Redcliffe's bank analysis training specialist has over 20 years of experience in accounting and investment banking and is an experienced financial trainer. He has delivered courses for leading financial institutions and central banks in the City of London, Wall Street and around the world in the areas of Corporate Finance Analysis, Valuation (Industrials and Banks), Advanced Financial Modelling, M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions), LBO (Leveraged Buyout), Financial Accounting, Capital Markets, Bank Regulatory Capital and Financial Risks, both in English and French.
He began his career as a Credit Analyst at Banque Continentale in Luxembourg. He conducted credit analyses for short and long-term credits and participated in loan syndications. He then worked as a Senior Auditor for Deloitte & Touche in Luxembourg companies. Here he was auditing and preparing financial statements for a variety of banks, insurance, investment funds, venture capital and commercial companies.
He continued his career in Investment Banking at Citigroup (ex-Salomon Smith Barney) in London and New York. He worked on M&A, LBO and debt offerings for financial services clients. His involvement in the EUR 20 billion public offer of Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole was one of the largest European banking transactions.
This bank financial statement analysis trainer then worked as a Vice-President in the internal M&A department of Barclays Bank in London. His experience included the acquisition of ABSA for $5 billion, one of the leading South African banks, the purchase of ING Private Banking in France and the failed acquisition of Banco Atlantico in Spain.
Recently, he was a Director in the Investment Banking department of Commercial International Bank (CIB), the largest non-government bank in Egypt, where he completed several transactions. This included two sell-side M&A deals, one follow-on equity offering and a delisting.
He has worked with leading sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and prominent families in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. He is currently a senior advisor to an M&A practice based in Paris. They focus on buy-side and sell-side transactions, predominantly in the technology sector.
Our trainer has an MBA in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Groupe INSEEC (“International Management Institute of Paris”). He also holds « Series 7 » and « Series 63 » US licences.