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Anuar Heberlein
Anuar, a Bain alumnus with 20+ years of experience, specializes in advising private equity groups and Fortune 500 companies. He assists C-suite executives and investors in defining total addressable markets, conducting due diligence and merger and acquisition processes, and creating growth strategies. Anuar's expertise lies in the TMT sector, helping telcos and SaaS companies boost their topline through pricing and accelerate growth with data-driven go-to-market strategies.
Show MoreBarbara Close
As a former KPMG and PwC consultant and Fortune 1000 executive, Barbara has collaborated with CXOs to solve operational challenges in diverse industries for 20+ years. She has expertise across consumer and industrial products and services, manufacturing, logistics, eCommerce, retail, and technology, where she uses her engineer's mindset to drive business value, minimize costs and risk, and optimize processes. Barbara is a mechanical engineer and Kellogg MBA.
Show MoreAnimesh Saxena
Animesh has 15+ years of experience in finance and investments, including roles in startups, VC/PE, real estate, and CFO/FP&A. He excels in PowerPoint for pitch decks and Excel for financial modeling (startup, M&A, LBOs, macros, VBA, data tables, and valuations). He's an expert in creating investment memorandums, transaction decks, due diligence reports, and management dashboards. Animesh brings fractional CFO experience in establishing and directing finance functions for growing businesses.
Show MoreCarlo Palmieri
A Wharton MBA graduate, Carlo has led transactions on $10 billion worth of LBO and growth capital deals. He's worked in investment banking, M&A (Deutsche Bank), management consulting (Bain & Company, Oliver Wyman), and corporate development (Lehman Brothers). Carlo leverages his skills in corporate finance, business strategy, and international business development to help companies scale and deliver value for their investors.
Show MoreNeel Augusthy
Neel is a finance leader and change agent with 10+ years of experience and a track record of impact in Fortune 50 companies. He has driven transformations to the tune of $250 million, EBITDA uplift of $100 million+, and sustainable change by managing mandates in multinationals, SMEs, and startups. Neel is adept at navigating across countries, regions, and cultures, and he brings an entrepreneurial and creative mindset, drive, and passion to design and execute win-win solutions for his clients.
Show MoreFrancesco Castellano
Francesco has 20+ years of experience across strategy, finance, venture building, and entrepreneurship. He started in FP&A at General Electric, advised investors and corporates at Bain & Company, helped launch Uber in Italy, and served as managing director of a tech marketplace. Francesco later founded Tondo, where he builds ventures, innovation programs, and circular-economy initiatives with startups, corporates, and public-sector partners.
Show MoreOlov Rydsater
Over his 16+ years as a professional, Olov has conducted 34 M&A engagements for corporate investors and 36 M&A engagements for financial investors, including private equity, investment companies, venture capital, and hedge funds. Olov has experience in M&A strategy, acquisitions, divestitures, fundraising, joint ventures, and M&A training. He has worked across many verticals in Europe, the US, and Asia.
Show MoreErnesto Grijalva Ortega, CFA
Ernesto is a former core member of the private equity practice at The Boston Consulting Group in New York, where he specialized in due diligence, strategy, pricing, and transformation projects. Prior to BCG, he was an investment advisor, helping to raise and manage $500 million of assets at JP Morgan. Ernesto enjoys freelancing projects where he can leverage his previous experiences working with entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders.
Show MoreMichael Ang
An MIT MBA graduate, Michael served large corporations at Bain and helped build new businesses at firms backed by top-tier VCs (Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, Softbank). He's led pricing work at a Silicon Valley firm acquired for $185 million and joined Toptal to work on challenging business problems. His work has led to the discovery of multimillion-dollar business optimization opportunities and contributed to a client’s multi-fold revenue increase.
Show MoreGraeme Geoffrey Macdonald
Graeme is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in middle-market, high-growth private equity, and direct lending. While working with boutique investors, Graeme led transactions across Africa, Australia, the United States, and Europe, spanning the financial services, retail, manufacturing, and insurance sectors. As a freelancer, he leverages his experience to assist and advise management teams in achieving their goals.
Show MorePaul Smith, CFA, CFM
Paul is a financial modeling expert whose knowledge and experience cover the nexus of accounting, finance, and financial models through his CA, CFA, and CFM qualifications. He has received the FMWC Top Newcomer Award twice. He possesses proven experience building integrated financial models. As an ex-Big Four accountant, Paul was selected to teach the Advanced Financial Modeler tuition sessions for the FMI.
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Typically, you can hire due diligence consultants with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.
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To hire the right due diligence specialist, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect due diligence consultants for your project.
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our due diligence experts to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.
In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.
When you hire due diligence experts with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched due diligence consultants ready to help you achieve your goals.
You can hire due diligence consultants on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a due diligence consultant for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our due diligence consultants can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
We make sure that each engagement between you and your due diligence consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another due diligence consultant who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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