Michelle Chen

Real estate investment and operations

Beijing, China

About

Experience

  • Senior Investment Manager at White Peak Real Estate Investment
    Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

    1. Carry out research on the analysis of centralized land auctions in key cities. Assist to provide relevant real estate market report. Assist to establish relationship with potential partners, collect and sort out investment opportunities. 2. Participate in differenct investment phases of real estate projects, such as conducting financial calculation and feasibility report during the pre-investment, conducting due diligence during investment phase, and participate in the design of the exit structure in the post-investment phase. A. During the pre-investment phase, carry out project development, site investigation, market analysis, key terms negotiation, etc. B. During the investment phase, complete the financial calculation, investment decision report. Participate in due diligence, structure the share transaction deal process, negotiate on main business terms of the contract, etc. Oversee the whole investment procedure until the project is obtained (subject to the acquisition of land certificate or completion of the change of registration). Coordinate with law firms, accounting firms and other professional institutions. C. During the post-investment phase: structure the exit of previous invested projects.

  • Investment Manager at Sunshine Insurance Group
    Oct 2017 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    1. Focused on real estate industry investment through equity, debt and asset acquisition methods. 2. Developed and maintained project resources. Main contact include Top 50 real estate developers, financial institutions, agencies and local commercial property operational companies. 3. Carried out investments as real estate fund/trust LP. Cumulative amount is over RMB 700mil. - Conducted asset due diligence, management team interview, market research, competitors study, and LPA terms negotiation. - Filed and reported to the Investment Committee with prospected project return modelling. 4. Carried out strategic investments in real estate development. Cumulative amount is over RMB 3bil. - Innovated business model related to the real estate development. Set up a closed-loop investment cycle from financing to exit. - In charge of project positioning, design, construction schedule, and cash flow scheduling. Negotiated with government and business partners accordingly. 5. Post investment management on current aasets, including filing key terms, routine market research, valuation, and budgeting etc.

  • Operational Specialist at White Peak Real Estate Investments
    Jan 2014 - Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    1. Daily operational management. Monitor projects’ performance, throughout land acquisition, construction, marketing, and exit phases. Quarterly report to CEO and annual report to investors. A. Make routine operational reports such as budget control and income forecast, and assisting in the preparation of mid-year and annual investor reports. B. Make annual, semi-annual and quarterly analysis of operation conditions of the real estate projects. Make strategic adjustments such as plan adjustment and market pricing adjustment. Track development schedule and analyzed operational departments performance, to give alerts ahead. 2. Set annual KPI target and review performance at year end for Directors, General Managers and all the staff. 3. Hotels operational management as investors’ representative. 4. Coordinated between fund managers, headquarter departments and local project companies. Improved efficiency and accuracy by standardizing corporate rules and regulations.

  • PE Associate at Capitol Parters
    Feb 2013 - May 2013 · 4 mos

    Conducted research on top publicly traded companies in the US Home Health Care industry. Composed top-down equity research on operational and financial performance, and powerpoint presentation. Calculated valuation in absolute value and predicted future stock price. Analysed future trend of industry and individual companies, and provided strategic suggestions for portfolio company.

  • Auditing Intern at RM Advisory Services
    Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 · 2 mos

    Performed agreed-upon procedure engagements in accordance with AICPA professional standards, including preparation of audit files, review memoranda and communications with auditee. Analyzed assessed and summarized the financial position of companies by reviewing financial statements and other supporting information. Supported National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR program Phase II review.