Experience

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  Victory Park Capital Advisors

  • Principal

    • Jan 2019 - Present

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  Major Zem Capital Advisors

  • Managing Member

    • 2015 - Present

    • Formerly known as Birch Grove Capital Advisors, LLC• Corporate finance and capital markets advisor and consultant • Notable recent transactions include: - Special situation advisory: advised middle-market private credit fund during negotiations with finance company borrower as well as other creditors to value collateral pool and assess potential transactions - Recapitalization for a "point-of-sale" consumer finance originator: provided financial advisory services for a $130 million equity and debt recapitalization for a Canadian consumer finance company - FP&A for a Fintech-focused small business lender: Special projects for the Chief Financial Officer; build and organize financial projection models, planning models and financial reporting packages - Data analytics for both investors and originators: Consulting services for the assessment and installation of business intelligence software to monitor originations, asset portfolios and/or track credit performance. • Invest and manage funds and separate accounts focused on marketplace/p2p consumer loan assetsUnique background in both corporate finance/capital markets and financial technology operations. As an investment banker (with a focus on consumer finance and small-business finance companies), I have proven experience in capital raising, underwriting, structuring, negotiating and closing transactions independently as well as in a team environment. I also have significant experience in financial technology, having managed the development and implementation of treasury and capital markets software solutions for Fortune-500 financial services clients in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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  BMO Capital Markets

  • New York City

  • Vice President (FIG Investment Banking)

    • 2007 - 2014
    • New York City

    Execute capital raising and M&A advisory assignments for Financial Services clients with a recent focus on Specialty Finance. Active in transaction negotiations, marketing, due diligence and execution of mandated transactions as well as general client coverage efforts. Manage sell-side/buy-side M&A engagements and debt and equity capital raising transactions.

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  Misys

  • White Plains, NY

  • Product Manager/Consultant

    • Jan 1998 - Jul 2005
    • White Plains, NY

    Consultant to financial services and corporate treasury clients to design, build, customize, and install enterprise financial reporting and accounting software systems. Led the development and launch of my division’s first application for traders and corporate clients to conduct FX, fixed income, and money market transactions over the Internet. Extended ‘rapid development architecture’ strategy which shortened development times and made systems more efficient and cost effective.