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The Advantages of Hiring a Fractional CFO
A fractional CFO is an experienced finance professional who brings extensive business management expertise to a company on a part-time or project basis. Hiring one at the right time can add significant long-lasting value to a business.
Natasha Ketabchi
Natasha transitioned to venture capital after a career in banking built in prestigious firms such as JPMorgan and ESM.
Five Steps to Success: A Private Equity Fundraising Checklist
Raising money as a new private equity fund manager can be a daunting task. Breaking down the tasks into a checklist is an effective way of building a compelling and consistent investment strategy.
Frank Elvinger
An HEC Paris graduate, Frank has advised clients on a range of transactions totaling more than €50 million.
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How Freelance Finance Consultants Are Beating Big Firms
Freelance finance consultants are delivering high-quality results for clients at a lower cost than traditional consulting firms. How do they manage to do it? One of Toptal’s most in-demand finance freelancers, Michael Ng, explains how freelancers are able to outdo their more established competitors when it comes to communication, expertise, and ROI.
Michael Ng
Michael has executed $5+ billion in M&A and capital raising transactions. In his freelancing work, he focuses on financial modeling, investor presentations, and M&A.
Distressed M&A: Assessing Opportunities for Bargain Purchases
Bankruptcy often presents an opportunity to purchase quality distressed assets at bargain prices. However, it also brings major challenges in terms of assessing the value of businesses with difficult realities, dwindling liquidity, limited resources, and uncertain prospects.
Jeff Anapolsky
Jeff is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School with experience in multiple industries.
Business Analytics Tips: Harness Your Data to Improve Decision-making
Many organizations that think they’re data-driven are still in first gear. How do you go from simply collecting a lot of data to setting up a business analytics function that actually tells you how to tweak your model to improve profitability?
Natasha Ketabchi
Natasha transitioned to venture capital after a career in banking built in prestigious firms such as JPMorgan and ESM.
A Deep Dive Into the Future of Mobility
The paradigm of what a car is and how we use it is changing. Energy innovations, artificial intelligence advances, societal tastes, and environmental concerns are all affecting how we will get around in the future.
Francesco Castellano
Francesco has more than a decade of experience in finance, consulting, and management at prestigious companies such as Bain and Uber.
Why Investors Are Choosing Independent Sponsor Models vs. Traditional PE Funds
For investors fed up with private equity management fees on uncommitted capital, the independent sponsor model might be the answer. Pierre-Alexandre Heurtebize demystifies the growing model, analyzing the pros and cons from the perspective of investors as well as investee companies.
Pierre-Alexandre Heurtebize
Pierre has contributed to the completion of more than 30 M&A deals, specializing in the retail, SaaS, and technology spaces.
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