Solon Molho

Athens, Central Athens, Greece

Member since February 13, 2017

Solon has been consistently highly rated in Reuters-Extel surveys as a sell-side equity analyst. In recent years, Greece's economic situation has spurred him to take his career international. As a freelancer, he serves a wide variety of clients from around the world, including the European Commission and the Economist's Intelligence Unit. His main focus is financial analysis and valuation work.

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Career Highlights

Consultant
Small Business Institute
Finance Expert
European Commission
Contributor
Economist Intelligence Unit

Academic Highlights

Master's degree
Panteion University
Hansard Scholar
London School of Economics and Political Science
Postgraduate diploma
University of Portsmouth

Case studies

Hellenic Technodomiki
- Valuation
- DCF Valuation
- Company Valuation
- DCF Modeling
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Spyrou
- Valuation
- Company Valuation
- DCF Valuation
- DCF Modeling
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Industry Expertise

Building Materials

Software Expertise

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint

Other Expertise

Business Intelligence (BI)
Business Modeling
Company Research
Greece
Valuation

Employment

Consultant
Small Business Institute
2015 - PRESENT
- Worked on a number of business cases to help small and medium sized businesses reorganize in order to survive in the challenging Greek business environment.
- Mentored two businesses through a generational succession process.
- Involved in the development of a Greek early warning system for troubled companies.
- Helped a number of people retool and repurpose their skills in a challenging economic environment.
Focus areas: Business Plan Development, Business Intelligence, Financial Modeling, Capital Structure Analysis, Angel/Seed Funding, Ratio Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Profitability Analysis, Variance Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Dilligence, Budgeting
Finance Expert
European Commission
2014 - PRESENT
- Evaluated funding requests for the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program.
Focus areas: Evaluating Business Plans
Contributor
Economist Intelligence Unit
2011 - PRESENT
- Covered the economic and political developments in Greece as they unfold.
- Covered specific sectors of importance to the economy in periodic reviews, including energy, health, and telecom.
- Maintained a review of pertinent regulation.
- Engaged in special projects as per client request including assessing the country's disaster recovery resilience, health related projects, etc.
Focus areas: Economic Analysis, Political Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, Industry Analysis
Group Strategic Analyst
Titan Cement
2004 - 2010
- Built the company's strategy, including target identification, selection, valuation, negotiation, due diligence, and implementation.
- Participated actively in the process of securing a credit rating for the company.
- Involved in the due diligence process through which the company partnered up with the IFC in one of its subsidiaries.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuation, Valuation Multiples, Valuation Modeling, Financial Modeling, Due Dilligence, Strategy
Senior Equity Analyst
Eurobank Equities
1997 - 2004
- Covered multiple sectors including building materials, media, and some food companies.
- Ranked in second and third place in EMEA for his building materials coverage in successive years.
Focus areas: Valuation, Valuation Multiples, Valuation Modeling, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Analysis, Financial Risk Assessment

Other Experience

The Greek Debt Crisis Explained (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/finance/financial-consultants/greek-debt-crisis
After several months of relative quiet, Greece is back in the spotlight as the latest repayment deadline on its bailout debt comes due in July. We take the opportunity to review the root causes of the crisis, what has been happening since it kicked off, and what needs to be done to resolve the situation.

Education

Master's degree in Political Science
Panteion University - Athens, Greece
2011 - 2014
Hansard Scholar in Hansard Scholars Programme
London School of Economics and Political Science - London, UK
1994 - 1994
Postgraduate diploma in Management
University of Portsmouth - Portsmouth, UK
1993 - 1994
Bachelor's degree in Math
University of Sussex - Brighton, UK
1990 - 1993