Engaged in marketing meetings and conference calls with hedge fund, mutual fund and pension fund clients to pitch investment ideas and to discuss the capital markets, Internet sector and specific stocks Spearheaded effort to launch coverage on four companies in the Chinese Internet sector Built and maintained complex company and industry financial models Authored research reports updating industry and company specific trends to aid investors in making better portfolio related decisions Conducted extensive due diligence on companies to identify investment opportunities Supported institutional sales force, traders and clients with relevant data and industry/company specific knowledge Team ranked #3 by Institutional Investor (II) magazine in first year of coverage

Executed various public equity offerings, including initial public offerings and various sell-side M&A advisory transactions oNeurogen Corp. - $40.0 million registered direct offering of common stock oOmrix Biopharmaceuticals - $60.0 million follow-on offering of common stock oCardioMEMS - $86.0 million initial public offering oStrategic sale of $40.0 million Boston-based publicly-held medical devices company Created M&A Engagement Letter Database to save company millions in opportunity costs and uncollected fees Prepared various financial analyses using discounted cash flow, merger and leveraged buyout financial models Gained significant client interaction experience by participating in strategic meetings with company senior management teams as part of sell-side M&A advisory transactions Created and presented numerous pitch books and discussion materials for existing and potential clients

Assisted management in analyzing company financial statements to ensure their completeness, reliability and accuracy Performed extensive industry research on various clients to help assemble the industry portion of the audit workbook

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