Redcliffe’s effective business writing skills course is delivered by a specialist with over 20 years of experience in accounting and investment banking. He is an experienced financial trainer, holding courses for leading financial institutions and central banks in the City of London, Wall Street and around the world. Subject matters include Corporate Finance, Valuation (Industrials and Banks), Financial Modelling, M&A, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Financial Accounting, Capital Markets, Bank Regulatory Capital and Financial Risks, delivered both in English and French as required.
Beginning his career as a Credit Analyst at Banque Continental in Luxembourg, our expert conducted credit analysis for short and long-term credits whilst participating in loan syndications. He was a Senior Auditor for Deloitte & Touch in Luxembourg, auditing and preparing financial statements for various banks, insurance, investment funds, venture capital and commercial companies.
Our financial writing course leader continued his career in Investment Banking at Citigroup (ex-Salomon Smith Barney) in London and New York. Here he worked on various M&A, LBO and debt offerings, mainly for financial services clients. He was involved in the EUR 20 billion public offer of Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole, one of the most significant European banking transactions.
Working as Vice-President in the internal M&A department of Barclays Bank in London, the trainer's experience included the acquisition of ABSA for $5 billion US, 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. He has completed several transactions, including two sell-side M&A deals, one follow-on equity offering and a delisting. He worked extensively with leading sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and prominent families in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The trainer is a senior advisor to an M&A practice based in Paris and focuses on buy-side and sell-side transactions, mainly in the technology sector.
Your training specialist 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 holds « Series 7 » and « Series 63 » US licenses.