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Prashant Kudva
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
New York, NY, United States
Toptal member since July 31, 2017
Bio
Prashant has 14 years of experience as an investment banker and five years experience leading business development teams in biotech. Prashant has worked on over $50 billion of M&A and capital raises. His sector expertise includes biotech, healthcare, metals & mining, technology, and clean tech. As a freelancer, he enjoys helping companies with financial planning, valuation, capital raising, investor presentations, M&A advisory, and other financial analyses.
Career Highlights
Vice President, Business Development
EmendoBio
Head of Business Development
Generian
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor's Degree
University of Chicago
Certification Highlights
FINRA Series 79
FINRA
Case Studies
Summary LBO Financials
Leveraged Buyout ModelingFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)IRRThree-statement ModelingValuationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)+ 1 more
Three-statement Operating Model
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Three-statement ModelingDebt FinancingMicrosoft ExcelRevenue & Expense Projections
Summary Financials, IPO Valuation and DCF for Growth Company
DCF ValuationInitial Public OfferingsSensitivity AnalysisThree-statement ModelingRevenue & Expense Projections
LBO Model of a Solar Plant
Leveraged Buyout ModelingSolarIRRFinancial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelRevenue & Expense Projections
Fairness Opinion
Fairness Opinion ReportsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)ValuationPrecedent Transaction AnalysisComparable Company AnalysisThree-statement Modeling+ 5 more
Healthcare Precedent Transactions
Precedent Transaction AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)HealthcareCross-border Projects
Excerpts from a Publicly Filed S-1
Initial Public OfferingsPositioningCapital AdvisoryCapital RaisingS-1 FilingKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)+ 1 more
Industry Expertise
- Agriculture
- Management Consulting
- Finance
- Banking
- Investment Banking
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Healthcare Services
- Medical Devices & Equipment
Other Expertise
- Capital Raising
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Leveraged Buyout Modeling
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Pitch Decks
- Three-statement Modeling
- Valuation
Work Experience
Vice President, Business Development
2023 - PRESENT
EmendoBio
- Worked on the company's 1st out-licensing transaction with a partner in Sweden.
- Led global business development for an EMEA company with Japanese investors while working in the USA.
- Managed the company's capital-raising efforts and maintained relationships with investment banks.
- Established a network of potential licensees of nuclease technology as well as a network of enabling technologies.
Focus areas: Biotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Valuation, Business Development, Healthcare IT, Financing, Finance, Capital Raising, Growth Capital Raising, Licensing, Intellectual Property Licensing, Cross-border M&A, Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Market Research, Business Planning, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Corporate Development, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Market Research & Analysis, M&A Strategy, Due Diligence, Quality of Earnings, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Operations, COO, Fractional COO, Operations Management, Early-stage Startups, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Leadership
Head of Business Development
2021 - 2023
Generian
- Contributed to the company's 1st transaction with big pharma for a number of small molecule targets.
- Co-establishing the business development and outreach functions as the 5th employee at a startup.
- Collaborated on company strategy and growth pathways for an early-stage small molecule platform company.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Banking, Biotechnology, Business Development, Product Licensing, Valuation, M&A Valuation (DCF), Comparable Company Analysis, Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Market Research, Business Planning, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Corporate Development, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Data Analysis, Startups, Cash Flow Modeling, Restructuring, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, M&A Strategy, Due Diligence, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Operations, COO, Fractional COO, Operations Management, Early-stage Startups, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Leadership
Business Development | M&A
2020 - 2021
Editas
- Worked on strategy and in/out-licensing products for Editas, a leading gene-editing company.
- Maintained the database of strategic options and priorities in the gene therapy, cell therapy, and gene editing spaces.
- Worked on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and in-licensing and out-licensing products that matched the company's goals.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Licensing, Intellectual Property Licensing, Fundraising, Life Science, Fundraising Consultant, Biotechnology, Product Licensing, Strategy, M&A Strategy, Financial Modeling, Market Research, Business Planning, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Corporate Development, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Exit Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Due Diligence, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Valuation, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Subscriptions, Early-stage Startups, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis
Business Development and M&A
2019 - 2020
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
- Worked on M&A and strategic transactions, including alliances, in-licensing assets, and out-licensing assets, acquisitions, and divestitures.
- Built financial and market models in valuing and evaluating potential targets.
- Focused on multiple biotech therapeutic areas, including women's health and hematology segments.
- Led cross-functional teams in M&A transactions, ensuring internal and external alignment with deal goals and objectives.
- Handled transaction negotiation and deal valuation, seeking and evaluating new acquisition opportunities and presenting potential opportunities to the executive team and board.
Focus areas: Capital Raising, Strategy, Business Development, Valuation, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financing, Women's Health, Biotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Life Science, Financial Modeling, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Business Planning, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Corporate Development, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Exit Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, M&A Strategy, Due Diligence, Quality of Earnings, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Revenue Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Subscription Models, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Leadership
Vice President | M&A, Investment Banking
2017 - 2018
Kaufman Hall
- Led and executed transactions, ran sell-side and buy-side processes, and managed workstreams by leading deal teams and client coverage.
- Executed and closed on seven significant transactions for healthcare clients.
- Executed transactions and monitored market trends for the customers and clients of a large healthcare management consultant company.
- Advised healthcare companies on M&A and strategic transactions by performing valuations and structuring analyses across complex transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, partnerships, and sale-leasebacks.
Focus areas: Accretion/Dilution Analysis, M&A Modeling, Finance, Business Development, Strategy, M&A Strategy, M&A (Sell-side), Cross-border M&A, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Leveraged Buyout (LBO), DCF Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, GAAP, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Restructuring, Exit Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Market Research & Analysis, Due Diligence, Quality of Earnings, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Team Management, Spreadsheets, Consulting, Financial Data, Revenue Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Valuation, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Subscription Models, Subscriptions, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, Accounting
Vice President and Director (Healthcare Group)
2011 - 2016
Stifel
- Advised companies in the healthcare industry on capital raises (IPOs, private rounds, and public follow-on) and M&A transactions.
- Assisted companies with FP&A, investor decks, valuation analyses, and positioning.
- Worked with companies to identify assets or companies to acquire or assets to divest.
- Supported drafting of SEC filings for companies in transactions, including over six IPOs.
- Helped companies analyze capital structure and long-term business plan goals by analyzing various financial ratios and trends.
- Worked as a group staffer and managed a team of 12 analysts and associates.
Focus areas: Corporate Finance, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Comparable Company Analysis, Investor Presentations, Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Growth Capital Raising, Capital Raising, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Investment Banking, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Life Science, Venture Capital, Fundraising Consultant, Pitch Decks, Fundraising, Market Research, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Financial Analysis, Financial Ratios, Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Restructuring, Exit Strategy, M&A Strategy, Search Fund, Due Diligence, Quality of Earnings, Business Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Team Management, Spreadsheets, Consulting, Financial Data, Revenue Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Data Science, Team Leadership, Operations, COO, Fractional COO, Operations Management, Waterfall Modeling, Subscription Models, Subscriptions, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, Accounting
Associate Director
2009 - 2011
Standard Chartered
- Worked on cross-border M&A deals between the U.S. and Asia/Europe.
- Identified potential targets for U.S. companies in Asia/Europe and vice versa.
- Conducted valuation, M&A modeling, and other analyses of the complex issues that can arise during a cross-border merger.
- Assisted clients in meetings and presented the issues that can arise in cross-border mergers.
- Served as a founding member of the team that set up the necessary infrastructure and base modeling templates.
- Performed accretion/dilution analyses for companies looking to raise capital to understand optimal capital structure.
- Developed IRR analysis to view potential LBO returns on transactions.
Focus areas: Corporate Finance, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Private Company Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Metals & Mining, Valuation Multiples, Valuation, Valuation Modeling, Capital Raising, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Strategy, Investment Memoranda, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Cross-border M&A, Venture Capital, Fundraising Consultant, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Financial Analysis, Financial Ratios, Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Renewable Energy, Investment Banking Technology, Data Analysis, Startups, Cash Flow Modeling, Restructuring, Exit Strategy, M&A Strategy, Due Diligence, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Revenue Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Financial Presentations, Operations, Operations Management, Waterfall Modeling, Subscription Models, Subscriptions, Accounting
Senior Analyst
2007 - 2009
Lazard Freres
- Worked on building Lazard's levelized cost of energy (LCOE) analysis.
- Built various models, including LBO models for companies of various sizes during M&A transactions in the clean tech and TMT spaces.
- Conducted various financial analyses and helped emerging solar companies with their budgeting and FP&A efforts.
- Modeled complex solar and wind farms that included complex PTC and ITCs.
- Aided companies in compiling investor presentations and models for M&A deals.
- Performed accretion/dilution analyses for companies looking to raise capital to understand optimal capital structure.
Focus areas: Corporate Finance, TMT, SaaS, Renewable Energy, CleanTech, Investor Presentations, Pitch Decks, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Strategy, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Venture Capital, Fundraising Consultant, Market Research, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Financial Analysis, Financial Ratios, Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Investment Banking Technology, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Restructuring, Exit Strategy, M&A Strategy, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Financial Presentations, Waterfall Modeling, Subscription Models, Subscriptions, Accounting
Financial Analyst
2006 - 2007
Merrill Lynch
- Collaborated with Merrill Lynch's TMT corporate finance group to implement capital raises and M&A transactions.
- Worked on debt structuring complex transactions, including convertibles with bond hedges.
- Built financial models for company valuation, including LBO analysis and returns on debt/equity.
- Performed accretion/dilution analyses for companies looking to raise capital to understand optimal capital structure.
Focus areas: Transaction Comparables, Comparable Company Analysis, Convertible Debt, Transaction Modeling, TMT, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Venture Capital, Fundraising Consultant, Financial Modeling, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Pitch Deck Consultant, Excel Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Financial Analysis, Financial Ratios, Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), M&A Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Investment Banking Technology, Data Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Balance Sheets, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheets, Financial Data, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Financial Presentations, Subscriptions, Accounting
Education
2018 - 2020
Master's Degree in Biotechnology Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
2001 - 2005
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Political Science
University of Chicago - Chicago, IL, USA
Certifications
JULY 2009 - PRESENT
FINRA Series 79
FINRA
Skills
Finance
Financial Modeling, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Cross-border M&A, Investment Memoranda, Valuation Modeling, Valuation Multiples, Budgeting, Private Company Valuation, Transaction Modeling, Convertible Debt, DCF Valuation, Fundraising, Revenue & Expense Projections, Private Equity Valuation, Private Equity, Fairness Opinion Reports, Due Diligence, Financial Reporting, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Comparable Company Analysis, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Capital Structure Analysis, Capital Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Management Buyout Finance, Cash Flow, Cash Flow Modeling, M&A (Buy-side), M&A (Sell-side), Forecasting, Market Research, M&A Modeling, Data Analysis, Balance Sheets, Revenue Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Growth Capital Raising, Accounting
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
Data & Analysis Software
FactSet, Capital IQ, Financial Data, Bloomberg
Industry Expertise
Women's Health, Pharmaceuticals, Venture Capital, Healthcare, Financial Services, Early-stage Startups, Renewable Energy
Geographic Expertise
United States, Southeast Asia, Asia
Other
Investment Banking, Investor Presentations, Transaction Comparables, Financing, Business Development, Positioning, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), IRR, Debt Financing, Solar, Cross-border Projects, Sensitivity Analysis, DCF Modeling, Biotechnology, Life Science, Intellectual Property Licensing, Medical Devices, Healthcare Services, Executive Summaries, Summary of Analysis, Strategy, Business Strategy, Capital Advisory, Private Placement Memoranda, S-1 Filing, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Buyer Lists, Accretion/Dilution Analysis, Word Processing, Initial Public Offerings, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Metals & Mining, Pitch Decks, Excel Modeling, Spreadsheets, Investment Capital Raising, Business Models, Licensing, Fundraising Consultant, M&A Strategy, Pitch Deck Consultant, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Corporate Development, Financial Analysis, Financial Ratios, Exit Strategy, Quality of Earnings, P&L Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Microsoft 365, Dashboards, Board Presentations, Financial Presentations, Team Leadership, Operations Management, Waterfall Modeling, Subscription Models, Subscriptions, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, Business Planning, CleanTech, Regulatory Affairs, Startups, Restructuring, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Market Research & Analysis, Search Fund, Team Management, Consulting, Data Science, Operations, COO, Fractional COO, SaaS, TMT, Healthcare IT, Finance, Product Licensing, M&A Valuation (DCF), Financials, GAAP, Investment Banking Technology
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