Michael Pucher CFA

• Covering the full value chain of global M&A projects (acquisitions, investments, divestitures) in the packaging & cartonboard industry • leading transaction structuring, legal documentation negotiation and deal execution • coordinating cross-functional and international transaction teams incl. advisors • developing and evaluating business plans/forecasts and business valuations • driving M&A strategy development and market research • advising executive board members via decision-focused presentations

- relationship management of Austrian and international banking clients and led colleagues in complex transactions as deal captain (idea generation to final offer) - developed a new ESG-linked loan from scratch (concept generation, ESG-rating agency discussions, loan agreement drafting, presenting the loan internally and pitching to clients) - managed strategic projects for executives of Bank Austria

Worked on the full life cycle of large-scale loan transactions across CEE within an English-speaking team: - structuring tailored financing solutions (syndicated, club, or bilateral loans) - industry, financial, company and peer analysis - financial modeling - credit approval process coordination - portfolio management, forecasting of teams loan portfolio - preparing presentations for customers and top management - job-rotation in loan syndication (London)

Trainee program in the Commercial Banking division incl. rotations within Austria (intensive trainings, gained practical experience in e.g. a retail branch, digital banking department, support functions and call center)

Working student focused on KPI tracking of network banks

• Preparation of Pitch Books • Assisting in the structuring of event-driven financings • Financial analysis and preparation of forecasts including key ratio calculations • Business risk and industry outlook analysis including the interpretation of key drivers

• Valuation modeling: Creation of two forecast models on Danish and Swedish small-cap companies • Comprehensive peer-group and market analysis on listed and private companies • Participation in the daily international morning meeting of the brokerage team • Undertook courses in Bloomberg and the internal research database • Completion of mini-courses in Advanced Accounting, Valuation and Excel (including index and array-functions)

• Evaluation of Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen currency loan repayments • Evaluation and check of overdrafts • Introduction days in the departments Credit Treasury Sales and ALM Bank Austria

• Preparation of the insolvency filling of ALPINE Bau GmbH • Booking and correction of invoices as well as cash discounts • Diverse activities concerning master data management • Issuing of reminders

• Currency and art funds peer group analysis • Creation of fund presentations and fact sheets for a currency and an art fund

Awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, the most respected and recognized investment management designation in the world, in July 2019. www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfaprogram

Top 5% meines Jahrgangs (Platz 9 unter 180 Studenten); Notendurchschnitt: 1,57; Leistungsstipendium 2015; Spezialisierungen: Investments, International Finance, International Accounting; Master Thesis: Portfoliooptimierungen die über das μ-σ Prinzip hinausgehen

Investment in Equities, Risk Management, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics

Top 5% meines Jahrgangs (Platz 47 unter 1628 Studenten); Spezialisierungen: Finance, Betriebswirtschaftslehre des Außenhandels; Bachelor Thesis: Österreichischer Außenhandel, der Euro Währungseffekt und die europäische Staatsschuldenkrise am Beispiel Griechenlands