Yihan Chai


Location

Chicago, IL
Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Education
    University of Chicago
    September 2023 - June 2025
    degree
    MBA
    majors
    Accounting
    Entrepreneurship
    Finance
    THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Work Experience
    SANTANDER CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING
    Investment Banking Summer Associate
    New York, NY, US
    June 2024 - August 2024
    company
    SANTANDER CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING
    title
    Investment Banking Summer Associate
    overview
    - REGAL (Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging) Group - June - August 2024 - Contributed to 4 pitch decks (market update/transaction rationale/pro forma and AVP analysis/cap table) and 3 company profiles - Facilitated buy-side mandate for financial sponsor client by preparing peer benchmarking, debt comps, and shareholder analysis - Prepared strategic review analysis for retail REIT, built merger model and LBO model, and identified acquisition potential targets
    ZHONGRONG PT SECURITIES
    Assistant VP
    Hong Kong, HK
    May 2022 - April 2023
    Investment AND Research Department
    Senior Associate
    May 2020 - April 2022
    Investment AND Research Department
    Associate
    May 2018 - April 2020
    ERNST AND YOUNG
    Associate Financial Services Advisory
    Hong Kong, HK
    August 2016 - January 2018
Skills
Languages
ChineseEnglish
Skills
AccountingAccounts PayableBenchmarking SkillsBlockchainBlueprintingBrokerageBudgeting SkillsBusiness AdministrationCapital MarketsClient OnboardingComputer ProgrammingConsultingCooking SkillsCoordination SkillsC++ (Programming Language)Credit DerivativesDue DiligenceE-CommerceEconomyEntrepreneurshipFinancial AnalysisFinancial SecuritiesHousingInvestment BankingKnowledge of FinanceLeadership DevelopmentLeveraged BuyoutMaster of Business Administration (MBA)MATLABMergers and AcquisitionsNegotiation SkillsNet IncomePortfolio ManagementPrivate EquityReal EstateReal Estate Investment TrustResearch SkillsRetail CommerceSalesShareholder Value ModelStataStrategic ThinkingSwap (finance)Trend Analysis