Talal Jandali

Conducted industry analysis and due diligence on investment companies. Created and
maintained financial models for covered companies, projecting detailed financial
statements and applying valuation techniques including discounted cash flow (DCF) and
comparable company analysis.
• Established and maintained relationships with senior management (CEO/CFO level) to
acquire further insight into companies operations.
• Communicated investment ideas and provided analytical reports to executive management.

• Raised our 1st angel round after 5 months of operations of $135k
• Handled all operations, marketing, strategies and customer service
• Achieved a 20% average growth rate month-on-month
• Sold the business to another strategic investor

Kinetic Café (VC)
Internship Nov '13- Feb '14
* Provide research, insights, analysis and opportunities for a number of startup companies.
* Prepare detailed reports and presentations that include competitive analysis, environmental scans, client target lists and strategic partnerships for the startup companies in my portfolio.
TransCanada

Rotational Co-op program, Business Development, Power Group

* Assisted in developing tools for the evaluation and analysis of energy projects (Financial Modeling)
* Developed forecasting tools for Ontario power markets using quantitative analysis (Regression Analysis)
* Supported the Business Development Project Managers to develop energy project proposals, presentations and support negotiations.
* Traded day ahead and real time power markets.

Captive-8 is an eco-friendly advertising company that I built from scratch.
* Devised a new and untapped advertising medium to attain a high number of consumers and was able to break even within the first year of operations.
* Assisted companies to advertise in an eco-friendly manner with the ability to flag their CSR initiatives and was able to assist local laundry mats to decrease their cost by 20%-30%.

* Analyzed equity investments across a broad range of industries with a focus on Cement, Telecom, and Consumer Staple.
* Proficient in financial modeling using, but not limited to, the following methodologies: Discounted Cash Flow, Comparables, Residual Income, and Dividend Discount Model.
* Originated ideas through a combination of top-down and bottom-up analysis.

Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Buy-side)
Investment Analyst, Asset Management July '07-Dec '09
ADIC is the largest Sovereign Wealth Fund in the world based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Its mandate is closely aligned with the growth and diversification objectives of the Abu Dhabi authorities.
* Developed valuation models from scratch and derived target prices for Gulf Cooperation Council equities. The stocks were further screened to form a set of top picks used as an investment strategy in a buy-side report.
* Evaluated key catalysts, risks, financial statements and scenario analysis for various companies.
* Conducted weekly presentations to present buy/sell ideas to Senior Portfolio Managers and Directors outlining valuation and economic concerns, as well as market and company specific news.
* Analyzed various IPOs across MENA region and generated buy side reports.
* Created portfolio attribution models to monitor equity funds that abided by the risk management guidelines.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (Buy-side)
Fundamental Research Analyst, Asset Management May '05-July '07