Ruben Gazarian
Investment Banking Analyst at Drake Star- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Drake Star
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United States
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Investment Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Banking Analyst
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Jan 2023 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States Drake Star is a global investment banking firm serving the technology, media, and communications (TMC) sectors.
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Investment Banking Analyst
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Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
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USC Marshall School of Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Mentorship, Marshall Masters in Finance Association
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May 2022 - Dec 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
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USC Global Investment Society
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Associate
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Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Investment Research Analyst
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Sep 2021 - Oct 2021
Los Angeles, California, United States • Conducted in-depth quantitative and qualitative research on Global Alternative Investments across Credit, Equities, and Derivatives markets, and presented long & short investment opportunities to leadership team • Collaborated with portfolio managers in reviewing investment theses by preforming industry and company due diligence by listening to quarterly earnings calls, analyzing SEC filings and management presentations • Built DCF and relative valuation financial models with supporting… Show more • Conducted in-depth quantitative and qualitative research on Global Alternative Investments across Credit, Equities, and Derivatives markets, and presented long & short investment opportunities to leadership team • Collaborated with portfolio managers in reviewing investment theses by preforming industry and company due diligence by listening to quarterly earnings calls, analyzing SEC filings and management presentations • Built DCF and relative valuation financial models with supporting qualitative analyses for each stock pitch
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Ligo Partners LLC
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Venture Capital Analyst
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
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MTS Group
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Russian Federation
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Development Analyst
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Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
• Performed qualitative investment analyses of 50+ projects and M&A deals totaling ~$300mm in deal value, ranging from communication network engineering to development of digital and Internet of Things products • Valued ~$120mm acquisition of Avantage (data center in Moscow) by projecting revenues, cost savings and evaluating profit potential from renting 30% server space to a major Russian bank for its cloud services • Developed brand-new satellite TV bundle based on analytics of… Show more • Performed qualitative investment analyses of 50+ projects and M&A deals totaling ~$300mm in deal value, ranging from communication network engineering to development of digital and Internet of Things products • Valued ~$120mm acquisition of Avantage (data center in Moscow) by projecting revenues, cost savings and evaluating profit potential from renting 30% server space to a major Russian bank for its cloud services • Developed brand-new satellite TV bundle based on analytics of customer preferences with help of big data and presented to the executive of satellite TV division, resulting in an additional ~$150k in profitability • Constructed framework of project analysis to help four new employees ramp up and onboard efficiently • Saved ~$3.0mm on launch of VoLTE in Belarus by creating new technical solution collaborating with IT, while reducing costs by analyzing current contracts and optimizing hardware and software redundancies Show less
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Education
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University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Master of Science - MS, Finance -
University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS, Finance -
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Bachelor of Economics - BE, Corporate Finance (taught in English)