Jay Schiff, Finance Expert in New York, NY, United States
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Jay Schiff

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Bio

Jay is a 25-year investment professional experienced in private debt, private equity, seed capital raising, originations, underwriting, portfolio management, and restructuring. As the regional head of middle-market finance at Merrill Lynch and president of Centre Lane Investment Corp., he has invested approximately $1 billion in middle-market companies. Jay consults on corporate finance advisory issues while leading an angel-funded medical device business as a co-founder and CEO.

Career Highlights

Co-founder | CEO
Addinex Technologies
Managing Partner
Curator Capital, LLC
Regional Head — Middle Market Finance
Merrill Lynch

Education Highlights

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
New York University
Master of Science
New York University
Bachelor's Degree
Cornell University

Certification Highlights

Patent
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Series 7 and 63
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Case Studies

Work Experience

Co-founder | CEO

2017 - PRESENT
Addinex Technologies
  • Devised and patented a unique, low-cost system to reduce the risk of medication misuse, including opioids and other controlled pharmaceutical substances.
  • Led the company's fundraising of ~$1 million, including financial projections, executive summary, presentation deck, and legal documentation, and spearheaded investor sourcing. Awarded a $260,000 grant from the CDC and a $300,000 grant from the NIH.
  • Raised convertible notes offering and series seed preferred stock round. Attracted a leading angel investor group to anchor the preferred stock raise.
  • Built partnerships with a software development firm, a large regional pharmacy chain, a drug disposal company, and multiple major northeast hospitals and medical schools.
  • Managed all financial functions, including financial and tax reporting. Applied for and received research and development tax credits, a NY state engineering grant, and other non-dilutive funding.
Focus areas: Market Research & Analysis, Market Research, Business Plan Consulting, Angel/Seed Funding, Venture Capital, Pitch Deck Consulting, Pitch Decks, Early-stage Funding, Early-stage Startups, Financing, Healthcare, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Startups, Startup Funding, Microsoft PowerPoint, Forecasting, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Statements, Health IT, Digital Health, Strategy, Partnerships, Patents, Management, Capital Raising, Fundraising Consultant, Seed Fundraising, Pitch Preparation, Medtech, Pitch Presentations, Private Company Valuation, Medical Devices, Valuation Modeling, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Investment Banking, Revenue & Expense Projections, Budgeting, Digital, Storytelling, Early-stage Venture Capital, Business Models, Business Modeling, United States, Angel Investing, Healthcare IT, Investor Presentations, Valuation, Senior Executive Management, Fundraising Strategy, Investor Relations, Executive Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, App Development, Mentorship & Coaching, Profit & Loss (P&L), Go-to-market Strategy

Managing Partner

2015 - PRESENT
Curator Capital, LLC
  • Completed multiple Toptal engagements ranging from start-up advisory and fundraising to large and midcap capital markets advisory projects.
  • Worked with an early-stage healthtech company to build its financial model, edit its pitch deck, advise on its capital structure and cap table, attend investor meetings, assist in term sheet negotiations, etc.
  • Advised a technology-driven private debt startup on the build-out of its origination, underwriting, portfolio policies, procedures, and infrastructure, and worked full-time over two years as the head of the investment team.
  • Took over management of a fund of eight special situations private debt, equity, and VC investments after the management company resigned. Liquidated the investments to help the investors recover them.
  • Acted as a senior capital markets advisor for a middle market private equity firm to help raise debt capital and assist with lender relationships.
  • Assisted a private equity firm in raising a $9 million second-lien term loan to help finance a $36 million acquisition, pitched the deal to dozens of alternative lenders, and generated multiple term sheets.
  • Advised on acquiring a public BDC, managing more than $3 billion of private corporate debt by $9 billion REIT, analyzed and valued each portfolio investment, and interviewed all investment staff.
  • Analyzed and valued each portfolio investment and negotiated the purchase price to acquire a $300 million private corporate debt portfolio by a $5 billion investment manager.
  • Supported an entrepreneur-owned company in refinancing a defaulted $22 million credit facility, authored the offering memorandum, contacted more than 100 lenders, and received multiple term sheets.
  • Helped a search fund source term sheets for a $14 million debt facility supporting a $31 million acquisition.
Focus areas: Market Research & Analysis, Market Research, Business Plan Consulting, Pitch Deck Consulting, Pitch Decks, Financing, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Debt Structuring, Investment Portfolio Management, Capital Structuring, Strategy, Management, Startup Funding, Startups, Microsoft PowerPoint, Investment Thesis, Debt Capital Markets, Capital Markets, Capital Placement, Forecasting, Financial Services, Subordinated Debt, Junior Capital, Senior Secured Debt, Bank Covenants, Bank Debt Raises, Debt Workouts, Private Equity Valuation, Credit Investing, Credit Risk, Three-statement Modeling, Capital Advisory, Credit Modeling, Private Placements, Special Situations Analysis, Financial Statements, Debt Issuance, Debt Raises, Valuation, Finance Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Debt Restructuring, Capital Raising, Private Equity, Private Credit, Fundraising Consultant, Pitch Preparation, Due Diligence, Due Diligence Consultant, Pitch Presentations, Credit/Debt, Debt Financing, Private Company Valuation, Valuation Modeling, Investments, Commercial Lending, Credit Analysis, Finance, Banking Relationships, Commercial Banking, Loans & Lending, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Investment Banking, Investment Strategy, Banking & Finance, Deal Flow Origination, Deal Sourcing, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Revenue & Expense Projections, Budgeting, Loans, Trucking, Storytelling, M&A (Buy-side), Business Models, Business Modeling, United States, Angel Investing, Investor Presentations, Alternative Investments, Family Office, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Manager, Investment Funds, Limited Partnerships, Senior Executive Management, Fundraising Strategy, Executive Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, Waterfall Modeling, Mentorship & Coaching, Profit & Loss (P&L), Go-to-market Strategy

President

2009 - 2015
Centre Lane Investment Corp.
  • Managed fundraising, originations, portfolio management, and operations of a middle-market private credit fund for a private equity firm.
  • Invested more than $200 million, returning a 28% IRR to investors in the first two years (information publicly available via SEC) and double-digit returns over the fund's life (latter information is under NDA).
  • Managed the effort to take funds public on NASDAQ as a business development company (BDC), including the completion of all filings and a national fundraising roadshow.
  • Led the SBIC licensing process, including the completion of all required documentation and track record materials. Met with the SBA investment committee in Washington, DC, with one of three investment committee members approving all transactions.
Focus areas: Market Research & Analysis, Market Research, Business Plan Consulting, Pitch Deck Consulting, Pitch Decks, Financing, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Debt Structuring, Strategy, Management, Startup Funding, Startups, Initial Public Offerings, Microsoft PowerPoint, Investment Thesis, Debt Capital Markets, Capital Markets, Capital Placement, Forecasting, Financial Services, Subordinated Debt, Junior Capital, Senior Secured Debt, Bank Covenants, Bank Debt Raises, Private Equity Valuation, Credit Investing, Credit Risk, SBA, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Three-statement Modeling, Valuation, Credit Modeling, Private Placements, Special Situations Analysis, Financial Statements, Debt Issuance, Debt Raises, Investment Portfolio Management, Debt Restructuring, Debt Workouts, Capital Structuring, Capital Raising, Private Equity, Private Credit, Fundraising Consultant, Pitch Preparation, Due Diligence, Due Diligence Consultant, Pitch Presentations, Credit/Debt, Debt Financing, Private Company Valuation, Valuation Modeling, Investments, Commercial Lending, Credit Analysis, Finance, Banking Relationships, Commercial Banking, Loans & Lending, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Investment Banking, Investment Strategy, Banking & Finance, Deal Flow Origination, Deal Sourcing, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Revenue & Expense Projections, Budgeting, Loans, Trucking, Storytelling, M&A (Buy-side), Business Models, Business Modeling, United States, Angel Investing, Investor Presentations, Alternative Investments, Family Office, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Manager, Investment Funds, Limited Partnerships, Senior Executive Management, Fundraising Strategy, Investor Relations, Executive Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, Waterfall Modeling, Mentorship & Coaching, Profit & Loss (P&L), Go-to-market Strategy

Regional Head — Middle Market Finance

2003 - 2008
Merrill Lynch
  • Led a team closing 26 lead-agented middle-market leveraged loan transactions totaling $588 million with no losses.
  • Sourced transactions through an internal private wealth advisor network and private equity firms in the Eastern region, Merrill Lynch's largest market.
  • Led internal projects, including the transition of the business to a new division, the development of profitability models, as well as the establishment of new approval guidelines.
  • Participated as an investment committee member and held individual credit authority up to $15 million.
  • Spoke regularly at conferences to audiences to promote the overall business.
Focus areas: Market Research & Analysis, Market Research, Business Plan Consulting, Financing, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Debt Structuring, Capital Structuring, Management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Debt Capital Markets, Capital Markets, Capital Placement, Forecasting, Financial Services, Subordinated Debt, Junior Capital, Senior Secured Debt, Bank Covenants, Debt Workouts, Private Equity Valuation, Credit Investing, Credit Risk, SBA, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Three-statement Modeling, Valuation, Credit Modeling, Financial Statements, Debt Issuance, Debt Raises, Bank Debt Raises, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Debt Restructuring, Private Equity, Private Credit, Pitch Preparation, Due Diligence, Due Diligence Consultant, Pitch Presentations, Credit/Debt, Debt Financing, Private Company Valuation, Valuation Modeling, Investments, Commercial Lending, Credit Analysis, Finance, Banking Relationships, Commercial Banking, Loans & Lending, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Investment Banking, Investment Strategy, Banking & Finance, Deal Flow Origination, Deal Sourcing, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Special Situations Analysis, Revenue & Expense Projections, Budgeting, Loans, Trucking, Storytelling, M&A (Buy-side), Business Models, Business Modeling, United States, Angel Investing, Alternative Investments, Family Office, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Manager, Investment Funds, Strategy, Limited Partnerships, Senior Executive Management, Executive Coaching, Mentorship & Coaching, Profit & Loss (P&L)
1988 - 1990

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance

New York University - New York, NY, USA

1988 - 1989

Master of Science in Accounting

New York University - New York, NY, USA

1984 - 1988

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, USA

JULY 2019 - PRESENT

Patent

United States Patent and Trademark Office

JANUARY 1993 - JANUARY 2008

Series 7 and 63

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Finance

Finance Strategy, Debt Structuring, Debt Raises, Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Angel/Seed Funding, Market Research, Seed Fundraising, Due Diligence, Capital Raising, Private Credit, Private Equity, Credit Risk, Credit Investing, Three-statement Modeling, Startup Funding, Private Equity Valuation, Debt Workouts, Debt Restructuring, Bank Debt Raises, Bank Covenants, Senior Secured Debt, Junior Capital, Subordinated Debt, Forecasting, Capital Placement, Credit/Debt, Credit Analysis, Revenue & Expense Projections, Budgeting, M&A (Buy-side), Profit & Loss (P&L), Valuation, Investment Portfolio Management, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Thesis, Private Company Valuation, Valuation Modeling, Capital Structuring, Accounting

Output Software

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Industry Expertise

Healthcare, Early-stage Startups, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Banking & Finance

Geographic Expertise

United States

Other

Management, Strategy, Debt Issuance, Health IT, Digital Health, Financing, Early-stage Funding, Pitch Decks, Pitch Deck Consulting, Business Plan Consulting, Market Research & Analysis, Fundraising Consultant, Pitch Preparation, Due Diligence Consultant, Financial Statements, Startups, SBA, Special Situations Analysis, Private Placements, Credit Modeling, Capital Advisory, Medtech, Pitch Presentations, Debt Financing, Investments, Commercial Lending, Finance, Banking Relationships, Commercial Banking, Loans & Lending, Business Strategy, Investment Banking, Business Planning, Investment Strategy, Deal Flow Origination, Deal Sourcing, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Loans, Storytelling, Early-stage Venture Capital, Business Models, Business Modeling, Angel Investing, Healthcare IT, Investor Presentations, Alternative Investments, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Manager, Investment Funds, Limited Partnerships, Senior Executive Management, Fundraising Strategy, Investor Relations, Executive Coaching, Strategic Partnerships, Waterfall Modeling, Mentorship & Coaching, Go-to-market Strategy, Medical Devices, Digital, Family Office, Patents, Partnerships, Initial Public Offerings, Trucking, App Development

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