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Arvind Kalyan V.

Hyderabad, India

$50/hr
4.6
6 jobs

$80M+ in transactions closed. If you need institutional-grade investment banking or equity research - pitch decks that raise real capital, financial models built to Wall Street standards, M&A advisory, or institutional research - you're in the right place. I'm a CFA Charterholder and FRM with 12+ years running RedeFin Capital, a boutique investment banking and equity research firm. I previously served as Director of Capital Markets at one of South India's largest real estate developers. My work has been used by hedge funds, asset managers, and institutional investors across the US, Europe, and Asia - not produced for templates, but for live transactions. I also run Kedge Research, the proprietary institutional equity research arm of RedeFin Capital, delivering initiating coverage, M&A screening, sector notes, and blue books to global fund managers. WHAT I DELIVER: ๐Ÿ“Š Pitch Decks & Investor Presentations - battle-tested decks used in actual fundraising rounds from seed to Series D ๐Ÿ“ Financial Models - 3-statement, DCF, LBO, SOTP, merger models built to institutional standards ๐Ÿ” Equity Research & Blue Books - initiating coverage, sector notes, and M&A target screening for hedge funds and asset managers ๐Ÿค M&A Advisory - deal structuring, CIMs, teasers, valuation, and negotiation support ๐Ÿ’ผ Fundraising Strategy - investor targeting, outreach, and mandate management across equity, debt, and structured finance ๐Ÿ“‹ Business Plans & Feasibility Studies - for startups and growth-stage companies seeking bank or investor approval SECTOR COVERAGE: Technology, Real Estate, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer, Financial Services, SaaS, D2C, AgriTech PROOF: โœ… $80M+ closed across equity, debt, and structured transactions โœ… $500M+ active pipeline across current mandates โœ… 200+ pitch decks, financial models, and equity research reports delivered โœ… Client engagements with Piper Jaffray, Lake Street Capital Markets, and institutional investors globally โœ… CFA Charterholder | FRM | IIM Lucknow (MBA) | IIT Madras (B.Eng) | Bloomberg Champions Program โœ… International speaker at capital markets forums Scroll down to see portfolio case studies with real deliverables - actual transaction documents and research reports, not mock-ups. Message me with a brief description of your transaction, research, or project and I'll respond within a few hours. Let's move your deal forward.

  • Investment Research
  • Investment Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Fundraising
  • Pitch Deck
  • Due Diligence
  • Financial Modeling
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Valuation
  • Financial Analysis
  • Capital Markets
  • Real Estate Financial Modeling
  • Financial Projection
  • Chartered Financial Analyst
  • Startup Consulting
  • Equity Research
  • Business Strategy
  • Financial Reporting
  • Market Research
  • Risk Analysis
Jun O.

Cebu City, Philippines

$30/hr
4.9
70 jobs

Struggling to make sense of complex financial data for strategic decisions? My name is Wilfredo, a CFA Level II passer with ๐Ÿ•+ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ in hedge fund research and M&A advisory, delivering actionable insights and robust financial models that drive growth and informed investments. ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐ˆ ๐‚๐€๐ ๐‡๐„๐‹๐ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Ÿ“Š ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Build custom financial models for investment evaluation, capital raising, and strategic planning. ๐Ÿ“‰ ๐Œ&๐€ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ Assist with due diligence, deal modeling, and buy/sell-side transaction analysis. ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก Deliver comprehensive investment analysis and performance reviews across asset classes. ๐Ÿ“Š ๐ƒ๐ฒ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐›๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Design interactive dashboards using Excel, Power BI, or Tableau to monitor KPIs and business performance. ๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ Prepare clear, investor-ready pitch decks, reports, and fundraising documents. ============================================================================ ๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐ŸŒŸ โWilfredo was a pleasure to work with. He was very diligent and responsive. I was impressed that Wilfredo came up with solutions and cool ideas to implement to the project. I would use Wilfredo again for future projects.โž โ€“ William E. โJun โ€” youโ€™ve done an excellent job on our specialized Excel projects. Your skills are clearly expert-level: you work quickly, build clean and reliable models, and consistently deliver exactly whatโ€™s needed. Communication has been regular and proactive throughout, with clear updates and thoughtful questions when requirements needed tightening. Most importantly, you complete work on time and to a high standard. Iโ€™d gladly hire you again and recommend you to anyone needing advanced Excel support.โ - Chris D. โWilfredo worked quickly and communicated well. He was able to review a financial model and make some helpful updates and comments.โž โ€“ Lauren R. โWilfredo is very smart and works quickly. The work was done perfectly and he made several adjustments that I asked for during the process. I definitely recommend him.โž โ€“ Fahid Mustafa E. ๐Ÿ† Top Rated Plus Freelancer on Upwork ๐ŸŽ– Chartered Financial Analyst Level II Passer ๐ŸŽ– Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) ============================================================================ ๐Ÿ“Š ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง'๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ Need expert financial analysis or a custom model to drive your business decisions? ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† and let's unlock your financial potential together. I typically respond within 6 hours and am ready to support your project needs. ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐’ & ๐“๐„๐‚๐‡๐๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐˜ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ โ€ข Excel (Advanced Financial Modeling) โ€ข Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) โ€ข Equity Valuation Models ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐ˆ ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€ข Power BI โ€ข Tableau ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€ข SQL ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€ข Hedge Fund Research Platforms โ€ข Investment Banking Tools ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€ข Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level II Passer โ€ข Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ & ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ โ€ข M&A Advisory Support โ€ข Due Diligence โ€ข Deal Execution โ€ข Investment Analysis โ€ข Scenario & Cost Optimization Analysis FP&A, Financial Modeling, Financial Analyst, Budgeting, Forecasting, Valuation, DCF, M&A, Investment Analysis, Due Diligence, Excel Expert, Power BI, KPI Dashboard, Cash Flow Forecasting, Strategic Finance

  • Investment Research
  • Financial Analysis
  • Equity Research
  • Chartered Financial Analyst
  • Financial Model
  • Equity Valuation
  • Equity Research & Analysis
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Statement
  • Financial Reporting
  • Investment Banking
  • Real Estate Financial Model
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Data Visualization
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
Sam M.

Istanbul, Turkey

$75/hr
5.0
31 jobs

Need a CFA-certified financial modeler, with hands-on CFO experience building real finance functions from scratch, to help you raise capital, forecast growth, and make smarter decisions? You're in the right place. ๐Ÿ“Œ About Me With 10+ years in finance โ€” including roles as Finance Manager, Financial Modeler, and Analyst at a leading asset management firm ($2B+ AUM), and most recently as CFO of an AI-driven biotech SaaS company (~$4M ARR, US & UK operations) โ€” I don't just build models. I've lived inside the numbers, built the systems, and used the outputs to drive real business decisions. I specialize in clean, decision-ready financial tools: forecasting models, investor-grade dashboards, SaaS KPI frameworks, and valuation frameworks โ€” built for founders, boards, and investors who need clarity, not spreadsheet noise. What makes me different: I've built production-grade, fully automated finance stacks (Supabase, PostgreSQL, Python, API integrations) and leveraged AI-assisted development to compress what normally takes a team into fast, finance-led execution. ๐Ÿ’ผ Services I Offer: โœ” 3-statement financial modeling (P&L, CF, BS, ratios, charts) โœ” Pro forma projections & forecasting โœ” Valuation modeling (DCF, comps, precedents) โœ” DCF, IRR & capital budgeting (NPV, payback, PI) โœ” SaaS KPI frameworks (MRR, ARR, ARPU, Churn, CAC, LTV, cohort analyses) โ€” fully automated โœ” Investor-grade reporting packs & board-ready dashboards โœ” Marketing finance & channel analytics (ROAS, CAC by channel, conversion funnels) โœ” Dynamic dashboards (Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI) โœ” Investment risk & performance analysis (Sharpe, alpha, drawdown, etc.) โœ” Scenario & sensitivity modeling (base, bear, bull) โœ” Cap table modeling (dilution, ownership) โœ” Return distribution modeling (LP/GP, equity waterfalls, hurdle, promote) โœ” Multi-entity consolidation & FP&A (budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis) ๐Ÿ’ก Industries I've Worked With: - SaaS & AI/biotech startups - eCommerce - Real estate & investment firms - Manufacturing & servicing companies - Traditional investments & wealth management - Crypto asset management - Healthcare & private medical practices ๐Ÿค Ready to build something that drives real decisions? Let's talk โ€” I respond quickly and deliver with clarity, precision, and professionalism.

  • Investment Research
  • Analytical Presentation
  • Financial Planning
  • Management Consulting
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial Modeling
  • Investment Portfolio Review
  • Investment Strategy
  • Risk Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Portfolio Performance Modeling
  • Financial Reporting
  • Data Visualization
  • Market Trends
  • Financial Analysis & Valuation
Kartik K.

Bhilwara, India

$25/hr
5.0
4 jobs

Looking for someone who can transform complex financial data into actionable insights? I'm a seasoned investment analyst with around 10 years of experience across credit research, equity analysis, and financial modelingโ€”helping hedge funds, PE firms, family offices, and businesses make confident investment decisions. What I Bring to the Table: I specialize in building robust financial models and conducting deep-dive research that directly impacts investment decisions. Whether you need a complex LBO model built from scratch, an investor-ready pitch deck, detailed credit analysis, or comprehensive investment research, I deliver work that's accurate, insightful, and presentation-ready. Core Expertise: โœ“ Financial Modeling: DCF, LBO, M&A, 3-statement models, real estate pro formas, private equity waterfall models, debt structuring models, and custom Excel solutions โœ“ Excel Mastery: Complex spreadsheets, automation, financial dashboards, scenario analysis, and sensitivity tables โœ“ Investment Research: Equity research reports, credit analysis (IG/HY bonds), industry research, company deep-dives, and investment memos โœ“ Credit Analysis: Spread analysis (OAS, Z-spread, G-spread), covenant analysis, capital structure evaluation, and credit risk assessment โœ“ Technical & Fundamental Analysis: Chart patterns, indicators, financial statement analysis, and valuation (comps, precedent transactions, DCF) โœ“ Financial Planning: Business forecasting, budgeting models, cash flow projections, and strategic financial planning My Background: I'm a CFA with extensive experience across the investment spectrum. I've covered 30-40 credits simultaneously for global asset managers, built financial models that influenced multi-million dollar investment decisions, and prepared research reports for fund managers and investment committees. Currently, I work with Lean Research, where I handle diverse financial modeling assignments spanning real estate, private equity, private credit, and more. I've also created numerous pitch decks and investment presentations for clients - translating complex financial analysis into compelling visual stories that resonate with investors and stakeholders; while also training and mentoring research teams. Before this, I spent years as a credit research analyst at WNS and an investment research analyst at Intellimation, working closely with portfolio managers, conducting management calls, and analyzing everything from automotive bonds to emerging market credits. Who I Work With: Hedge funds & asset managers needing research coverage or modeling support Private equity firms requiring deal models, portfolio company analysis, or valuations Family offices looking for investment research or financial planning Startups and small businesses needing financial models, forecasts, or business plans Investment banks, consultants, and advisors requiring analytical support Buy-side and sell-side firms needing equity/credit research Individual investors seeking professional-grade analysis Startups and entrepreneurs needing investor pitch decks and financial projections I'm Sector-Agnostic Whether it's analyzing a REIT's property portfolio, modeling a leveraged buyout, evaluating a high-yield bond, or building a 10-year financial forecast for a startupโ€”I adapt quickly and deliver quality work across industries. What You Can Expect: โ†’ Accuracy & Attention to Detail: Financial models that are error-free, well-structured, and auditable โ†’ Clear Communication: I explain complex concepts simply and keep you updated throughout โ†’ Timely Delivery: I respect deadlines and deliver when promised โ†’ Flexibility: Whether it's a quick Excel fix or a multi-week research project, I'm adaptable to your needs My Approach: I don't just crunch numbersโ€”I understand the story behind the data. Every model I build and every report I write is designed to help you make better investment decisions. I ask the right questions upfront, maintain clear communication, and deliver work that's ready to use immediately. Let's Work Together: Whether you need ongoing analytical support, help with a one-time project, or hourly consultingโ€”I'm here to help. I'm comfortable with long-term engagements where I become an extension of your team, as well as shorter projects where you need quick, expert help. Ready to get started? Send me a message with your project details, and let's discuss how I can add value to your work. I typically respond within a few minutes and can often start immediately.

  • Investment Research
  • Financial Modeling
  • Real Estate Financial Model
  • Spreadsheet Skills
  • Investment Banking
  • Startup Consulting
  • Fundraising Presentation
  • Fundraising
  • Financial Planning
  • Financial Analysis
  • Equity Valuation
  • Private Equity
  • Equity Research & Analysis
  • Pitch Deck
William S.

Richmond, Virginia

$55/hr
4.8
21 jobs

Iโ€™m a commercial/multi-family, retail and self storage real estate professional experienced in problem solving, assessing risk, financial reporting, lending, insurance for owners, managers, lenders and investors. Whether youโ€™re trying address specific concerns at a property or determine the direction of the portfolio I can help. Knows - Lending, Reporting, Risk Management, Insurance Coverages Full project management from start to finish Regular communication is important to me, so letโ€™s keep in touch.

  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Projection
  • Financial Report
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Financial Model
  • Real Estate Financial Modeling
  • Real Estate Investment Assistance
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Risk
  • AppFolio
  • Yardi Software
Kevin G.

Bellaire, Texas

$85/hr
4.7
37 jobs

I am a seasoned financial executive with broad experience in tax strategies, finance, accounting, financial services and writing-somewhat a jack of all trades. I hold a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.), with a concentration in tax and finance, while boasting experience across various industries, including, but not limited to, energy, real estate, e-commerce, and technology. I have served as the CFO of two start-up companies and am very well versed in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting and reporting as well as putting together information memorandums and pitch decks on businesses. I have an extensive knowledge of tax strategy, planning and preparation which focuses on minimizing federal, state and local tax liabilities while utilizing tax deferral strategies. I have over 15 years of tax experience dealing with partnerships returns, corporate returns and individual returns. In regards to financial writing, I have written articles for a layman to understand, as well as scholarly articles. I wrote the content for the Deutsch Bank Asset Management db-trackers ETF section as well as wrote an examination and study book for asset managers to be certified in the field of exchange traded funds. I have been published in various arenas such as Yahoo Finance, The Street, WSJ and Seeking Alpha. I am able to work efficiently, effectively and independently. I respect deadlines and quality work as that both of these things support my serviceโ€™s worth. My goal is to ensure that my employer or client is satisfied with my work. Thank you and I look forward to working with you.

  • Investment Research
  • Accounting
  • Financial Modeling
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Writing
  • Tax Strategy
  • Business Services
  • Investment Strategy
  • Strategic Planning
  • AI Implementation
  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity

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