• Telecommunications
• Sales Engineer
• Investment Banking
• Customer Relationship Management
• Consultant
• Financial Analyst
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Writer
• Project Manager
• Professional
• Manager
• International Business
• E-commerce
• Executive

• Why MBA
• Extracurricular Activity
• Optional Information
• Who You Most Admire
• Teamwork
• Diversity and Unique
• Achievements
• Failure

Mergers & Acquisitions Resume Example

• Candidate for Master in Business Administration, May 2002
• Finance Club, Darden Capital Management
• GMAT: 730

Samford University Birmingham, AL

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Concentration in Finance, May 1997
• GPA: 3.86, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program, Dean’s List (1993-1997)
• Barr Scholarship, Dean Memorial Scholarship, Wall Street Journal Award
• Sigma Chi Fraternity - President, Varsity Tennis

EXPERIENCE
Nomura Securities, Inc. New York, NY
Summer Associate, Fixed Income Sales & Trading Summer 2001

• Completed rotation among fixed income sales & trading desks including: corporate bonds; swaps &
  derivatives; collateralized mortgage obligations; and CMBS products.
   
• Presented to senior management a proposal to invest in and trade Collateralized Debt Obligations.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Dallas, TX
Senior Analyst, Investment Banking 1997– 2000
Public Debt & Equity

• Executed over 20 completed public equity and debt transactions ranging in value from $35 million to $260
  million, including nine IPOs.
   
• Drafted registration statements and conducted due diligence for public offering clients.
   
• Prepared and presented internal commitment memoranda as well as internal sales and marketing materials.
   
• Developed detailed financial models to analyze various financing alternatives such as: common and
  preferred stock; high-yield debt; convertible securities; royalty trusts and partnership structures.
   
• Authored specific financial advisory proposals and assisted in presentations to senior management.
   
• Evaluated comparable companies and transactions to value clients and acquisition targets.
  Mergers & Acquisitions
   
• Presented strategic proposals to client senior managements as a member of the M&A team.
   
• Executed six financial advisory transactions in the energy sector.
   
• Developed detailed pro-forma merger models and authored specific presentations used to discuss strategic
  alternatives for clients.
  Private Placements
   
• Prepared private placement memorandums and analyzed various financing structures.
   
• Organized and assisted in marketing to venture capital funds and other private equity investors.

PERSONAL
Tennis, snowboarding, golf, running