Matthew White
Wayzata,MN
Summary
Corporate Development and M&A professional with 6+ years of experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, and valuation initiatives across corporate and private equity environments. Proven ability to build robust financial models, conduct valuation and impairment analyses, and partner with senior leadership on high-impact strategic decisions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Corporate Development
Thomson Reuters
01.2024 - Current
- Lead financial forecasting and valuation analyses (DCF, comparable companies and transactions, football-field analyses) for acquisitions and divestitures.
- Act as transaction lead on carve-out and divestiture transactions ranging from $50M to $200M+.
- Prepare executive-level presentations outlining strategic rationale, financial impact, risks, and sensitivities.
- Lead financial due diligence, validate assumptions, manage Virtual Data Rooms, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders.
Senior M&A Analyst
Harman International
06.2022 - 12.2023
- Supported end-to-end M&A execution including valuation, due diligence, and integration planning.
- Built financial models and market analyses; established five new investment banking relationships, doubling deal flow.
Associate
Amplifi Capital
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Executed buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions; prepared valuation analyses and investment committee materials.
- Worked on both sell side and buy side M&A deals; prepared industry reports, valuation analyses through comparable and DCF methodologies, operating models of subsidiaries, and investment committee presentations.
- Conduct portfolio company industry and product research, monitor and model portfolio company financial performance, and work on ad-hoc projects including identifying and analyzing possible add-on acquisitions.
Senior Accountant
NorthStar Capital
04.2019 - 03.2021
- Responsible for cash flow modeling of targets, evaluated tax implications of M&A structure and impacts of exit strategies.
- Certified M&A professional, skilled in a range of M&A strategies such as LBOs, rollups, spinoff, distressed deals, and tax loss mergers.
- Prepared monthly quarterly and yearly closings.
- Continuously revise and streamline inefficient work procedures with automation software.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business
St. Paul, MinnesotaSkills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
Certification
- CFA Society of Minnesota – Deputy Director
- Minnesota Investment Conference, Appointed Steering Committee Chairman January 2016 – June 2016
- Wall Street Prep Certification in Financial and Valuation Modeling September 2017
Timeline
Manager Corporate Development
Thomson Reuters
01.2024 - Current
Senior M&A Analyst
Harman International
06.2022 - 12.2023
Associate
Amplifi Capital
04.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Accountant
NorthStar Capital
04.2019 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business