Jean-Francois PARIS

Mergers and Acquisitions analyst
• Completed five financial transactions in Europe and in North America for the firm’s clients, including acquisitions, fund raisings, fairness opinions and strategic reviews.
• Developed complex financial models to underwrite management business plans.
• Prepared presentations to clients’ Board of Directors.
• Collaborated with management teams having different levels of financial knowledge and sophistication.
• Completed transactions include:
• Acquisition of Legacy Hotels REIT by InnVest REIT and Cadbridge Inc.
• Acquisition of CHIP REIT by British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
• Acquisition of Delta Hotels Ltd by British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
• Significant uncompleted transactions:
• Advised on the potential takeover of a major UK-based REIT.
• Advised on the potential sale of a stake in a Bahamas-based telecom company.
• Advised on fund raising for a wine-focused private equity fund.

Sectored in Retail, Luxury and Consumer Goods
* Drafting presentations for clients.
* Companies’ valuation – multiples, comparable transactions, DCF.
* Financial and strategic analysis – Current strategy and financial situation diagnoses for a potential target or acquiror as well as evaluation of synergies.
* Information research, analysis and synthesis.

* Customized a method for IT development based on industry standards (UML, 2TUP).
* Supported IT development teams in need of implementing new technologies. Worked with them on a client/supplier basis. I built tailored solutions to meet their requirements.