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Betty Teshome

New York,NY

Overview

2
2
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate

EVERCORE, M&A
New York, NY
04.2017 - 01.2018
  • Lead and participate in structuring and executing M&A transactions across consumer and technology verticals.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations to C-level executives of public and private companies on multiyear strategic inorganic growth plans, industry segmentation, competitive analysis, and comprehensive company valuations Select Transaction Experience.
  • Rackspace Technology IPO (Closed August 2020) – active bookrunner and financial advisor on dual track IPO/sell-side process o Architected equity story and drafted S-1 through detailed due diligence, interviews of executives, and market research o Ran sell-side process with 120+ parties and built detailed financial projections incl.
  • Re-segmentation of legacy businesses.
  • Rackspace / Onica (Closed Nov 2019) – Sole advisor to Rackspace on its acquisition of Onica, a cloud-native consulting and Amazon Web Services (AWS) managed services provider; transaction terms undisclosed o Performed financial valuations utilizing sum-of-the-parts and multiple based analyses.
  • Golden Gate / Green Street Advisors (Closed June 2019) – Advised Golden Gate Capital on sale of Green Street, the premier provider of research, data and analytics to the commercial real estate industry in North America and Europe; terms undisclosed o Built bottom-up recurring revenue model with the optionality to test the effects of booking and churn for each product line o Collaborated with seller’s cross functional S&M and finance teams to develop mgmt.
  • Presentation and all marketing materials.
  • Court Square / Virtium (Closed May 2019) – Sole advisor to Court Square Capital Partners on its acquisition of Virtium, a leading provider of solid-state drive (SSD) and memory solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market; terms undisclosed o Performed comprehensive valuation analysis including 5-year DCF, 5-year LBO, trading comparables, precedent transactions, and sum-of-the-parts to determine the optimal bid range, which contributed to winning the deal o Led a market sizing and segmentation study of the IIoT market, identifying a TAM of ~$100 billion.
  • Project Spirit (Pending) – sole advisor to a full-service entertainment company on minority investment and operating partnership considerations of its prestige champagne business o Created operating model and valuation analysis of business including DCF, trading comparables and precedent transactions o Analyzed risks and benefits of strategic alternatives including qualitative and quantitative review of all possible outcomes o Negotiated key terms such as board representation, voting rights, liquidation and exit mechanisms, timing, exclusivity etc.

Pre-MBA internship – Summer Associate

SCHULZE GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, SGI
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • A Singapore-based PE firm focused on frontier markets with $80 million in AUM, fund is now under Cerberus Frontier.
  • Formulated a 15-page investment thesis for an early stage investment in the consumer goods sector.
  • Developed a multichannel marketing strategy for a fast moving packaged goods portfolio company implemented by management.

Founder and CEO

TAARIK
New York, NY
06.2014 - 08.2016
  • Founded a fashion company that sells artisan made accessories; production operation in Ethiopia and India; global client base in 41 countries including UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Russia; products carried in 8 online stores and boutiques in New York and Washington, DC area; Annual revenue of $14k.
  • Designed products, oversaw production, marketing and distribution and day-to-day operations of the business.
  • Collaborated with fair-trade co-ops employing 20 artisans in Ethiopia and India to create garments, using only natural and environmentally sustainable materials, such as vegetable and natural dyes, organic cotton and silk fabrics.
  • Partnered with local nonprofits in India & Ethiopia to provide education and school supplies to 1K+ girls using proceeds from sales.

Financial Analyst

WARBURG PINCUS, Portfolio Analysis Group
New York, NY
02.2014 - 03.2016
  • Evaluated current and historical portfolio company information, reviewed and assessed quarterly portfolio company valuations and completed annual portfolio regulatory reporting; oversaw 130+ portfolio companies across 8 private equity funds.
  • Analyzed how investments perform against projections and the impact of exit strategies over projected periods.
  • Led team to develop a Portfolio Data Management Platform used by 200+ deal professionals in the firm.

Senior Auditor

ERNST AND YOUNG, Financial Services Office
New York, NY
09.2011 - 02.2014
  • Audited 200+ hedge funds specialized in quantitative investment strategies with product exposure in long/short equities, options, futures, and bonds; industry exposure includes domestic and offshore hedge funds; consistently rated top 10% of peer group.
  • Elected to participate in a highly selective 6-month rotation in EY’s Structured Finance Advisory Services Practice; engaged by various banks and govt.
  • Sponsored entities for the pre-issuance third party review of various asset-classes of structured products.

Education

MBA - Analytical Finance, Finance

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
09.2016 - 06.2018

B.S - Accounting and Information Systems

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
08.2007 - 05.2011

Skills

Due diligenceundefined

Certification

CPA

Interests

Interior Design

Timeline

Associate

EVERCORE, M&A
04.2017 - 01.2018

MBA - Analytical Finance, Finance

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
09.2016 - 06.2018

Pre-MBA internship – Summer Associate

SCHULZE GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, SGI
06.2016 - 08.2016

Founder and CEO

TAARIK
06.2014 - 08.2016

Financial Analyst

WARBURG PINCUS, Portfolio Analysis Group
02.2014 - 03.2016

Senior Auditor

ERNST AND YOUNG, Financial Services Office
09.2011 - 02.2014

B.S - Accounting and Information Systems

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
08.2007 - 05.2011

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