Melvin Sico

Responsible for structuring and coordinating loan transactions. Selected transaction experience: Shipping finance - Evaluated and executed loans for newbuild vessels. Reviewed documentation, interfaced with borrowers’ management, inspected vessels’ construction progress. Film finance - Assisted in bringing two movies, “Mental” and “The Sapphires”, to the big screen by co-managing the financing process involving several financiers.

Identified and investigated investment opportunities in public equities and privately-held companies. Deal flow focused on technology-enabled businesses in manufacturing, communications, energy and healthcare. Established accounting system for private equity fund; prepared full set of financial statements for both private equity fund and fund management company. Liaised with auditors, communicated audit results to management.

Provided comprehensive evaluation of investment opportunities in the global biomedical industry ranging from biotechnology startups to public companies.Selected transaction experience: Early-stage financing of a medical device manufacturer - Conducted valuation analysis using methodologies such as discounted cash flow, risk-adjusted NPV, and precedent transactions analysis; surveyed the valuation metrics of comparable deals to establish benchmarks

* Assisted in the execution of a broad range of corporate finance assignments, such as private placements, buyouts, corporate restructurings, and project finance transactions. * Selected transaction experience: Major credit facility for the construction of toll road extension - Worked with toll road project company to structure operating model that reflects exchange rate adjustments, toll rate escalation and changes in vehicular traffic flow

* Conducted market analysis, financial forecasting and product pricing. * Initiated discussions with facilities management companies, government agencies and engineering firms. * Authored corporate investment proposal outlining key objectives, value proposition and commercialization strategy, which was favorably received by The Enterprise Challenge unit of the Prime Minister's Office.