Leading M&A Project Manager
SIEMENS LLC
Total years of experience :22 years, 5 Months
• Managed M&A, carve-out and divestiture transactions by performing due diligence, developing transaction structures and project workplans, analyzing industries' attractiveness, valuing assets and investment projects, leading cross-functional project teams, and integrating acquired businesses within the Siemens Russia Regional Company.
• Coordinated and led the central departments of Siemens LLC in the registration, deregistration or liquidation of Joint Ventures/Affiliated Companies/Rep Offices/Branches/Permanent Establishments in Russia, Belarus and Central Asia in close collaboration with HQ M&A and Shareholder Controlling teams.
• Prepared project progress reports for regional management and Siemens HQ to ensure efficient project communication.
• Ensured successful closing of numerous M&A, de-merger, and divestiture projects among them: Siemens Energy carve-out, Siemens Mobility carve-out, Siemens Healthcare carve-out, Metal Technologies carve out, Microbiology divestiture, Dresser-Rand and Siemens High Voltage Products mergers with the Siemens Russia Regional Company.
• Advised business units on real estate issues in M&A and joint venture transactions.
• Managed real estate due diligence and consulting projects and supervised project teams.
• Awarded the title of the Best Siemens Russia Employee for the successful closing of the Siemens Mobility carve-out in 2018.
• Originated and managed real estate acquisitions by developing the firm's project pipeline, maintaining client relationships, and sourcing new investment opportunities.
• Analyzed financial returns and project risks of potential acquisitions, made recommendations on the viability of investments and proposed transaction terms.
• Executed equity and debt investments by structuring transactions, valuing acquisition targets, negotiating letters of intent, sale & purchase and loan documentation, shareholder agreements, and managing cross-border asset restructuring projects.
• Collected and analyzed project information through comprehensive market research, legal, technical, financial and tax due diligence of prospective investee companies, and bank term sheet reviews.
• Executed a $20mln car dealership sale-leaseback share purchase transaction (Aprelevka, the Moscow region), negotiated an acquisition of a $40mln shopping center in Rostov-on-Don (share purchase transaction), and a $10mln loan in respect of development of a multi-building logistics complex in the Moscow Region.
• Supervised and ensured guidance for a team of analysts.
• Managed investments in green-field development projects by structuring transactions, negotiating letters of intent, sale & purchase and shareholder agreement documentation.
• Structured and negotiated a JV for the development of a 80, 000 sqm logistics complex in Novosibirsk, Russia.
• Sourced new acquisitions by conducting meetings with owners of industrial and office income-generating properties and development projects and by liaising and fostering positive relations with project partners.
• Managed a $248mln project financing transaction in respect of an industrial real estate development and executed a $15mln financing transaction in respect of a development of a logistics complex.
• Managed forward purchase transactions in excess of $440mln by structuring and negotiating letters of intent, sale & purchase, lease agreements and construction loan facilities and overseeing transaction closing (asset acquisitions of industrial income-generating properties).
• Analyzed financial performance of prospective investee companies, built and maintained detailed valuation models, forecast investment returns, and prepared investment memoranda.
• Oversaw tax, legal, financial and technical due diligence of prospective investee companies.
• Prepared information packages to raise permanent financing from international commercial banks.
• Monitored compliance with payment conditions and loan agreement terms for assigned financing projects.
• Analyzed financial performance of investment projects, built and maintained detailed valuation models, forecast investment returns, and drafted letters of intent on behalf of investors.
• Ensured investment transaction support by assisting asset owners in liaising with real estate investment funds and institutions, and performing research and analysis of the commercial real estate market.
• Performed a $40mln office development feasibility study for a development firm.
• Developed new client base for Investment Department by conducting meetings with and making presentations to investors and asset owners.
• Liaised between asset/project owners and banks to raise development and permanent debt financing.
• Consulted a client on and executed a sale of a land plot to an international retailer ($15 mln).
• Created a purchasing division for imported goods, thereby increasing purchasing volumes from $11 mln to $3 1mln over a three-year period.
• Managed extensive supplier network (France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Poland, Germany) and division logistics operations.
• Conducted sea transportation feasibility studies, negotiated service contracts with transportation companies and implemented new transportation routes reducing freight costs by 25% .
• Developed and implemented an automated delivery monitoring software system for the division that resulted in an 90% reduction of delivery data processing errors and annual savings of $30, 000.
Tuck uses a qualitative grading system with four passing grades of Honors (H), Satisfactory Plus (S+), Satisfactory (S) and Low Pass (LP), as well as one failing grade (F).
I graduated from the Nizhniy Novgorod Linguistic University with highest honor among several top students of my class.