Big 4 Senior Manager with extensive experience in PE Funds

DIEGO ALFONSIN, CPA

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EXPERIENCE Total working experience +17 years, Managerial +8 years

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Senior Audit Manager –Financial Services-Investment Management

• Manage audit services and special projects for different public and private investment vehicles, mutual funds, pension funds, private equity funds, hedge funds and business development companies, including risk management, audit execution, business process improvement, engagement planning, budget development/ fee negotiation, and staff supervision and evaluation.

• Significant experience in valuation, accounting and reporting of different types of investments, securities and financial instruments, including derivatives, short sales, securities lending, repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, private equity and private debt securities, traditional and synthetic GICs, Mezzanine investments and CLOs, among others.

• Master-Feeder and Fund of Funds structures and related accounting and reporting.

• SEC regulations, Investment Company Act of 1940, including reviews of registration statements, prospectuses, issuance of consent and comfort letters on forms N1-A and N2 for equity and rights offerings.

• Integrated audits in accordance to AS5 and 404, including internal control reviews and reports.

• Extensive experience interacting with Senior Management, CFOs, CEOs and members of the Audit Committees via periodic meetings and presentations. Attendance of Valuation Committee meetings.

• Experience with FAS 157 on Fair Value measurements, FAS 123 R on stock based compensation, FAS 106 accounting for income taxes, and FAS 133, among others. Statements of Cash Flows, Financial Highlights. Valuation of hard to value securities, including enterprise value methodologies, black schools models. Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

• Some past and current clients: JPMorgan Funds, Nations Funds, Prudential Trust Funds, Apollo Investment Corporation (BDC), Harris & Harris Group (BDC), AXA Private Equity Funds, New York Life Pension Funds, Franklin Templeton Funds, TICC Capital Corp (BDC).

• Instructor for several classes and courses.

• Designated Specialist on Employee Benefit Funds.

1994-2002 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ARGENTINA

• Audit Manager 1999-2002

• Senior Associate 3/1996-1999

• Associate 11/1994-3/1996

• Private and Public clients of different industries

• Instructor for different internal courses

• Audits of financial statements issued under local GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS

I also held a CFO position for less than a year for an Argentine Company during 2006

References: Richard Peteka, CFO, Apollo Investment Corporation

EDUCATION

1990-1995 UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA

-National Public Accountant (CPA) – 36 subjects -6 years degree

Equivalent to 180 US credits, B.S. in Accounting, MBA in Accounting

2007 USA – CPA New Mexico Board of Accountancy – CPA License in New York

1997-2001 Assistant Professor in advanced accounting – Catholic University of Argentina

Languages: Spanish, English, French (basic)

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