Paris, Île-de-France, France
Key assignments include gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing of business information into practical insights. It involves market sizing, hypothesis-driven financial modeling, and managing junior analysts Selected for a six month (Sept 2013 – Mar 2014) office exchange to Boston, L.E.K.’s largest office and U.S. HQ Private equity projects: More than 15 strategic due diligences for private equity funds (both commercial and vendor side) Market segmentation and evaluation of mid to long-term growth potentials, business plan analysis, independent market and product forecasts, customer / competitive environment analysis, target screening and various other investor support services in order to facilitate decision-taking regarding potential targets Independent revenue forecast for business plan validation and company risk-assessment Acquisition deals were of both national and global scale (estimated deal price ranging from €50M to over €2Bn) in a large variety of sectors, including healthcare & pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, basic industries, automotive and business services Corporate strategy projects: More than 10 corporate strategy assignments in various industries, with a focus on the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry Revenue forecast and NPV valuation of multiple drugs across the various stages of development (Phase II to Registration) for pharmaceutical and biotech companies Expansion strategy for pharmaceutical and biotech companies Three-year strategic growth plan for a leading European nursing home player Growth strategy and development of a “Value-for-Money” service line for a rental car leader Identification of strategic opportunities for a steam turbine manufacturer at the global level Internal implication: Implementation of transferable U.S. Best Practices in the Paris office. Participation in intern and first year analyst recruitment process (first and second round interviews)
Audited firms under important strategic reorganizations Interviewed several managers in order to analyze and review the company’s different processes Contributed to the elaboration of management letters