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Matthew Bicek

Corporate Finance professional

€500/day
Berlin, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Matthew

Corporate finance professional that has experience in venture capital, start-ups, private equity, leverage finance, M&A, restructuring, and project finance.

Throughout my career, I have worked with private equity firms, investment companies, start-ups, and C-Level executives to consistently help them achieve their strategic initiatives including go-to market strategy, fundraising / valuation, and product development. My work has resulted in transactional execution volume >1BN EUR.

I have experience managing the entire investment cycle from PE to VC investments including due diligence, financial model creation, legal negotiations (i.e., Term Sheets and SPAs), structuring, and execution.
  • German

    Basic

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Basic

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Bullfinch
    Senior Investment Manager
    March 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    As an Investment Manager, I bridge the gap between GreenTechs and their financing needs to ultimately create a network of decentralized energy providers to curb climate change globally. Primarily, I execute new deals, fundraise with various investors, liaison with banks, present investment memos to various stakeholders, manage a portfolio of assets, and in turn, make a positive impact on the environment.
    • Manage the entire investment cycle including initial communication, due diligence, financial model creation, legal negotiations (i.e., Term Sheets and SPAs), structuring, and execution.
    • Actively involved cross functionally throughout the organization in topics such as fundraising, strategy, marketing, and technology platform development.
    • Team lead for all M&A activity within the renewable energy space.
    • Integrate findings from diligence and market analysis to create Investment Memorandums for internal and external approval.
    • Structured deals for equity, debt, and mezzanine capital across numerous European countries.
    • Liaison between external parties and middle office (risk, tech, accounting, etc.) to ensure seamless execution.
  • Benelux Succession Capital
    Private Equity Associate
    October 2020 - January 2021 (3 months)
    Belgium
    Primarily focused on the sourcing, diligence, and structuring of potential investments in the technology, healthcare, and sustainability sectors.
  • CIT Bank
    Associate - Leveraged Finance
    April 2018 - July 2019 (1 year and 3 months)
    Chicago, IL, USA
    Working with Private Equity Firms and Senior Management teams, I led underwriting efforts to secure approval to fund Leveraged Buyouts and Acquisitions. My job duties included managing the underwriting process for potential investments from initial screening and structuring through due diligence and legal documentation.
    • Oversaw a portfolio of 10 loan investments totaling $1BN across multiple industries including, industrials, services, and food and beverage companies.
    • Led deal team in analyzing potential investments market position and opportunities, while partnering with management teams and equity investors to help them achieve initiatives including new market expansions.
    • Structured, analyzed, and negotiated leveraged finance transactions as the agent bank.
    • Networked with numerous Private Equity firms and Finance professionals to grow business development opportunities, successfully acquiring ~5 new private equity clients and executing on 3 platform opportunities.
    • Performed extensive fundamental credit analysis, built financial models, and led data room analysis for potential new investments across a variety of industries.

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Education

  • Master of Business
    IE Business School
    2020
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology and Innovation
  • Master of Business
    WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
    2020
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

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