Frank Elvinger
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Finance Expert
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since June 3, 2020
A HEC Paris graduate, Frank has advised clients on a range of transactions totaling more than €50 million. His freelance projects included best-use modeling, valuation, business plan creation, capital-raising, portfolio advice, and loan structuring. He has acquired experience in corporate settings while working at firms such as Credit Suisse and entrepreneurial settings by working on development projects and providing financial advice to corporate and private clients.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Valuation of an Office Property
Payments Industry Analysis and Company Comparison
Valuation of a Packaged Foods Company
Industry Expertise
- Finance
- Real Estate
- Financial Modeling
- Startups
Other Expertise
- Analytics
- Financial Modeling
- Fundraising
- Private Banking
- Small Business Consultants
- Startups
- Valuation
Work Experience
Freelance Financial Consultant
Freelance
- Advised on commercial and residential real estate transactions in the European market totaling over €50 million.
- Guided high-net worth families and corporate clients on asset disposals, investments, portfolio structuring, and debt restructuring.
- Prepared financial analyses and participated in transaction negotiations to support potential sale of a c. 11,000m² ex-industrial property with numerous transactional complexities due to local regulations.
- Managed divestment from a mid-size regional shopping mall as lead financial advisor. Performed valuation, identified potential acquirers, participated in sales negotiations, and advised on debt restructuring for a transaction of over €25 million.
- Coordinated seed fundraising initiative of a mental health start-up. Contributions included financial projections, business plan, investment structuring, and pitch deck.
CFO - Board Member
AL
- Identified and conceptualized opportunity to build a 900m² residential real estate development project in Luxembourg with an estimated current market value of c. €9.8 million.
- Raised and structured a €1.2 million seed capital investment to acquire land and finance initial design and construction planning.
- Prepared dynamic financial model including projected revenue and costs per unit to obtain further financing.
- Defined strategic roadmap for development and commercialization by collaborating cross-functionally with architects, management, and authorities to ensure cost-effective implementation.
International Wealth Management - Institutional and International Clients Division
Credit Suisse
- Performed comprehensive market research, including fund performance and current investment theme reviews, to deliver client pitches tailoring bank solutions to risk appetite and investment goals of institutional clients.
- Quantified payoffs and returns of custom-build structured products for top tier asset managers.
- Implemented structured lending solutions, as well as mortgages, for international UHNW individuals.
- Analyzed performance sensitivity for the development of a capital-guaranteed product (consisting of a repackaging of underlying securities, swaps and a third-party bond as collateral).
- Developed a database using VBA to track and visualize c. €5.5 billion of luxury real estate listings in France and Monaco.
Analyst
Centre Commercial de Walferdange
- Renegotiated lease terms with several lessees of a c. 9,000m² shopping mall.
- Performed segmentation and competitive study of similar shopping malls and leisure spaces to identify potential new tenants and evaluated feasibility of a potential new food and beverage concept.
- Built a detailed financial and valuation model to solicit investors in the ongoing sale process of the asset.
Education
Master's Degree in Analytics and Management
London Business School - London, United Kingdom
Visiting Graduate Student in Finance
Columbia University - New York, USA
Master's Degree in International Finance
HEC Paris - Paris, France
Bachelor's Degree in Management
HEC Lausanne - Lausanne, Switzerland
Skills
Finance
Financial Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Cash Flow Modeling, Fundraising, Valuation, Private Banking, Startup Funding, Market Research, Venture Funding, Private Equity, Portfolio Analysis, Revenue & Expense Projections, Forecasting, Seed Fundraising, Investment Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Angel/Seed Funding, CFO, Asset Valuation, Debt Restructuring, DCF Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Valuation Multiples
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel
Industry Expertise
Real Estate, Financial Services, Residential Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate
Geographic Expertise
United Kingdom
Data & Analysis Software
Tableau, R
Other
Research, Small Business Consultants, Analytics, Investor Relations, Startups, Business Models, Portfolio Analytics, Portfolio Management, Interim CFO, Pitch Decks, Early-stage Funding, Business Strategy, B2B, Business to Business (B2B), Financial Forecasting, Debt Financing, Marketing Research & Analysis, Property Management, Property Valuation, Investing, Financial Analysis, Financing, Python, Investment Modeling, Asset Acquisition, Industry Analysis
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