SAMUEL UCHE IYATA

Aspiring Investment Banking Professional

Lagos, NG.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven professional with a First-Class B.Sc. in Public Administration, positioning for a career in investment banking. Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, capital market research, and strategic analysis, coupled with significant leadership experience in student organizations. Eager to leverage a strong foundation in finance, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement to drive impactful financial strategies and contribute to dynamic teams.

Work

CardinalStone Partners Limited

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Investment Banking Intern

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Summary

Supported deal execution and capital raising initiatives within a boutique investment firm, leveraging extensive research and strategic thinking.

Highlights

Supported deal execution across diverse industries by sourcing data from Bloomberg and S&P Capital IQ, and compiling macro-economic and market research, demonstrating understanding of key drivers and risks.

Contributed to the detailed design of transaction and marketing documents, including RFPs, investment memoranda, and pitch decks, to aid teams' facilitation of capital raises and foster structural and strategic thinking.

KPMG Professional Services

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Facilities and Administrative Intern

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Summary

Contributed to operations by managing logistics, monitoring facilities, and ensuring compliance through detailed reporting.

Highlights

Contributed to operations by carrying out logistics, air ticketing, and observation of HSE risk for documentation and actionable mitigation.

Engaged in monitoring an external facility alongside associate staff and handled frequent reporting through PowerPoint presentations.

ARM Investment Managers

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Investment Research Intern

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Summary

Collaborated on competitive market strategy development and contributed to investment portfolio modeling, achieving significant intra-day gains.

Highlights

Collaborated with an 8-member team to develop and present a 5-year competitive market strategy that improved revenue 6x, showcasing adeptness in capital market research and retail brokerage.

Underwent technical training for job readiness and contributed to the creation of an investment portfolio model that aligns with investment policy and risk management strategies, curating a diversified investment allocation that gained 3% intra-day.

Volunteer

Equity Research Apprentice

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ValuQuest

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Participated in collective modeling and valuation of a TMT company, extending coverage to the pharmaceutical industry.

Highlights

Participated in a collective modeling and valuation of a TMT company, while also extending research coverage to the pharmaceutical industry.

Policy Research Apprentice

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Africa Economic Scholars Program

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Participated in an intensive 8-week policy research training, refining ability to create data-driven policy and drive stakeholder engagement.

Highlights

Scaled through a slim admission process with a 0.5% acceptance rate and participated in an intensive 8-week policy research training with diverse African citizens.

Finetuned ability to create policy that solves problems, analyzed policy with data, and utilized communication tools to drive stakeholder engagement through the end-to-end policy process.

Head of Administration

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Students' Finance Club, OAU

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Served as General Secretary for a 12-member team, overseeing administration and career development for 150+ analysts.

Highlights

Served as the General Secretary within a 12-member team, overseeing the administration and career development of 150+ analysts.

Handled communications management, archiving, and meetings management for the organization.

Investment Banking Analyst

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Students' Finance Club, OAU

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Boosted scores in commercial awareness, technical competence, and working people skills through engagement with a defined curriculum.

Highlights

Boosted scores in commercial awareness, technical competence, and working people skills through engagement with a defined curriculum.

Rendered presentations to 100+ analysts, participated in trivia sessions, and attended expert-led seminars.

Deputy Speaker

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Public Administration House of Parliament, OAU

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Motivated team building and ensured accountability from team members and executive officers, representing the constituency.

Highlights

Motivated team building and received accountability from team members and executive officers tasked with students' academic and campus wellbeing.

Represented the constituency and was reelected for another term, demonstrating adeptness in collaborative budget review and democracy.

Education

Obafemi Awolowo University

Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria
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B.Sc Public Administration Grade: 4.61/5.00 (First Class)

Awards

Nationwide 3rd overall best ATS II candidate

ATS II Examination Body

Recognized as the 3rd best candidate nationwide in the ATS II examination, demonstrating exceptional aptitude.

Languages

English

Certificates

Mastering DCF Valuation

Udemy

Associate Chartered Accountant (Qualified)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

Banking Accelerator Experience

AmplifyME in Partnership with UBS

McKinsey Forward Program

McKinsey & Company

Revroad Deal Sourcing Extern

Extern

Analysing Growth Drivers & Business Risks

Corporate Finance Institute®

Excel Fundamentals - Formulas for Finance

Corporate Finance Institute®

Introduction to Capital Markets

Corporate Finance Institute®

Introduction to Statistics by Stanford University

Coursera

Associate Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician Scheme, West Africa

Member, Nigerian Institute of Management

Nigerian Institute of Management

Skills

Soft Skills

Communication, Strategic and analytical thinking, Flexibility and adaptability, Fast and continuous learning.

Corporate Finance Skills

Industry research, Financial modelling and Valuation, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ, PitchBook, MS PowerPoint, NVivo.

Interests

Interests and Hobbies

Mentoring, Reading, Brainstorming, Data analysis.

Projects

Financial Models Portfolio

Summary

A portfolio showcasing various financial models developed to demonstrate practical application of financial analysis and valuation techniques.