AMMAR RAHMAN

House 3, Road 36, Apt. 3B, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212 Cell: +88 01743596650 Email: rahman.ammar@gmail.com

CAREER PROFILE:
Experience in buy side risk management at one of the leading asset management firms in the U.S. for 3 years. Worked in the booming IPO market in Dhaka, Bangladesh by managing IPO deals at a top tier investment bank. Currently working in private equity at a Sweden based asset management firm located in Dhaka.

OBJECTIVE:
To pursue a challenging career in the capital markets where my skills and knowledge will help me to grow with a growing organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: May 2011- Present

Brummer & Partners Asset Management Ltd., Private Equity Dhaka, Bangladesh Investment Analyst Responsibilities:
Work in an investment team of four people responsible for investing a multi-million dollar fund, focused towards providing growth capital to private companies in Bangladesh. Build dynamic financial models to value companies and present valuations to the investment committee. Research private companies targeted for potential investments and write investment memos that are distributed to our foreign investors. Coordinate different types of due diligence involving legal, financial reporting, compliance and regulatory standards. Monitor financial progress of portfolio investments towards achieving targets involving financial metrics established at the inception of the deal. Originate PE deals by talking to private business owners about potential equity financing opportunities and exit strategies.

Achievements:
Assisted in the execution a USD 5 million-investment decision by valuing the expansion plan of an auto battery manufacturer called Rahimafrooz Globatt Ltd. (Deal status: Executed) Built a financial model to value a textile manufacturing business seeking equity funding to back ward link their production operations. (Deal status: Due diligence stage) Prepared a detailed investment memo regarding a USD 30 million expansion plan involving a furniture manufacturer. (Deal status: Due diligence stage) Prepared a financial model to value an India based telecom infrastructure services company, seeking rescue financing worth USD 4 million. (Deal status: Due diligence stage)

Skills Acquired:
Execution of a private equity deal from client origination to pre-exit stages Working knowledge of IFRS and international valuation standards Strong corporate finance background

August 2010 April 2011

BRAC EPL Investments Ltd., Investment Banking Dhaka, Bangladesh Assistant Manager Responsibilities:
Worked in the investment team advising companies on raising capital from the stock market by analyzing client businesses and market environments. Performed business valuations for book building deals by using discounted cash flows and multiples to determine indicative fair prices for the offerings. Organized and delivered road show presentations for IPO deals to provide comprehensive information to institutional investors in making sound investment decisions. Coordinated the bidding process for the indicative price of the IPO by receiving bids from the interested institutional investors within a tight deadline set by the local SEC.

Achievements:
Worked on the origination of the Westin Hotel Dhaka IPO worth USD 73 million Worked on the corporate advisory of Generation Next Fashions Ltd to raise USD 24 million through public issue of shares Project manager for the corporate advisory of GMG Airlines Ltd to raise USD 120 million through public issue of shares Valued shares of KDS Group of Industries (Steel) and prepared a sales pitch for a potential IPO worth USD 64 million

Skills Acquired:
Manage origination of an IPO through the Book Building method Proficient in financial modeling

February 2007 March 2010

BlackRock Solutions, Portfolio Risk Analytics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Senior Analyst Responsibilities:
Worked as a product specialist for assorted derivative, structured and fixed income products including swaps, futures, options, asset backed securities, and bonds. Valued portfolio holdings of fixed income and derivative securities by using proprietary cash flow models, Black Scholes model etc. Measured performance of portfolio holdings and reported portfolio weighted average return numbers to quantify tracking error against desired indices. Analyzed risk of portfolio holdings by using metrics such as key rate duration, spread duration, convexity, credit exposures, currency exposures, option Greeks etc in an effort to report portfolio underweight/overweight risk statistics against the tracking indices

Achievements:
Modeled USD 300 million worth of currency swaps, currency futures and currency options for a corporate advisory contract with IBM managed by Blackrocks Multi Asset Portfolio Management desk in 2009 Worked on modeling assorted credit default swaps related to an AIG contract, where BlackRock was hired to value $77 billion worth of credit default swaps on AIGs books in 2008 Assisted in modeling mortgage backed securities held in a $30 billion portfolio that the New York Fed hired BlackRock to manage in 2008 Worked on assessing the fair market value of Morgan Stanleys $9 billion portfolio of fixed income marketable securities on its balance sheet. BlackRock Solutions was hired by Mitsubishi UFJ bank to determine how much to acquire a 21% stake in Morgan Stanley for in 2008

Skills Acquired:

Knowledgeable about the complexities of diverse fixed income and derivative products Analytical ability in measuring return and risk metrics of a fixed income and derivative products

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Undergraduate Degree: DREXEL UNIVERSITY 07 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor Of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Accounting GPA: 3.5/4.0 Deans Scholarship Recipient

Professional Training: BlackRock Solutions Fixed Income Training 07 New York, New York
Training Topics: Duration/Convexity, Value at risk (VAR), Interest rate derivatives, Corporate credit instruments and Structured products.

Wall Street Prep Certification in Financial and Valuation Modeling 11, New York, New York
Training Topics: Discounted cash flow modeling (DCF), Leveraged buyout modeling (LBO), Accretion/Dilution modeling and Comparable company analysis.

REFERENCES:
Shariar Morshed, VP, Private Equity Group E-mail: shahriar.morshed@brummer-bd.com Sharmeen Hossain, Deputy Manger, Investment Banking, Equities E-mail: sharmeen.hossain@bracepl.com