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Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
October 13, 2022
A corporate finance professional and a CFA charter holder with more than six years of experience in due diligence and private equity, Ahmed has worked for top consulting firms and a mid-sized family office in Paris and London. Through his career, Ahmed has also gained a deep understanding of the SaaS and digital healthcare sectors. He graduated from ESCP, a top French business school, with a master of science degree in management.
Excel ExpertDue Diligence ConsultantBusiness Plan ConsultingInterim CFOPitch Deck ConsultantStartup Funding ConsultantMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial ModelingFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Revenue & Expense ProjectionsProfitability AnalysisValuationFundraisingVenture CapitalMarket Research
Career Highlights
Investment Associate
Marcol Asset Management
Senior Consultant
FTI Consulting
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
ESCP Business School
Certification Highlights
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
Case Studies
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Investment Associate
2021 - PRESENT
Marcol Asset Management
- Oversaw a venture capital (VC) investment in a highly innovative healthtech company under a complex transaction structure, from building the investment case to due diligence and execution.
- Assisted a portfolio company in a double-digit million fundraising without external advisors, acting as a de facto investment banker.
- Participated in defining and overseeing an operational performance improvement plan for a portfolio company with near triple-digit revenue and hundreds of employees in four countries.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Fundraising, Strategy, Market Research, Early-stage Venture Capital, Growth Equity, Corporate Finance, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, SaaS, Business Models, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Profitability Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Valuation, M&A (Buy-side), Due Diligence, B2B, Excel Expert, Software as a Service (SaaS), Venture Capital, Excel VBA, United Kingdom, Early-stage Funding, Startups, Early-stage Startups, Pitch Decks, Capital Raising, Healthcare, Startup Funding, Investments, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Consulting, Equity Investment, P&L Analysis, P&L Management, P&L Forecasting, Profit & Loss (P&L), P&L Responsibility, Investment Memoranda, Data Analysis, Waterfall Methodology, Dashboards, Reporting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), CFO, Medical Devices, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Budgeting, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Information Memoranda, Seed Fundraising, Pitch Deck Consultant, Private Company Valuation, Technology, Business Modeling, Feasibility Studies, DCF Valuation, M&A Valuation (DCF), Cap Tables, Series A, Structuring, Due Diligence Consultant, Business to Consumer (B2C), Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), B2C, Apps, Investor Presentations, Cash Flow, Enterprise SaaS, Startup Funding Consultant, Variance Reporting, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Internal Financial Reporting, Business Plan Consulting, Go-to-market Strategy, Business to Government (B2G), Three-statement Modeling, Equity Research Analysis, Financial Analysis, Interim CFO, Subscriptions, Cost Accounting, Product Costing, Investment Banking
M&A Buy-Side Expert
2023 - 2023
Redwood Services LLC
- Prepared investment analysis and a full memo for an upcoming transaction, including analyzing business trends in revenue and margin and assisting in industry-specific analysis.
- Developed pro forma financials and projections to support the investment team.
- Reviewed the third-party due diligence analysis of the quality of earnings.
Focus areas: Excel Expert, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Investment Memoranda, Investment Committee Advisory, Due Diligence Consultant, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Cash Flow, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Analysis, Cost Accounting, Product Costing
Senior Consultant
2020 - 2021
FTI Consulting
- Assisted private equity clients with their due diligence projects, mainly in the software as a service (SaaS) sector, such as the acquisition of Expereo by Vitruvian and Node4 by Providence.
- Advised a consortium of creditors on the financial restructuring of Europcar, a listed company.
- Worked on financial modeling, pre-deal valuation, financial and operational due diligence, and sales and purchase agreement (SPA) negotiation.
Focus areas: Restructuring, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, SaaS, Business Models, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Profitability Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), M&A (Buy-side), Due Diligence, B2B, Excel Expert, Software as a Service (SaaS), Excel VBA, United Kingdom, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Investments, Investment Consulting, Equity Investment, P&L Analysis, P&L Management, P&L Forecasting, Profit & Loss (P&L), P&L Responsibility, Investment Memoranda, Data Analysis, Dashboards, Reporting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), CFO, Business Planning, Budgeting, Private Company Valuation, Technology, Business Modeling, Feasibility Studies, Due Diligence Consultant, Business to Consumer (B2C), Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), B2C, Cash Flow, Enterprise SaaS, Variance Reporting, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Internal Financial Reporting, Business Plan Consulting, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Analysis, Subscriptions, Cost Accounting, Product Costing
Assistant Manager
2017 - 2020
Deloitte
- Got selected for a fast-track promotion after my second year as an analyst following a competitive process.
- Participated in all transactions, including quality of earnings, debt analysis, and modeling. Selected transactions include a €3.6 billion carve-out, partial sale of SFR FTTH, and a €300 million strategic investment into Zeta India by Sodexo.
- Worked on cross-border deals involving frequent interaction with management from multicultural backgrounds.
Focus areas: Transaction Advisory, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Microsoft Excel, Market Opportunity Analysis, Financial Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Profitability Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), M&A (Buy-side), Due Diligence, Excel Expert, Excel VBA, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Investments, Investment Consulting, Equity Investment, P&L Analysis, P&L Management, P&L Forecasting, Profit & Loss (P&L), P&L Responsibility, Data Analysis, Dashboards, Reporting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), CFO, Medical Devices, Budgeting, Private Company Valuation, Technology, Business Modeling, Feasibility Studies, Due Diligence Consultant, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Variance Reporting, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Internal Financial Reporting, Business Plan Consulting, Three-statement Modeling, Cost Accounting, Investment Banking
Education
2014 - 2017
Master's Degree in Management
ESCP Business School - Paris, France
Certifications
NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute