Arseniy Romanov

Educational experience

• University of Strathclyde

  MSc Investments and Finance

• Finance Academy

  Crisis Management

Work experience

• Private practice

  Founder — 1 year 9 months More >

  • Private debt / private equity deals, financial modelling, structuring, documentation
  • Industries: TMT, Retail, IT, Telecom, Real Estate, Transport, Fintech
  • Business development
  • Deal closed: real estate merchant banking deal USD50m
  • Selected deals: data center financing USD60m (Goldman Sachs project), fintech financing USD150m, real estate project financing USD50m

• ML One (Baker-Hughes/Schlumberger spin-off technology startup, Russia)

  CFO — 1 year More >

  • Debt and equity structuring, deal negotiations, drafting of documentation, management of legal advisors, business case analysis. Key deals:
  o raised a mezzanine debt (English law)
  o equity cash-in round inc. loan conversion (English law)
  • Financial forecasting and modelling
  • Management of Finance Department (5 employees): inception of ERP system, hiring a senior accountant, initial implementation of IFRS, accounts restatement, financial modelling, treasury management
  • Investor relations (10 independent investors): captable management, corporate governance management, reporting.

• Otkritie

  Investment Director (Private Equity and Venture Debt/Mezzanine) —  8 months More >

  • Business development, origination of private equity and mezzanine deals, negotiations, structuring, financial modelling, committee presentations, legal drafting and management of advisors and due diligence process. Selected deals:
  o $30M investment in kicksharing tech company Whoosh, exit in 2022
  o $100M M&A buy-side advisory for auto-dealer (English law)
  o $30M mezzanine deal in Ed Tech, 12% IRR (pending transaction) (English law, LMA)
  o closure of $100M mezzanine in production industry, 12% IRR (Cyprus law)
  • Client coverage and brand promotion of mezzanine and PE/VC from scratch
  • Creation of infrastructure and process integration within Otkritie Bank: SLA setup, process & mandate formalisation.

• The Central Bank of Russia

  Vice Director — 2 years 7 months More >

  • Originated and executed project with CFA Institute on the implementation of Code of Financial Analyst in Russia
  • Acted as a member of the IOSCO Committee 3 – partnered with international regulators (China’s SAMR, SFC.HK, SEC, FINRA, BAFIN, Bundesbank, ASIC and MAS)
  • Proposal on inception of MiFiD II in Russia
  • Led, consulted on and implemented digital transformation initiatives across all business functions of the Department, considering the latest technological trends, financial markets innovations and international best practices
  • Management of 20 employees

• IDS Group

  Head of Corporate Finance (Private Equity and Venture Debt/Mezzanine) — 1 year 3 months More >

  • Proposed and initiated a new product (fracking service) with a target EBITDA margin of 30%.
  • Sourced and executed an M&A deal (USD 12M+ EV) by acquiring an oilfield service company in Siberia
  • Initiated in-house implementation of ERP system (1C:ERP): formed a high-quality IFRS reporting with daily closing
  • Restructured $100M debt
  • Negotiated new terms for loans: reduced the debt rate by 3% on a $100M portfolio
  • Management of 25 employees

• MCB Capital (Hybrid Investments Capital)

  Investment Director — 4 years 4 months More >

  • Responsible for origination, due diligence and execution of Mezzanine and Private Equity deals. Results:
  o closure of $170M LBO deal in auto retail, exit IRR 13%
  o closure of NPF Soglasie PE deal, deal exit in 2014 with 3.0x Cash-on-Cash, member of the Board of Directors
  o closure of $50M bridge deal in TMT (IFC as a shareholder), exit IRR 18%
  o closure of $30M mezzanine in toys retail, exit IRR 25%
  o closure of $50M bridge financing deal in pharma, exit in Q3 2014, exit IRR 18%
  • Originated investments and carried out initial commercial and financial investment due diligence.
  • Process integration with the bank
  • Monitored and supported portfolio companies post investment.
  • Responsible for hiring and onboarding of new team members (4 directs)

• FFMS Russia

  Senior Research Analyst — 2 years 4 months More >

  • Implemented and developed methodological recommendations/modelling related to prevention of market manipulation and insider trading
  • Proposal of implementation of prudential standards for brokers and other regulated investment bodies

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