Olukayode Aladejebi, CFA, MBA
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since February 9, 2026
Olukayode is a senior corporate development and corporate finance professional with 12+ years of experience driving strategic investments, M&A, and large-scale project evaluation across global organizations. He is an expert in end-to-end deal execution and investment governance, including opportunity screening, business case development, valuation—DCF, comparable company analysis, transactions, and LBO—capital structure design, and diligence through close and integration planning.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Expertise
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- Project Finance
Work Experience
CFO
Mapletrite
- Led SAFE fundraising preparation and execution for Mapletrite, including target raise sizing, use of funds, runway planning, and maintaining an investor-ready data room and diligence response flow.
- Built a driver-based financial model (revenue, CAC, unit economics, hiring, opex) with base/upside/downside cases to support valuation discussions and board-level decisions.
- Produced monthly investor and leadership reporting: KPI dashboard, burn and runway tracking, budget vs actuals, and clear variance narratives tied to operating levers.
Senior Corporate Development Analyst
Methanex
- Led due diligence and financial modelling for the $2 billion acquisition of a competitor, which added $200 million to the valuation of the integrated company.
- Conducted pre-FEED project finance analysis for various green and brown field projects worth over $180 million, increasing revenue by about 12%.
- Built and maintained long-range valuation and budgeting models greater than $1 billion, improving decision quality and aligning capital allocation with strategy through disciplined assumptions and sensitivity testing.
Manager, Financial Planning & Strategy
Mtn Nigeria Communications
- Strengthened forecasting discipline via driver-based planning, predictive reviews, and standardized assumptions, reducing forecast error and improving decision speed, avoiding $2 million in budget overruns.
- Led analytics and decision support for $500+ million CapEx portfolios, including ROI, payback, and cash flow impact to prioritize investments and protect returns.
- Rebuilt the budgeting financial model, which had been in place for over 15 years, to reduce the annual budget preparation duration by up to two days.
Corporate Finance Specialist
Mtn Nigeria Communications
- Owned enterprise capital management analysis supporting the CFO and executive leadership, spanning capital raising & loan syndication, cost of capital optimization, M&A funding, and regulatory capital planning across a multi-opco footprint.
- Supported execution of four M&A transactions, two divestitures, and one capital raising, including diligence, funding structure analysis (debt, equity, and hybrid considerations), and post-close financial integration planning.
- Performed risk-adjusted return on capital analysis across business lines (hurdle rates, downside cases, capital-at-risk assumptions), recommending capital reallocation actions to improve risk-adjusted financial performance.
- Prepared and presented capital allocation and shareholder distribution analysis (dividend capacity, payout sustainability, and buyback trade-offs where applicable), translating complex outputs into clear recommendations for executives.
- Built and adapted complex, board-ready capital management models (WACC, leverage and coverage ratios, and scenario and sensitivity cases) to support decisions and respond to requests from senior leaders, investors, regulators, and credit rating agencies.
Senior Investment Banking Analyst
Greenwich Merchant Bank
- Executed financial analysis and valuation for M&A transactions across various industries, including handling the buy-side due diligence exercise for the acquisition of a leading paint manufacturer.
- Developed and maintained complex financial models to support client needs and strategic decision making.
- Managed client relationships, providing them with market insights and strategic financial advice.
- Assisted with deal execution by conducting due diligence, creating pitch decks, and preparing transaction documentation.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
UBC Sauder School of Business - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Master's Degree in Finance
Exeter University - Exeter, UK
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
University of Lagos - Nigeria
Certifications
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
ACCA | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Skills
Finance
Private Equity, Equity Research Analysis, Financial Modeling, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Private Equity Valuation, Budgeting, Forecasting, Three-statement Modeling, Valuation, Accounting, Controller, Pricing, Pricing Strategy, Deal Analysis, Due Diligence, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Data Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Market Research, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), CFO, Financial Reporting, Capital Raising, Funding Strategy, Cash Flow Modeling, Fundraising, Startup Funding
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Data & Analysis Software
Intuit QuickBooks, Hyperion, NetSuite, Anaplan
Industry Expertise
Venture Capital
Other
Investment Banking, Corporate Strategy, Financial Analysis, Investment Management, Strategy, Business Planning, business valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Spreadsheets, Fractional CFO, Balance Sheet Optimization, Business Strategy, Pitch Deck Consultant, Subscriptions, PowerPoint Templates, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Excel Expert, IRR, Financial Presentations, Leadership, Executive Consulting, Management Consulting, Due Diligence Consultant, Market Diligence, M&A Due Diligence (Technology), M&A Due Diligence (Financial), M&A Due Diligence (Commercial), Strategic Planning, Bookkeeping, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Variance Reporting, Adaptive, Early-stage Venture Capital, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Pricing Models, Organizational Design, Growth Strategy, Investment Analysis, Fixed Income, Portfolio Management, Treasury Management, Sensitivity Analysis
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