Houssem Briguene

I drive impact and value-creation by leading engagements in Financial Advisory around transaction services, valuation and financial modeling. Being creative, adaptable, clear-communicator and quick learner are assets I bring to my environment to provide quality services. Main intervention Sectors: Heavy Industries, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication and Consumers. Main lines of engagements:

• • Financial due diligences (Buyer / Vendor) ;

• • Companies' Valuation ;

• • Good Will Impairment test (PPA)

• • Financial modeling;

• • Review and preparation of BPs;

• • Cash management and forecast;

• • Lost profit analyses. Key engagements / Projects:

◦ • TS: Leading multiple TS engagements: Financial Due Diligence (Vendor/Buyer) with a team of 10 colleagues delivering quality services to our clients and stakeholders (6 engagements this season). Main engagements:

◦ o Vendor DD of NCA ROUIBA;

◦ o Buy side DD for SANOFI AVENTIS (Target: FRATER RAZES Group);

◦ o Buy side DD for YASSIR ALGERIA (Target: UNODIS SPA);

◦ o Buy side DD for MAN ALGERIA (Target: BIOPHARM Group).

• Modeling: Leading multiple financial modeling and business plan engagements with my team, delivering quality services to our clients (8 engagements this season). Main engagements:

o Financial modeling and business plan preparation of major steel making facility in Algeria TOSYALI for the Flat Iron production unit launching (Investment of $2Bn);

o Financial modeling and business plan preparation of car industry preparing the investment of HYUNDAI in Algeria (Investment of $200m);

o Financial modeling and business plan preparation of a Food canning facility (Investment of $65m)

o Financial modeling and business plan preparation of an important pharmaceutical industry in Algeria (Investment of $18m);

• Valuation: Leading multiple valuation engagements delivering quality services to our clients (14 engagements this season). Main engagements:

o Valuation of a major group with 24 subsidiaries;

Participated to and led engagements in Financial Advisory around transaction services and financial modeling. Main lines of engagements:

• • Financial due diligences (Buyer / Vendor)

• • Financial modeling

• • Review and preparation of BPs

• • Cash management and forecast

Key engagements / Projects:

◦ • TS I participated to and led multiple TS engagements: Financial Due Diligence (Vendor/Buyer) by collaborating with different teams (local and foreign) and delivering quality services to our clients and stakeholders. Main activities performed:

◦ o Engagement scoping and planning;

◦ o Business understanding and review;

◦ o Creating Data Books and reports drafting (English and French); o Review and adjustment of the quality of earnings (QoE), net debt (QoD), and net assets;

◦ o BP review / development;

◦ o Team coaching.

◦ o Working capital analysis;

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◦ • Modeling I participated in the preparation of a new Business Plan and Financial Model of a major steel making facility in Algeria (AQS - Investment of $1.8Bn). The engagement consisted in a new BP and valuation of the business following the commissioning of the plant

◦ o Production process and interactions sketching;

◦ o Modeling of production units (Direct Reduction Iron, Steel Melting, Rolling Mills, and auxiliary units);

◦ o Leading key meetings for model assumptions' validation; - (website)

I capitalized on my audit expertise and soft skills to empower the finance and managerial practices. This experience allowed me to enhance my expertise in finance, accounting, and budgeting, forecasts modeling and performance tracking/reporting while collaborating across all departments. I developed communication and report-drafting skills to top Management and key partners of the company. Main activities performed:

• • Carry out periodic performance reporting and support top management in decision-making.

• • Ensure budget monitoring in accordance with the

objectives and set forecasts.

• • Perform financial analysis (review of margins, overheads, analytical accounting)

• • Cash-generation and working-capital analysis.

◦ • Implementation and continuous improvement of performance indicators (dashboards) for the

marketing department by brand

◦ • Participation in the elaboration of the forecasted budgets by business-unit.

◦ • Outturn and landing analysis => realizations compared to budget