Sascha O'Meara
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Madrid, Spain
Toptal member since January 5, 2021
Sascha has advised on multi-million dollar M&A transactions and was a director of a $1 billion portfolio of private investments. She has 15 years of experience leading financial institutions (Prudential Capital, TD Securities and Macquarie Bank) in the US, Canada, and Australia. Her specialities include M&A, private investments and strategic and financial analysis across various industry types. She enjoys freelancing because of the diversity of clients and projects.
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
Director
Prudential Capital Group
- Co-responsible for managing a portfolio of US $1 billion of private investments in companies based in United States and Canada.
- Undertook marketing, investment analysis, underwriting, and due diligence to add over US $100 million of new investments to the portfolio every year.
- Developed and maintained a client and prospective client base of over 200 companies across different industries. Travelled extensively to foster client relationships.
Associate
TD Securities
- Provided strategic advice on M&A, capital structure, and financing to Canadian corporate clients across numerous industries including manufacturing, diversified, industrial, and retail.
- Part of team providing M&A valuation advice to Canada's largest auto parts supplier on the CAD $75 million buyout of an automotive manufacturing business.
- Provided strategic valuation advice on the sale of a CAD $3 billion Canadian industrial manufacturing company. Advice included alternatives to a sale, including analysis of a share buyback and special dividend.
- Created various pitch decks for clients, including industry analysis, M&A opportunities, valuation analysis, capital structure and financial analysis, and sell-side/initial public offering.
Senior Manager
Macquarie Bank Limited
- Advised Australian corporations on strategic M&A, fundraising, and financing across technology, communications, media, and clean-technology industries.
- Provided valuation advice on the AUS $3 billion sale of the leading broadcast transmission provider and other infrastructure assets to a Canadian pension fund.
- Advised innovative clean technology startup on fundraising resulting in a successful first round of AUD 25 million of initial capital. Prepared financial model, pitchbook, and sourced investors.
- Structured and marketed a US $400 million infrastructure investment fund which listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Education
Bachelor of Law Degree (1st Class Honors) in Law (with Honors)
University of Canterbury - Christchurch, New Zealand
Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance
University of Canterbury - Christchurch, New Zealand
Certifications
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
Skills
Finance
Debt, M&A, Capital Structure Analysis, M&A (Buy-side), Financial Modeling, Capital Structuring, Revenue & Expense Projections, Three-statement Modeling, Accounting, Mezzanine, Minority Investments, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Capital Raising, Corporate Finance, Fundraising
Output Software
Excel Development, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Industry Expertise
Law
Other
Financial Analysis, Finance, Modeling, Excel Development, Private Placements, Equity Investment, Investor Presentations, Presentation Design, Financing, Business Strategy, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Legal Analysis, Investments, Acquisition Analysis, Acquisitions, Economics, Initial Public Offerings
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