Romano Del Bianco
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Toptal member since August 11, 2022
Romano has extensive corporate banking experience with JPMorgan and Macquarie Bank across Europe, the Americas, and Australia. He has led multiple acquisition finance deals from a senior lending perspective. Romano delivers value through each transaction stage, from origination and evaluation to execution.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Boral Limited | A $2.6 Billion Acquisition of Headwaters Inc. in 2016
Sydney Airport | A $1.4 Billion Senior Secured Bank Debt Facility in 2019
Qantas Airways | A $1.36 Billion Institutional Placement to Support Recovery Plan in 2020
Sonic Healthcare | A $540 Million Acquisition of Aurora Diagnostics in 2018
Project Spinnaker | Australian Logistics Portfolio Request for Financing
Charter Hall | A$350 Million Institutional Placement to Support Acquisitions
Software Expertise
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Other Expertise
- Bank Covenants
- Capital Raising
- Debt Raises
- Financial Modeling
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Work Experience
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
- Managed the overall relationship for a portfolio of large corporations and financial institutions, ensuring client objectives were met across financing, treasury services, risk management, working capital, and investments.
- Delivered multiple COVID-19 emergency backstop facilities to corporate clients through volatile market conditions. Collaborated with clients to ensure that their overall liquidity position remained resilient through the pandemic.
- Originated, secured, and closed a number of bespoke lending facilities to support the growth agenda of clients. Worked with clients to optimize their balance sheet position, simultaneously deepening the overall client relationship.
Relationship Manager
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Structured and executed a number of highly complex residential developments from a secured lender perspective. Coordinated with valuers, builders, and internal stakeholders to bring the properties to life.
- Managed the overall relationship for a portfolio of Australian-listed real-estate investment trusts and unlisted property vehicles across domestic and offshore markets.
- Arranged an innovative finance solution for a single asset data center.
- Coordinated numerous debt capital raising and credit rating advisories from a relationship management perspective.
Credit Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
- Managed a number of clients in the Scandinavian credit portfolio consisting of mutual, hedge, and pension funds.
- Headed the negotiations of a number of ISDA agreements from a credit perspective.
- Oversaw completing credit due diligence and preparing the credit approval memo, including modeling and financial analysis, concerning a new client onboarding.
Relationship Manager
Macquarie Bank
- Supported several mergers and acquisitions for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Managed the transactions from target identification to execution and integration.
- Performed a rigorous financial analysis in comparison to peers to identify and unlock growth opportunities.
- Undertook business valuations, cash flow forecasting, financial modeling, and pre-lend due diligence for commercial lending transactions.
- Managed loan negotiations and documentation execution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Bond University - Queensland, Australia
Skills
Finance
Accounting, Financial Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Debt Raises, Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), Cost of Debt, Bank Covenants, Debt, Lifetime Value (LTV), Capital Raising, Fundraising, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Data Analysis, Lending, Forecasting, Valuation, Equity Raises
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft PowerPoint
Industry Expertise
Real Estate, Sustainability
Geographic Expertise
United States, Australia
Other
Pitch Decks, Excel 365, Portfolio Management, Hedge Funds, Pension Funds, Business Models, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Acquisitions, Acquisition Analysis, Project Management, Derivatives, Peer Comparison, Loans
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