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Jim Laird
Freelance Business Writer
Jim has managed investments for one of Canada's largest venture firms, founded and successfully exited a large entertainment software company, and has sat on more than 20 private, public, and non-profit boards. He is a 20-year corporate finance veteran and fractional CFO who is passionate about helping companies get to the next level by improving their operations, assisting with debt and equity capital raises, and executing M&A transactions.
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Laird Research
Graham Smith
Freelance Business Writer
Graham has executed numerous venture capital deals and published equity research for global Fortune 100 corporations while working at leading Wall Street investment banks (Credit Suisse) and startup studios (Bionic). He’s a principal at What If Ventures, a mental health venture fund and co-founder and CFO of an NYC-based restaurant.
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What If Ventures
Mark Tan
Freelance Business Writer
Mark has 10+ years of investment and finance experience at global transportation investor Buss Global Management, closing $4 billion of M&A and fundraising mandates. He has worked across industries covering the shipping, offshore/marine, property, hospitality, biotechnology, telecommunications, and media sectors. Mark leverages his buy and sell-side expertise to offer practical advice to companies across stages and industries.
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Buss Global Management/Buss Capital Funds Singapore
Gyanesh Changlani
Freelance Business Writer
Gyanesh—a successful remote CFO for Toptal clients in the US and Canada—has 13 years of finance experience for multinationals including Toyota, Landmark Group, and XPO Logistics. His forte lies in strategic advisory, cash flow forecasting, financial controlling, business analysis, and application of the latest financial technologies to small North American businesses. Gyanesh's latest project on automation of bookkeeping between Shopify and QuickBooks saved his client $600 in fees per month.
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Endless Events LLC
Robert Balsamo
Freelance Business Writer
As a publishing equity analyst for UBS and FBR Capital Markets, Robert maintained comprehensive research on a coverage universe valued over $100 billion. He has also facilitated over $100 million of debt and equity capital raises. In freelancing, he leverages his creativity and his expertise in valuation, market analysis, and financial modeling to help clients navigate competitive markets and assess investments and finance for long-term success.
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FBR & Co.
Neil Portus | CFA, CMA
Freelance Business Writer
Neil is a CFO for growth companies and a former equity analyst at Goldman Sachs in NY where he helped lead numerous transactions including Zipcar's $1.1 billion IPO. He was also an equity analyst at Barclays Capital & Lehman Brothers and began his career at a boutique investment bank (M&A, restructuring, debt financings). He's built his operational skills both as a startup founder and as the CFO of an East Africa-focused impact investment firm.
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Unity Development Group
Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA
Freelance Business Writer
As an equity analyst, Elizabeth carried out stock selection for $1 billion of assets and was part of an equity research team that was awarded Wall Street Journal’s "Best on the Street". Elizabeth specializes in financial modeling and market research.
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Systematic Financial Management
Roelof Brand
Freelance Business Writer
Roelof was voted South Africa's top technology equity research analyst from 2014 to 2017. He has advised on capital raises, management buyouts, and M&A transactions for a range of publicly-traded and private companies. After graduating with an honors degree in finance, he worked at KPMG, Old Mutual, and consulting firms and now leverages this experience as an M&A, modeling, and corporate strategy expert to add value for Toptal clients.
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CapitalX Partners
James P. McFadden
Freelance Business Writer
A Wharton MBA with graduate and undergraduate degrees in aeronautical and civil engineering, Jim ran J.P. Morgan's North American equity proprietary trading desk and managed $1 billion long-short energy stock portfolios at J.P. Morgan and Amaranth while generating double-digit returns. Jim is an award-winning analyst and antitrust expert who freelances to help companies and investors successfully deploy their investments.
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J.P. Morgan
Patrick Gaffney
Freelance Business Writer
Ranked #1 by Institutional Investor for his coverage of EMEA real estate, Patrick has covered the US and emerging market stocks for 12 years with his HSBC team (ranked #1 for five consecutive years for their Middle East coverage). He has experience in real estate, consumer goods, and business services sectors. Patrick graduated from Wharton and was a CFA charter holder. He joined Toptal to help clients with equity research and financial analysis.
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HSBC
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