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Jeff Anapolsky
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Jeff is a seasoned professional who enjoys overcoming financial challenges during rapid change. He contributes over 20 years of elite training, clever insights, relevant experiences, and meaningful connections to help companies reach their highest potential. With a private equity background and Harvard MBA, Jeff partners with talented operators to attract institutional capital by delivering financial excellence in forecasting, reporting, transactions, FP&A, audits, taxes, and business planning.
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Thuy Nguyen
Search Fund Expert
Thuy Nguyen has five years of experience as a research analyst at the leading equity research house in Vietnam. She has conducted industry analysis, created valuation models, and communicated investment opportunities to her clients in the consumer and banking sectors. She was a valedictorian of her batch with a GPA of 3.92/4 in an MBA program at the International University of Japan. She is thrilled to contribute her professional knowledge and skills to global clients via Toptal.
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SSI Securities Corporation
Daniel Serdio
Search Fund Expert
A London Business School MBA graduate, Daniel directly executed $5 billion worth of M&A and capital-raising deals across the US, UK, and Latin America. He's worked in investment banking at Citi as an M&A and strategy manager for a $25 billion family-owned conglomerate and founded a fund investing in UK SMEs. He joined Toptal to connect with other entrepreneurs and share his knowledge around investing, financing, strategy, and M&A.
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Independant Financial Expert
Dave Harpur
Search Fund Expert
A chartered accountant with more than 15 years of experience, Dave has directly led double-digit EBITDA growth and over £1 billion in debt, equity, and M&A transactions while at leading private equity and consultancy firms (Global Infrastructure Partners, Octopus, IFM, and Deloitte). As a freelancer, he enjoys advising clients on strategy execution, debt and equity capital fundraising, corporate finance, and complex financial transactions.
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ESW Capital
Ken Gordon
Search Fund Expert
Ken is a finance expert with 25+ years of leadership experience at startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has supported a $2.5 billion Raytheon division and advised CEOs, private equity investors, Members of Congress, and senior DoD officials on finance and operating strategy. Ken enjoys freelancing as he seeks to leverage his decades of finance and advisory experience on new and exciting challenges.
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The Granada Group
Evan Fisher
Search Fund Expert
Evan is a former investment bank VP offering a simple value prop: better-than-Wall-Street quality documents and advice at a fraction of the price. His work resulted in over $5 billion invested in SMEs by top-tier investors, including a16z, SoftBank, Tiger, and more. He has sat in every seat at the boardroom table as a director, shareholder, executive, and advisor. Evan enjoys helping businesses plan, refine their strategies, prepare for corporate actions, and hone their capital-raising approach.
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Minimal Capital
Philippe Glätzle
Search Fund Expert
Philippe is a managing director with a track record of 15+ years of leading international corporations in French-speaking markets, achieving an average of 35% annual growth. He has served eight years as an MD in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland for a branch of PRGX, a Nasdaq-listed US financial firm. He increased turnover by 800% and cash flow from €3–50 million per year. Recognized as structured, positive, and dynamic, Philippe helps his Toptal clients achieve exceptional results.
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SWETS Information Services
Jack Barker
Search Fund Expert
A former McKinsey Partner and Carlyle Group Principal with 30 years of international experience, Jack has served as the president, CFO, and COO of two Carlyle companies and four others. He is a finance, strategy, and operations expert with deep experience in telecom, financial services, data centers, and manufacturing. Jack enjoys freelancing because it allows him to work on a wide variety of issues for companies of all sizes and many industries.
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SmartSenseCom, Inc.
Toby Clarence-Smith
Search Fund Expert
With over a decade of experience across private equity, venture capital, and banking, Toby founded and successfully sold a venture-backed eCommerce company, giving him a unique skill set that combines the financial/investment perspective with tangible operational expertise. His consulting work focuses on helping clients with diligence investment opportunities, as well as companies looking to raise capital and grow their businesses.
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Mountain Nazca
Steve Sprindis
Search Fund Expert
Steve is an experienced financial executive and consultant with a broad range of experience ranging from deep dive financial analysis to M&A and valuation work. He has experience as a CFO, private equity investor, and investment banker. Steve has worked with over fifty companies on preparing business plans and offering memorandums and financial models, and has helped finance early and late stage companies, real estate, and other assets.
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Waypoint Private Capital
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