Adrian John Smith, Management Consultant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Adrian John Smith

Bio

Adrian has over 12 years of private equity and M&A experience, mainly at Standard Chartered Private Equity, where he led several transactions with a total value of over $500 million. As a freelancer, he enjoys working with multiple clients, leveraging his strong financial and operational background to build budgets, execute complex equity and debt raises, and conduct due diligence and valuations, particularly in turnaround situations.

Education Highlights

Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Master's Degree
University of Johannesburg

Industry Expertise

  • Industrial & Manufacturing

Software Expertise

  • Microsoft Excel

Other Expertise

  • Feasibility Studies
  • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  • Fundraising
  • Private Equity
  • Three-statement Modeling
  • Valuation

Education

1998 - 2004

Chartered Accountant (South Africa) in Accounting

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants - Johannesburg, South Africa

2001 - 2001

Master's Degree in Accounting

University of Johannesburg - Johannesburg, South Africa

1998 - 2000

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

University of Johannesburg - Johannesburg, South Africa

Skills

Finance

Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Due Diligence, Fundraising, Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Private Equity, CFO, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Cash Flow Modeling, Taxation, Financial Reporting, Financial Restructuring, Capital Investment Appraisals, Internal Audits, Integrated Financial Statements, Financial System Implementation, Capital Raising

Output Software

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel

Data & Analysis Software

Bloomberg, Capital IQ

Industry Expertise

Telecommunications, Industrial & Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Paper & Packaging, Retail & Wholesale, Agriculture, Financial Services, Mining, Insurance

Geographic Expertise

Singapore, Kenya, Australia, United Kingdom, Nigeria, South Africa

Other

Turnaround Management, Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Business Plan Consulting, SaaS, Cash Flow Management, Business Models, Financial Statements, Virtual CFO, Fintech, Investment Cases, Legal Documentation, Post-merger Integration, Microsoft 365

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