis, OR Summer 2003

New Business Development Manager

 Researched potential markets that can leverage existing technology within the company

 Performed market segmentation and analysis to recommend viable markets for a new technology product

 Presented findings to the director of business development and 30 other managers; received letter of recognition for performance

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD Summer 2002 Professor, Graduate School Preparatory Mathematics

 Taught the math section of the GMAT to pre-admitted students at The Johns Hopkins University

 Mentored and counseled students to help improve their GMAT math score by about 15%

 Design methodology to improve the teaching process in the GMAT instruction department

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALIMORE COUNTY, Baltimore, MD 1995 – 2000 Instructor/Tutor

 Taught various courses in accounting, finance, mathematics, statistics and economics

 Wrote several supplemental instruction manuals to enhance students’ studying and learning

EDUCATION

MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA

Masters of Business Administration (MBA), 2004

University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, 1998

Graduated Summa cum Laude

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (Advanced), Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; Hyperion; Comshare; and SAP

INTERESTS

Travel, International Politics/Policy, Economics, Teaching, Tennis, Golf and Jogging

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