Rahul Daryanani

Investor

2019 - Current

Business Development and Strategic Growth Initiatives

2018 - 2019

Investment Associate

2017 - 2018

- Source and diligence Series Seed, A, and B opportunities in the FinTech space through in-depth primary research and market sizing, construction of financial projections and returns analyses, and technical due diligence. Deals worked on to-date have included those in the Payments, Wealth and Asset Management, Lending, InsurTech, RegTech, and Cybersecurity verticals of FinTech. - Work with portfolio companies to develop both short-term and long-term action plans to achieve sizable growth and scale through strengthening product fit, partnering with industry incumbents, and/or enhancing both the go-to-market strategy and business model.

Private Equity Analyst

2016 - 2017

Perform comprehensive analysis on fund-investment and co-investment opportunities spanning buyout, distressed, growth equity, oil & gas, and venture capital strategies. Contribute to the sourcing of investment opportunities. Monitor existing investments to determine annual performance relative to chosen benchmarks and prepare portfolio progress reports. Areas of focus include co-investments, large buyout, and secondaries.

Private Credit Analyst

2015 - 2016

Conduct first hand research as well as industry & company analysis to assist in the execution of investment transactions for the achievement of the group's business objectives. Construct sensitivity models stressing potential cash flow, leverage, and coverage levels to determine future debt service ability of the asset. Conduct credit reviews based on metrics such as EBITDA, EBITDA/interest expense, free cash flow, debt service coverage, and in certain cases, DCF based valuation to determine the asset's continued payment ability and projected financial health. Ensure adherence to negotiated credit parameters and documentation requirements. Assist Account Managers and Senior PFI Management with the daily management of the PFI asset portfolio. Asset classes include Private Debt, Project Finance, Private Securitization, Mid-Market and Private Equity.

U.S. Strategy Consultant

2014 - 2015

Worked with AVP, Product Initiatives to help develop Sun Life’s Private Health Insurance Exchange market-entry strategy and determine the financial feasibility and quantitative opportunity for the company in the future. Developed models that lead to creation of pro-forma financial statements and determined the NPV and ROI of new business initiatives and incoming projects. Determined future incremental market share attainable based on the implementation of current strategies. Researched and analyzed various partnership opportunities and the financial impact the respective partnerships would have on the business. Researched potential M&A targets or partnerships in which Sun Life would consider a non-control, minority stake.

International Investments- Research and Strategic Initiatives Intern

2013 - 2013

Used Bloomberg terminals to gather data, complete analyses, and construct models forecasting trends of various portfolios across the equities and public fixed income asset classes. Calculated Year-over-Year inflation across the US, UK, & Canada and reported analysis on using UK interest rate futures as a hedge to UK inflation. Used BlackRock software to locate and test current rules in place to ensure all compliance standards were being met.

International Finance and Strategic Sales Intern

2012 - 2012

Initiated Business- to-Business Sales with major department stores and discovered ways to improve the ROA, Inventory Costs, Profit Margins, and Market Standing over competitors of the company leading to more efficient financial management and increased inventory turnover. Inventory costs fell by 5% and average Profit Margin increased by 8%.

Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales Representative

2010 - 2011

Co-Founder

2008 - 2010

SEEDS was a non-profit micro lending organization that catered specifically to entrepreneurs in developing countries. After a careful review process, the organization provided the entrepreneurs with loans to start their respective businesses. We targeted those entrepreneurs that had solid business ideas with high chances for success.