Irem Mertol
Finance Expert
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
January 17, 2017
Irem is an experienced finance professional who's passionate about investing. Her work experience runs across the full spectrum of companies from angel-investing through private equity buyouts at companies such as Andreessen Horowitz and MDP. As a freelancer, she enjoys helping companies across venture and growth stages with fundraising as well as expanding products and go-to-market strategies particularly in healthcare.
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Hire IremCareer Highlights
Director of Client Services & Partnerships
Burd Health
Investment Professional
Andreessen Horowitz
Associate
Madison Dearborn Partners
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)
Duke University
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Advertising & MarketingFinanceVenture Capital & Private EquityHealthcare ServicesFinancial ModelingSoftware Expertise
Capital IQMicrosoft ExcelOther Expertise
Business ModelsFundraisingValuationWork Experience
2015 - 2017
Director of Client Services & Partnerships
Burd Health
- Managed the largest 2 clients with over 60,000 members to implement $6M of healthcare savings initiatives.
- Initiated diligence and contracting for over 20 potential business development partnerships.
- Developed new product ideas around a narrow network strategy and claims negotiations.
- Built a financial model and implemented budgeting to track quarterly performance.
Focus areas: Sales, Partnerships, Strategy, Business Planning
2014 - 2015
Investment Professional
Andreessen Horowitz
- Built an investment thesis around digital health landscape.
- Developed commercialization and business development strategy for a healthcare portfolio company.
- Performed financial analysis and research in the due diligence phase of investing.
- Prepared investment memos around growth drivers, key risks, and ways to improve go-to-market strategies for potential investments.
- Sourced companies and routinely met with C-level executives and entrepreneurs to discuss their business drivers and financial projections.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Due Diligence, Data Analysis, Valuation
2011 - 2013
Founding Team, Finance & Business Development
Caremerge
- Led the recruiting and marketing efforts, advised on fundraising process, and initiated a partnership with the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center to receive a discount on co-working office space.
- Developed a financial model, did expense tracking, and built a budgeting system to reduce cash-burn rate and extend the funding runway 6 months before completion of the Series A round in July 2013.
Focus areas: Product Strategy, Marketing, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Fundraising
2011 - 2013
Associate
Madison Dearborn Partners
- Evaluated leveraged buyout and growth equity investment opportunities through business and industry diligence alongside management teams, industry experts, and external advisers.
- Collaborated with management teams to evaluate strategic plans, operational performance, potential acquisition targets, exit opportunities, development budgets, and participated in board meetings.
- Executed the management buyout of a medical products manufacturing company; was the sole investor in the transaction valuing company at +$1B.
- Performed modeling, diligence, and investment process for a LBO of a specialty retailer; acted as the sole investor in a transaction valuing company at $295M.
Focus areas: Valuation, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Modeling
2009 - 2011
Analyst
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Constructed detailed financing, company valuation, and transaction models to analyze potential deals.
- Covered M&A and financing advisory for 50+ accounts ranging from pre-revenue to $40 billion companies across medical technology, healthcare services, and life sciences.
- Completed most deals in 2009 analyst class (>$10 billion through 5 M&A, 8 debt, 2 equity transactions).
Focus areas: Valuation, Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Debt, Initial Public Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA, USA
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Biomedical Engineering, Economics
Duke University - Durham, NC, USA