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SHAWN J. LAPEAN

529 Peacock Court Cell: 630.864.2848

Naperville, IL 60565 [email protected] Home: 630.416.2013

Senior M&A Advisory / Principal Investing / Corporate Development

* Substantial investment banking, private equity, and in-houseacquisitions experience.

* Expertise in alternative investing in infrastructure, energy, andreal estate.

* Experience in strategy at major financial institutions and as asuccessful entrepreneur/business owner. * Substantial experienceleading research and managing support groups to build businesses.

* Extensive experience performing due diligence and financialmodeling; highly effective negotiator.

EXPERIENCE

SJL CONSULTING, Chicago, IL 2009 - Present

Boutique advisory firm providing strategic advice and financialanalysis for select clients

Principal

* Conducted exposure/concentration risk analysis of $3B commercialreal estate portfolio for TCF Bank.

* Currently advising a group of high net worth individuals on aninnovative concept for investments in wind farms.

MACQUARIE CAPITAL, Chicago, IL 2005 - 2008

$13 billion global financial institution - $300B assets undermanagement and 14,600 people in 28 countries.

Senior Vice President

* Sourced and successfully executed Macquarie's first principalinvestment in Chicago under difficult market conditions.Responsible for all aspects of due diligence for the acquisitionof an infrastructure and logistics company that to date hasyielded an attractive investment return.

* Researched and advocated innovative principal investments in realestate and alternative energy.

* Led and launched Macquarie's North American Distressed Debt

Survey:

* Managed all aspects of survey development, data analysis,reporting and communications;

* Garnered favorable press coverage including a live MSNBCinterview;

* The survey has continued annually as a key component ofMacquarie's brand-building efforts.



Completed Macquarie's Management Development / Directors' TrainingProgram.

Director of Research, Giuliani Capital Advisors , Chicago, IL

Private mid-market investment bank led by Rudy Giuliani; acquired byMacquarie in 2007

* Developed the research department for Giuliani Capital Advisors, aboutique investment bank spun out of Ernst & Young. Providedcomprehensive competitive intelligence on target industries(airlines, retail, security/defense, healthcare and financialservices) for use in identifying deal opportunities.

* Recruited, trained, and developed six analysts. Managed $2Mbudget.

* Negotiated contracts that saved over five hundred thousand dollarsin savings the first year, while improving quality and quantity ofresearch.

* Developed system that for the first time tracked active deals andprospect pipeline, substantially improving client coverage, staffallocation and communication between offices.

TCF BANK, Burr Ridge, IL 2003 - 2005

Retail and commercial bank with $18 billion in total assets and 441offices.

Manager, Office of the President

* Transformed under-performing department of ten professionals intoa thriving and productive team.

* Reduced backlog by ninety-five percent and improved response timefrom three weeks to 48 hours.

* Managed relationship with Office of the Comptroller of theCurrency (OCC).

ENTREPRENEUR, Winnetka, IL 2001 - 2003 Co-Owner/Vice President/Treasurer

* Identified, negotiated, closed and managed the acquisition of aretail apparel business.

* Identified and introduced new lines which grew revenue andimproved profitability.

RESOURCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Chicago, IL 1999 - 2001

Boutique merchant bank providing investment banking, M&A and corporatestrategic planning services.

Vice President, Investment Banking

* Sourced two new retained clients within sixty days of hire,setting a firm record.

* Raised capital for firms by representing them to private equityfirms and securing their investment.

HELLER FINANCIAL, Chicago, IL 1995 - 1999



Vice President, Strategy & Acquisitions, 1998-1999

* Working with the vice chairman, led acquisition of $700M DanaCommercial Credit which was ranked as one of the ten largestacquisitions completed in Chicago that year.

* Was presented with an award from the Chairman for extraordinary

efforts on the deal;* Led a thirty person group of investment bankers, legal, treasury,

and finance professionals to close the deal under a tight timeframe.

Vice President and Manager, Strategic Planning and Analysis, 1995-1998

* Within 90 days, implemented best practices and executed strategic

action plans including developing comprehensive one-year andthree-year strategic plans, now used as models for otherdivisions.

* Identified opportunities resulting in actual cost savings of onemillion dollars annually.

MERRILL LYNCH & CO. 1987 - 1995

AVP and Associate, Corporate Strategic Analysis Group, New York, NY

* Provided start-to-finish strategic, financial, and marketinganalysis for the acquisition of Smith New Court, a leading Londonfirm. This acquisition established the platform that allowedMerrill Lynch to successfully acquire additional pan-European andAsian companies.

Assistant Vice President, Policy Planning, Princeton, NJ

* Developed two proprietary products, the Merrill Lynch Baby BoomRetirement Index and the ML Financial Literacy Survey whichresulted in favorable national and international coverage andpositioned Merrill Lynch as a trusted expert on the savings issue.

* Published five position papers on savings and IRA's presented tothe US Congress. Provided analysis and worked with senatorialstaff on what eventually became the Roth IRA.

Strategic Planning Department, 1990 - 1991

Financial Consultant, 1989 - 1990

Executive Management Program, 1987 - 1989

EDUCATION and LICENSES

Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, BA, 1987. Double

major Government and History.

Financed one hundred percent of educational expenses. Chief Editor,the Cornellian. Awarded Cornell

Tradition Fellowships.

Series 7, 63, and 24 (General Securities Principal)

OTHER



CFA Candidate

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

Turnaround Management Association

Board member SSPP Athletic Association

Sixth grade boy's basketball and first grade boy's football coach

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