Andy Vietor
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Boston, MA, United States
Toptal member since April 13, 2017
Andy was recognized twice as an All-Star Analyst by the Wall Street Journal. He has been a strategist, operating executive, financier, and top-ranked industry analyst. As a freelancer, Andy advises a range of companies—from early-stage and middle-market to large caps—delivering customized solutions including effective investor presentations, dynamic financial models, and project finance structuring.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Managing Director
Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc.
- Assisted public and private companies overlooked by large Wall Street firms and regional investment banking firms.
- Constructed financial models that resulted in term sheets for a renewable jet fuel facility.
- Built a pitch deck, an integrated valuation, and a financial model to support the project financing and greenfield construction of a $1billion renewable gasoline plant that incorporates carbon capture.
- Built a valuation model to support financing and greenfield construction of the food waste facilities to produce organic acids.
Principal
First Gleneden Advisors LLC
- Advised on a $200 million strategic investment in a startup to construct a $1.7 billion U.S. aluminum rolling mill.
- Led due diligence and integration of two acquisitions as well as a private equity recapitalization for an ongoing $100 million industry roll-up of pipe repair solutions.
- Constructed financial models that resulted in a $300 million term sheet to acquire, retrofit, and construct renewable diesel facilities.
- Assembled a robust financial model that garnered a $150 million term sheet from a global project finance investor to develop combined heat and power cogeneration projects.
- Developed investor materials, including the financial model and business plan to fund the build-out of facilities to convert waste plastic into high-value carbon nanotubes.
- Provided financial analysis for the acquisition of a biodiesel facility.
- Built a financial model to support the financing and greenfield construction of food waste facilities to produce organic acids.
- Improved the balance sheet and reduced the ongoing cash burn with a $36 million debt-for-asset swap for a renewable fuel company.
- Delivered a $25 million tax credit transaction to fund the expansion of a renewable materials facility.
- Implemented financial systems for a private equity-backed $60+ million revenue oilfield services company, as well as a $30+ million liquefied natural gas company.
Vice President, Finance
Benefuel, Inc.
- Optimized a $20 million transaction for a private equity investor using interactive forecasts and a proprietary equity structure.
- Contributed to successful relationships with the customer base of Flint Hills Resources, Suncor, and Itochu, leading to $10+ million in bridge financings.
- Improved the standardized financial models to ensure data and analytical consistency, integrity, and accessibility to streamline investor due diligence.
Chief Financial Officer
Zeachem, Inc.
- Maximized a $232 million USDA loan guarantee to develop a 25 million GPY commercial facility.
- Sold a $43 million tax credit transaction with additional funding to construct a 250,000 GPY demonstration plant and development facility.
- Achieved a $5 million joint development agreement with Proctor & Gamble to advance the development of a new renewable chemical production platform for superabsorbents and other related product inputs.
- Awarded $25 million US Department of Energy and $40 million US Department of Agriculture USDA grants to develop and construct a demonstration-scale renewable fuel facility and supporting feedstock infrastructure.
- Added Valero as the first strategic investor to produce biofuels to satisfy Valero's RFS renewable fuel obligations.
- Exceeded $30 million of follow-on investments from existing investors by clarifying the strategy and demonstrating viability.
- Developed a rental asset strategy that generated revenue of $500,000 per month from demonstration plant operations.
- Applied Lean methodologies to implement accounting and business infrastructure to produce unqualified annual GAAP audits and pass on-going DCAA audits.
- Improved data integrity and consistency with the introduction of SEC-compliant processes and systems in preparation for an IPO.
- Built the finance and accounting team from one person to ten people to support a potential IPO.
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Analysis
Evergreen Energy, Inc.
- Arranged multiple public market financings that resulted in $250+ million raised to build a demonstration plant and to advance commercial projects.
- Negotiated and structured $1+ billion in project financing for up to four processing facilities.
- Increased the stock price by 50% with recommendations to the management and board on how to interpret and incorporate equity trading intelligence, feedback, and commentary into the business.
- Delivered more consistent operations and a major reduction in downtime for plant operations performing extensive operational and financial analysis.
- Contributed to acquisitions by developing and maintaining interactive financial models used to evaluate business opportunities, including the $40+ million purchase of a coal mine.
Vice President | Equity Research
Stifel
- Recognized as an All-Star Equity Analyst by the Wall Street Journal (1998, 2001).
- Sold more than $750 million in equity offerings for coverage universe as a result of being named co-manager on deals, and delivered trading revenues, consistently finishing in the top third of the department.
- Generated shareholder value by critiquing and advocating asset rationalization strategies such as H&P’s $500 million equity portfolio divestiture and redeployment into its innovative FlexRigs.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Finance
Columbia Business School - New York, NY, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and History
Connecticut College - New London, CT
Certifications
Series 79 and 63
FINRA
Skills
Finance
Startup Funding, Fundraising, Profitability Analysis, Financial Engineering, Asset Valuation, DCF Valuation, Valuations, Credit/Debt, Project Finance Consulting, Capital Raising, Interim CFOs, Investment Memoranda, FP&A, Capital Budgeting, Capital Structuring, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Cash Flow Calculation, Cash Flow, Forecasting, Equity Valuation, Equity Financing, Equity Research, Investment Summaries, Financial Modeling, Venture Funding, Private Equity, Three-statement Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Budgeting Consulting, Due Diligence, Deal Analysis, Investment Thesis Consulting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Investment Briefs, Venture Debt, Debt Raises, Bank Debt Raises, Convertible Debt, Debt Restructuring, Growth Capital Raising, M&A, Financial Reporting, Finance Strategy, Transaction Modeling, Transaction Structuring, Capital Investment Appraisals, Private Equity Secondaries, Valuation Modeling, Capital Structure Analysis, Budget Controls, Corporate Finance, Operational Finance, Financial Overviews, Balance Sheets, P&L Forecasting, Valuation Multiples, Valuations, Data Analysis, Market Research Analyst, Ratio Analysis, Return Analysis, Angel/Seed Funding, 409A Valuation
Output Software
Microsoft Word, Excel Development, Microsoft PowerPoint
Industry Expertise
Venture Capital, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Banking Consulting, Energy, Agriculture, Coal, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Debt Capital Markets, Sustainability, Bioenergy, Agrotech
Geographic Expertise
United States, Japan
Data & Analysis Software
Capital IQ, Bloomberg
Other
Excel Development, Business Planning, Underwriting, Startup Development, Deal Structuring, Funding Presentations, Creative Problem Solving, Value Proposition, Executive Presentations, Financing, Financials, Executive Summaries, Strategic Planning & Execution, Execution, Debt Financing, Initiation Coverage Report, Equities, Upstream, Equity, Communication Coaching, Presentation Design, Budget Modeling, Annual Budgets, Investor Reporting, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Investor Presentations, Tax Equity, Design Strategy, Pro Forma Analysis, Finance, Investment Cases, Energy Sector, Quantitative Analysis, Renewables, Sustainable Advisory, Excel 365, Green Energy, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Exit Strategy, Management Consultants, Management, Senior Executive Management, Petrochemicals, Initial Public Offerings, Value Chain, Analysis, Joint Venture Development, Securities, SWOT Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Growth Strategy, Investor Relations, Equity Investment, Investments, Acquisitions, Capital Introduction, Growth Analysis, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Investor Agreements, Investment Banking, Power Generation, Strategic Planning, Treasury Management, Corporate Governance, Reporting, Audits, Grant Proposals, Financial Forecasting, Scenario Analysis, Reg S Private Placement, Clean Energy, CleanTech, Metals & Mining, Solar, SEC Filing, SEC Disclosure
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