Kristen Diaz

Bachelor's

Finance

Deutsche Bank

Investment Banking Analyst Global Industrials Group

- Prepared, marketed, and executed M&A, debt and equity financing transactions for companies in the Mobility, Aerospace & Defense and Metals and Mining sectors - Constructed LBO and M&A models to evaluate potential acquisitions, conduct valuations analyses utilizing methods such as - DCF, sum of parts, and transaction & trading comps - Selected Transaction Experience - Project Charge - Advisor to Nickel producer on a greenfield mining project (ongoing - Prepared capitalization table, sources and uses and modeled pro forma financials with different scenarios of equity and debt, to assist team in tailoring a financing structure - Assisted in preparation of Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), providing a comprehensive overview of the Nickel and Steel industry in North America, including detailed analysis of industry growth rates (CAGR) and market sizes for key end - Identified 30+ potential buyers for a potential equity investment and partnership opportunities to supply nickel - Project Panther - Joint Bookrunner for automotive battery company on IPO offering (ongoing - Led valuation and operational benchmarking analysis for 30+ peers to determine peer group for Company, which played a - Responsible for preparing monthly industry market analysis and updates for company CEO and management team, summarizing - Project Star - $1.1bn committed financing for Sponsor to support acquisition on industrial minerals company (ongoing - Assisted with research and in-depth analysis of the company's industry landscape, development trajectory, and operational - Constructed a 5-year projected cash flow model, showcasing the company's capacity to consistently generate cash flows and effectively manage debt repayment obligations. Analysis significantly bolstered confidence within the Credit Committee - Executed due diligence with senior management, analyzing financial model, key business risk and mitigants and competitors of target company