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Madlyn Cazalis Group
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
2012 - maintenant
www.madlyncazalis.com
Madlyn Cazalis® is the N°1 All-Natural Cosmetic brand in Cameroon and one of the most promising startup in Africa (Forbes, CNBC Africa, Afrique Magazine, The Guardian, CEO Magazine, Choiseul 100 Africa, Divas, New York Forum Africa etc.)
• Founded Madlyn Cazalis with only $2.500 of personal savings and distributing 20 references (lotions, oils, creams, scrubs and soaps) in more than 40 pharmacies, beauty institutes and retail stores in Africa using natural local ingredients (Aloe vera, lemon, shea butter, cucumber, cabbage, coconut etc.).
• Managing financial planning, board meetings (5 board members providing best-in-class governance: MBA Harvard, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs etc.), HR, design, manufacturing, supply-chain, marketing (+23.000 Facebook fans), fidelity program, legal, partnerships and CRM.
• Managing more than 30 independant sales (Madlyn Cazalis Ambassadors).
• Fighting actively against skin bleaching (education, ads, forums and petition).
• Organizing events such as Madlyn Cazalis Annual Meeting, Woman’s Day Beauty Symposium and Africa Festiv’Art to promote natural adapted African products. Multiplying sales x10 between 2012 and 2015.
• Received major media exposure (+100 articles and 3 covers) and attended numerous international conferences as a guest speaker (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, France, Nigeria, Gabon, Ivory Coast, South Africa etc.) encouraging youth to invest and come back to Africa.
• Launched services such as Madlyn Express (Free delivery service).
• Expanded Madlyn Cazalis Online Shopping with Awalebiz.com and Kaymu.cm.
• Advised and sold products to more than 50.000 women in Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, France, UK, Switzerland and U.S.
• In June 2015 ALN Ventures (African Leadership Network accelerator) purshased a 5% equity stake in Goldsky Partners SARL (The parent company of Madlyn Cazalis). Madlyn Cazalis is currently raising additional funds for its Pan-African expansion.
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FINDERCOD
- Investment Banking Associate
2011 - 2012
TTeam: M&A, Private Equity, Project Finance
Sector: Utilities, Infrastructure, Energy, Power
• Modelling innovative deconsolidated financing solutions (Debt Financing/Restructuring) and set-up a complex financial vehicle.
• Created valuation analysis based on DCF, public peers, previous transactions and LBO.
• Prepared analysis under different capital structures and exit scenario assumptions with a focus on equity returns and leverage statistics.
• Elaborated SPVs based on different financial and tax structures with lawyers (Paris, New-York, Luxembourg).
• Participated to Conference-Call (New-York, London), met and directly discussed with lawyers, CEOs/CFOs/CIOs and fund executives.
• Directly met Top Tier U.S. and European Investors (with AuM > $10 billion).
• Prepared NDAs, reviewed PPP (Public Private Partnership)/ESCO (Energy Savings) contracts and transactions' legal documentation.
• Had a strong international exposure and worked on projects based in: U.S., Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, China, Brazil, Mexico, India, etc.
• Advised a world leading Energy Services Company on the disposal of assets (Revenues > €1 billion) and drafted a Selling Memorandum.
• Worked on a Spin-Off with a world leading listed Energy Company (Revenues > $30 billion).
• Worked on Private Placement assignments for U.S. leading Hedge Funds.
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QUILVEST PRIVATE EQUITY
- Investment Analyst
2010 - 2011
Team: M&A, Fund Raising
Sector: Cleantech, TMT, Financial Services, Luxury, Consumer goods, Real Estate
Quilvest is a world leading investment fund with $27 Billion in assets under management including Private Equity (Fund of Fund and Direct Investments - IRR > World Top Quartile Funds), Wealth Management, Hedge Fund, Corporate Finance and Real Estate.
• Took part in industry and strategic analysis, corporate valuation & modelling (Trading and Transaction Multiples, Discounted Cash Flows, LBO), client presentations (pitches) and information memorandums both in english and french.
• Actively participated in the origination and execution of M&A deals ("Buy side" or "Sell side") and Fundraising for entrepreneurs.
• Screened various investment opportunities for different Private Equity Funds, industrials or business angels in numerous sectors (TMT, Cleantech, Industry, Services, Real Estate...) on the small and middle market {Enterprise Value (EV)< €200 million}.
• Strong involment in various assignments and regular interaction with top management (CEO, CFO…).
• Managed Data Room and Q&A process (Tax, Real Estate, Insurance, HR, Risk…) on the merger between Quilvest Switzerland, Quilvest Banque Privée and La Compagnie de Banque Privée (CBP) > €8.8 Billion.
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SOCIETE GENERALE
- Investment Banking Analyst
PARIS
2009 - 2009
Team: LBO
Sector: Industry, Construction, Services
• Followed-up financial performance of Small Cap companies (70 SME's under LBO| SG Senior debt < €50 million).
• Supported senior team members for agency functions in syndicated credits (MBO, MBI, OBO operations).
• Controlled covenant ratios, organized waiver and amendment requests in coordination with the banking pool.
• Attributed a rating to companies and prepared memos for the executive department.
• Drafted financial analysis notes concerning companies' risks (solvency, liquidity, rates etc.)
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GRAS SAVOYE RISK CONSULTING
- Risk Finance Analyst
2008 - 2008
- Analyzed SBF 120 annual reports and evaluated "blue chip" companies based on financial communication standards.
- Evaluated financial risks (market, credit, liquidity and rates) and activity coverage while working closely with the M&A team.
- Wrote and edited 2009 report "Risk and financial communication" for the leading French insurance broker.
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Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Project Manager
2007 - 2008
Project Management in Venture Capital – Group of 4 students (1st Grade obtained)
Cap Digital is the French business cluster for digital content and services in Paris and the Ile-de-France region. It's a non-profit organization. Their 600 members are primarily innovative SMEs but also count major universities, higher education establishments, research labs, and corporations.
Members represent the digital industry's most active players in digital content. Nine vibrant member communities make a vital contribution to the strategy and direction of the cluster: Image, Sound and Interactivity, Video Games, Knowledge Engineering, Culture, Press, and Media, e-Learning and e-Training, Collaborative Technology & Intelligence, Mobile Lifestyle & Services, Robotics and Communicating Objects, and Digital Design.
Cap Digital provides members with essential information, networks, and resources. These include ongoing competitive intelligence, training, partnerships, funding solutions, and project reviews. Partnerships with other leading European clusters, at a structural and project level, are an essential element of Cap Digital's strategic activities.
- Analyzed integration of small companies in a group based on a KPMG report.
- Collected information from managers of CAP DIGITAL (Major NTIC European cluster made of 271 companies with €230 million invested).
- Monitored Capital Investment activities and gave recommendations on selected companies from the group.less
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MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE ET DES FINANCES
- Economic Research Assistant
Paris
2005 - 2006
• Budget of 2006: $5 billion
• Reported on financing conventions signed during the first semester for $170 million.
• Wrote memorandum on economic and financial policies.
• Monitored procedures of disbursement with different institutions (World Bank, BID, BAD, Kuwaiti Fund and OPEC Fund).
• Contributed to the reorganization of the Direction of Economics and Technical Cooperation by developing monitoring models.
