Brent Dial, Finance Expert in New York, NY, United States
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Brent Dial

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Finance Expert

Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
November 5, 2017

Brent's led Anheuser-Busch's craft beer growth strategy serving as the CFO of their $1 billion high-end division and completed over $12 billion in M&A and capital raising transactions as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank. As a freelancer, Brent seeks to help clients build their strategy backed by rigorous analytics, and tell their story. He enjoys working with clients across different industries and levels of maturity.

FundraisingFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Credit AnalysisPrivate EquityFinancial Modeling

Career Highlights

Divisional Chief Financial Officer
Anheuser-Busch
Senior Associate
J.P. Morgan
Associate
Deutsche Bank

Education Highlights

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree
United States Military Academy

Case Studies

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Software Pricing and Commission Model
SoftwarePrice Analysis
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Valuation Support
Valuation MultiplesResearch

Work Experience

Principal

2017 - PRESENT
Chordata Advisory
  • Serve as advisor to a blockchain marketing services firm reviewing the economics, opportunities and risks of partnerships with cryptocurrency partners.
  • Served as interim CFO marketing technology firm, upgrading their business strategy and leading their $5M Series A equity capital-raise capitalizing on accelerated performance.
  • Advised a new hybrid fractional ownership and shared-seat model for private jet travel, successfully raising $20M for its seed-round equity capital-raise.
Focus areas: Financial Statements, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Due Diligence, Accounting, Investor Presentations, Business Strategy, Fundraising

Divisional Chief Financial Officer

2015 - 2017
Anheuser-Busch
  • Led all the facets of financial management of Anheuser-Busch's $1 billion high-end division, including integrations, controllership, and financial reporting.
  • Completed the acquisition, integrations and led the performance management of eight US craft breweries over two and half year period.
  • Scaled the finance team from 3 to 35 professionals responsible for financial planning and analysis (FP&A), controller and analyst functions.
  • Designed the craft beer growth strategy for a portfolio of US high-end imports and craft beer assets including Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Goose Island, Blue Point, and Golden Road breweries.
  • Managed and was responsible for the financial performance of a portfolio of 32 premium retail restaurants across the US.
Focus areas: Due Diligence, Capital Budgeting, Pricing Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Controller, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Senior Associate

2014 - 2015
J.P. Morgan
  • Advised on the acquisition of Acosta Sales & Marketing by Carlyle Group and led the debt funding of the $4.8 billion deal.
  • Analyzed client financial statements to develop insights into improving gross margin performance, cash flow, and working capital as well as identifying potential sources of financial risk.
  • Advised CFOs and corporate treasurers on optimized investor communication strategies, resulting in improved stock price performance and reduced funding costs.
  • Led the refinancing of Coty's $1.7 billion lines of credit and Term Loan B in 2014.
  • Provided financial advisory services such as identifying M&A targets and capital structure improvements to various Fortune 500 companies such as Mars, Coty, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive, Energizer and ScottsMiracle-Gro.
Focus areas: Valuation Analysis, Secured Loans, Private Equity, Term Loans, Debt Raises, Equity Offerings, Equity Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Associate

2012 - 2014
Deutsche Bank
  • Led the $1.1 billion initial public offering of TriNet Securities, a company dealing with outsourced human resources software-as-a-service, in 2014.
  • Led the first-ever public debt raise of $250 million for Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, a Brazilian ammunition manufacturer.
  • Led refinancing of $523 million term loan B for Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  • Provided financial advisory services such as identifying M&A targets and capital structure improvements to various Fortune 1000 companies such as Destination XL, Spectrum Brands, Party City, Nu Skin, and Jarden.
Focus areas: Cash Flow Modeling, M&A Modeling, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Valuation Analysis, Private Equity, Equity Financing, Equity Offerings, Debt Raises, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Director, Business Development

2007 - 2010
TCOM, LP
  • Led international business development efforts for a $100 million company, focusing on Middle East, India, South Korea and Mexico.
  • Managed a $15 million portfolio of engineered products and services concentrated on customers located in the Middle East and Asia.
  • Negotiated over $7 million in additional aerostat and support services business in less than three years, representing a 7% increase in firm revenues.
  • Led cross-functional teams developing client responses to requests-for-proposals and creating marketing materials for new product launches.
  • Proposed and executed pricing and productivity initiatives, generating margin improvements of over $2 million.
Focus areas: Business Planning, Inside Sales Budgeting
2010 - 2012

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Corporate Finance

University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA, USA

1998 - 2002

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

United States Military Academy - West Point, NY, USA