Valeria Shvediuk
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since August 10, 2020
An LSE graduate with distinction, Valeria has 7+ years of blue-chip expertise in investment banking, private equity, and corporate development at leading firms such as Argentum, Goldman Sachs, and Endemol Shine. Experienced across industries, Valeria joined Toptal to work on exciting projects in corporate finance and strategy, where she can leverage her expertise in financial modeling and valuation, strategic planning, pitch deck creation, and negotiations.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Three-statement Operating Model and DCF Valuation of a Norwegian Consumer Company
Business Plan, G2M Strategy, and P&L Forecast and for Italian Bakery in Australia
Detalied Analysis of Global Hospitality Industry
Expertise
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Development
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Leveraged Buyout Modeling
- Private Equity
- Three-statement Modeling
Work Experience
Corporate Development and Strategy Manager
Endemol Shine Group
- Acted as an in-house lead and cross-functional coordinator of a $2.2 billion business sale to one of the entity's largest competitors, Banijay, resulting in the creation of the largest independent TV production company.
- Advised management in a complex commercial negotiation process, modeled scenarios from joint ventures to various earn-out and put/call option structures, and assessed business implications from legal, tax, and corporate governance perspectives.
- Led a number of strategic initiatives across the group, including the reorganization of a business area and the strategic assessment of the traveling formats business model.
Investment Banking Associate
Goldman Sachs International
- Led CAPEX modeling for a buy-side advisory assignment with KKR, analyzing the combination of two vending and coffee services operators to create a pan-European leader for a transaction valued at €500 million with pro forma revenue of ~€1.3 billion.
- Performed strategic vulnerability analysis and constructed a valuation as a part of the anti-raid defense advisory for a listed European TMT player.
- Created management presentation materials and coordinated due diligence during the private placement process of a leading UK private education player generating ~£300 million of revenue.
- Contributed to the global debt syndication effort for Apollo's investment in France.
Investment Associate
Argentum Private Equity
- Assessed and prepared investment documentation on several co-investment opportunities, including an investment in a Norway-based full-service European debt collection and credit management service provider with an enterprise value of ~€2.2 billion.
- Co-led the annual deep-dive assessment of the global oil and gas industry, conducted market analyses, and interviewed partner oil and gas investors—the project culminated in a presentation to the investment board.
- Built a comprehensive, fully customizable Excel model template, adopted as a standard across the firm with a three-financial statement operating model and an integrated LBO valuation model with sensitivities.
Education
Master's Degree in Management and Strategy
London School of Economics and Political Science - London, United Kingdom
Master's Degree in Financial Economics
BI Norwegian Business School - Oslo, Norway
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy - Kyiv, Ukraine
Skills
Finance
DCF Valuation, Three-statement Modeling, Five-year Projections, P&L Forecasting, Valuation, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), Pricing Strategy, Corporate Finance, Profit & Loss (P&L)
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Industry Expertise
Venture Capital, Hospitality
Other
Financial Analysis, Corporate Development, Industry Analysis, Analysis, Business Models, Competitive Strategy, Business Plan Consulting, Budget Modeling, Business Strategy, Customer Analysis, Startup Consulting, Customer Segmentation, Joint Ventures, Term Sheet Negotiations, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Corporate Finance Consultant, Management Consulting, Investment Analysis, Managerial Economics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Value Analysis, Marketing
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