Professional Summary
Corporate finance professional with comprehensive experience executing mid-market acquisitions, divestitures, and debt refinancings across Ireland. Experienced in complex financial valuation, investor presentations, and end-to-end deal project management from mandate origination through closing.
Professional Experience
Lee Financial Advisory Partners
Cork, Ireland
Associate Director, Corporate Finance
Mar 2021 – Present
- Lead financial due diligence and transaction structuring for Irish mid-market sell-side and buy-side mandates valued between 15M EUR and 75M EUR.
- Construct discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, and trading comparable models to evaluate valuation ranges and capital structure alternatives.
- Prepare confidential information memorandums, management presentations, and virtual data rooms for competitive bidding processes.
- Coordinate transaction workflows across external legal counsel, accounting diligence providers, and debt financing syndicates.
Bandon River Capital
Cork, Ireland
Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Aug 2016 – Feb 2021
- Developed integrated three-statement financial projections and debt sizing models for industrial and agribusiness transactions.
- Drafted detailed pitch decks and market screening reports that originated four completed advisory assignments.
- Supported negotiation of definitive transaction documentation, monitoring working capital adjustments and completion accounts.
Shandon Commercial Advisory
Cork, Ireland
Corporate Finance Analyst
Oct 2012 – Jul 2016
- Conducted comparable company and precedent transaction valuation benchmarking for regional business owners.
- Assisted senior bankers in organizing buyer outreach lists and managing prospective investor inquiries.
- Analyzed quality of earnings reports to identify normalization adjustments during pre-marketing diligence.
Education
University College Cork
Master of Science · Finance & Capital Markets · Cork, Ireland · First Class Honours · Sept 2010 – Jun 2011
Completed advanced coursework in corporate valuation, econometric forecasting, and structured finance, submitting a thesis on cross-border restructuring within European mid-market enterprises.
University College Cork
Bachelor of Commerce · Commerce · Cork, Ireland · Second Class Honours, Grade 1 · Sept 1996 – Jun 2000
Specialized in accounting and corporate finance, participating actively in the university trading and investment society.
Selected Advisory Mandates
Cross-Border Logistics Sell-Side Mandate
Feb 2024 – Nov 2024
- Advised the founders of a Munster-based logistics provider on a 38M EUR majority sale to a European strategic buyer, coordinating competitive bids from seven parties.
- Structured financial scenarios and managed due diligence inquiries across tax, legal, and operational workstreams to maintain timeline momentum.
Industrial Group Debt Refinancing
Oct 2022 – May 2023
- Built the dynamic debt-capacity and sensitivity model that facilitated a 22M EUR senior secured debt package for an engineering group.
- Synthesized covenant headroom analysis and presented repayment profiles to three participating institutional lenders.
Core Competencies
Financial Modeling
M&A Transaction Execution
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Analysis
Due Diligence Coordination
Capital Structure Optimization
Valuation & Precedent Transactions
Debt Financing Advisory
Confidential Information Memorandums
Languages
English
C2
Irish
B1
Certifications & Designations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute · Sept 2012
Community Involvement
South Coast Youth Athletic Trust
Cork, Ireland · May 2018 – Present
- Honorary Treasurer
- Advise committee leadership on annual operational budgets, surplus cash management, and sponsorship accounting controls.