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Education
1999-2001
1988-1993
Experience
8/2001-Present
2014-present
7/-8/2000
1994-1999
Certifications
Languages
Personal
Founder &
Managing
Partner
Private equity
and angel
investing across
capital
structure
in
financial
assets,
real estate, and technology
assets,
etc.
2007-2014 HOV
CAPITAL,
LLC,
a
private
equity
fund
NEW
YORK-
LONDON
Managing
Partner
Managed fundls
investrnents
in excess of
$500
mm
in financial
services and
business services companies
with
more
than
10,000 employees
in
the US, Europe
and
Asia.
Oversaw
fund's day-to-day activities, including,
among
others,
securing
financing,
capital allocation,
deal
sourcing,
dup
diligence, transaction structuring
and
execution,
restructuring
and monetization
of acquired
assets,
managing relationships
with
financial
sponsors
and
Federal
and
State
regulators
(SEC
and
FDIC
in the
US,
FSA in the
UK).
VADIM BRINZAN
IIARVARD
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
MBA
degree
with concentration
in
finance,
with
honors,
June
2001
STATE
UNWERSITY
OF
MOLDOVA,
SCHOOL
OFPITYSICS
M.S.
in Engineering,
with high
distinction
(10.0
GPA), June 1993
ITWESTMENT
BAIIKING
&
PRINCIPAL
IT{VESTMENTS
LOGOS
ADVISORS,LLC,a
private
equity
management
firm
GOLDMAN
SACHS
Internship in the Investment
Banking division
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Senior Consultant,
Management Consulting
Services
o
Provided
management consulting
services
to
a
number
of
companies
BOSTON
CIIISINAU
MIAMI
NEW
YORK
NEW
YORK
MOSCOW
KIEV,
CHISINAU
in oil
&
gas,
food
and
beverage,
and
MERRILL
LYNCH
2001-2007 Director,
Global
Principal Investments
& Structured Finance
(7102-3/07)
o
Management
of
a
$5
billion
+
portfolio
of
Menill
Lynch's investments
in
public
and
private
companies
and
structured
financial
products
on
principal
basis
by
taking equity,
mezzanine
and/or
senior
secured
debt
positions
through complex
principal
investment, structured, and
private
equity transactions
including
MBOs
/
LBOs, JVs,
etc.
r
Identification of
investment
opportunities
and assessment of their attractiveness.
Participated
in
all aspects
of
a transaction,
including
deal origination,
due diligence,
structuring,
negotiation, execution,
managing
relationships
with
investment
partners
and
regulators
(OCC, SEC).
Supervised transaction
teams.
o
Selected transactions
include:
$1.5
bn JV
with
a
credit
card issuer
to originate subprime
and
near-prime
credit
card
receivables;
$1.2
bn
+
investments
in
tax
certificates;
$1.0
bn
auto loan
purchase;
$1.0
bn
prime
auto
loans-backed
financing
to
an
on-line
auto loan
originator;
$300
mm
DIP financing
to
a
distressed financial
services company;
$147
mm
acquisition
of
a
financial
services
company
with
its
subsequent monetization;
$98
mm
LBO
of
a
time-share
originator;
$90
mm
asset-backed financing
of
portfolios
of
distressed
consumer
and commercial
debt;
$50
mm
mezzaninelequity
investment
in
a
start-up
originator
of small business
credit
cards;
$50
mm
JV
with a
private equity fund to
acquire
portfolios
of distressed consumer
receivables;
etc.
Associate, Mergers and
Acquisitions
(8/01-7102)
r
Analysis and
feasibility studies
of
strategic
alternatives for
a broad
range of acquisition assignments,
spin-
offs,
LBOs, IPOs, etc.
in diversified
industrials,
power
and energy,
healthcare, retail, and real estate
sectors
o
In-depth
financiaVaccounting
due diligence,
credit analysis, and company
valuation
under
various
operating
scenarios and
capital
structures,
including
leveraged and distressed
situations
o
Industry and sector analysis
to
produce
investment advice
o
Selected
transqctions
include
a
$300
mm acquisition
of
a US industrial
company;
restructuring and
$417
mm
IPO
of
a large
health
insurer.
Govemment
entities
in
Russia
r
As
part
of senior
management
team,
played
leading roles
in
mass
privatization
processes
in
Ukraine
and
Moldova
(1994-1996).
Helped
draft
privatization-related
legislation, implement
and
managed
the
mass
privatization
infrastructure
in Moldova
and various regions
of Ukraine"
NASD
Series 7 and 63, New
York,
NY
Romanian
(fluent),
English
(fluent),
Russian
(fluent)
Bom in
l97l n
Moldova.
Married,
3 children.
Prize-winning
on
national
judo
&
sambo
championships.
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vADrM
EBII\LZAN
Studii
1999-2001
UNIVERSITATEA
HARVARD,
HARVARD
BUSINESS SCHOOL
BOSTON
MBA
cu
specializare
in
finanle, cu
menfiune,
iunie
2001
1988-1993 UNIVERSITATEA
DE STAT
DIN
MOLDOVA,
FACULTATEA
DE
FIZICA
CHI$INAU
Diplomd de
inginer-fizician,
cu
men(iune
(nota
medie
10.0),
iunie 1993
Experienfa
de
muncii
8/2001-prezent
Activitatea
financiar-bancariiqiinvesti{ionali
2014-prezent
LOGOS
ADVISORS,LLc,companie
de investifii
cu capital
privat
(private
equity)
MIAMI
Fondator
;i
Partener PrinciPal
Investi{ii de
tip
"angel
investing"
qi private equrty
in diverse active financiare,
imobiliare, technologice,
etc.
2007-2014 HOV CAPITAL,
LLC,
fond
investi{ional
cu
capital
privat NEW
YORK
-
LOIIDRA
Partener
Principal
Gestionarea
investiliilor fondului
in valoare de
peste
$500
milioane
in
companii
financiare
qi
"business
services"
cu
peste
10,000
de
angajali
in
SUA,
Marea
Britanie
gi
Asia.
Administrarea operafional[
a fondului,
inclusiv
oblinerea
finan 5rii,
alocarea
capitalului,
identificarea
oportunitdlilor
investi{ionale,
investigarea/evaluarea
diligentd
a companiilor
(due
diligence),
structurarea
gi
executarea tranzac{iilor,
gestionarea
gi
monetizarea
investiliilor,
managementul
relaliilor
cu sponsori
ftnanciari
qi
regulatorii
de stat
(FDiC,
SEC,
FSA).
2OOI-2007
MERRILL
LYNCH
NEW
YORI(
Director, Grupul
de
Investifii Globale
Principale
,si
Finan{5ri Structurate
(7
/02-3107)
o
Administrarea
unui
portofoliu
investional
al
bincii
Menill
Lynch in mirime de
peste
$5
miliarde
in
companii
publice
gi
private qi produse financiare structurate
prin
intermediul investiliilor
in
capitalul
social,
investilii
la
nivel
mezanin,
qi/sau
prin
oferirea
creditelor securizate
intranzactji
complexe de
gen
"private
equlty"
(inclusiv
MBOuri
/ LBOuri, JVuri,
etc.)
gi/sau prin
creditare directd;
o
Identificarea
qi
evaluarea atractivitdlii
oportunitdlilor
investilionale
qi
implicarea tn toate aspectele
legate de
o
tranzactje,
inclusiv due
diligence, structurarea,
negocierea,
executarea
qi gestionarea
relafiilor
cu
partenerii investilionali
gi
regulatorii de
stat
(OCC qi
SEC).
Administrarea echipelor tranzac{ionale;
o
Tranzaclii
exemplu
includ:
$1,5
miliarde JV
(intreprindere
mixtd)
cu un emitent
de
carduri
bancare;
investilie de
$1,2
miliarde
in
certificate
fiscale
de
stat; achizi{ionarea unui
portofoliu
de creanle auto
in
mdrime
de
$1,0
miliard;
investi{ie
securizatd
in marime de
$1,0
miliard intr-o companie
financiard
ce oferd
credite on-line
pentru procurarea de automobile;
investilie
in
mdrime de
$300
milioane de
tip DIP
(debtor-
in-posession)
tntr-o
companie
financiard
aflatd in insolvabilitate; achizilionarea
unei
companiei
de
tip
'business
services" cu monetizarea
ulterioard
a
investiliei
($147
milioane); achizilionarea
in
mlrime
de
$98
milioane a unei
companii
ce origineazd
creanle
de
tip
"time-share";
achizilionarea
in marime
de
$90
milioane
a
unui
portofoliu de
active
de
tip
"distressed"
(cu
riscuri
sporite)
compus din creanle comerciale
gi
ale
consumatorilor;
investilie
de
$50
milioane
in
capitalul social
gi
la
nivel
mezanin intr-o companie
financiard
start-up
emitentd
de
carduri
bancare
pentru
intreprinderi
mici;
$50
milioane
JV
pentru
achizilionarea
portofoliilor
de active
financiare
de
tip
"distressed".
Asociat,
Fuziuni
qi
Achizi(ii
(Mergers
&
Acquisitions)
(8/01-7102)
c
Analiza
gi
determinarea
fezabilitdlii
alternativelor
strategice
pentru
o
gamd
largd de
proiecte
de
achizilii
gi
fuziuni,
spin-ofluri,
LBO-uri, IPO-uri,
etc.
in
diverse
sectoare
ale economiei,
inclusiv sectorul
industrial,
energetic, de
asigurdri,
gi
imobiliar;
o
Due diligence
financiar, contabil, de
guvemare
corporativd;
analiza
capacitdlii de
creditare
qi
evaluarea
companiei
in diferite scenarii
operalionale
(inclusiv
de
tip
"distressed")
Ei
cu diferite structuri
de capital;
o
Analiza diferitor
sectoare
ale economiei
in scopul
oferirii
consultanlei
investiJionale;
c
Tranzaclii exemplu
includ
achizilia
unei companiei
industriale
($300
milioane);
restructurarea
gi
IPO-ul
unei companii
de asigurdri
in sectorul
de
proteclie
a s[n[tdlii
($417
milioane).
7I.8I2OOO
GOLDMAN
SACHS
NEW
YORK
Stagiere in
domeniul
investiliilor
bancare
(Investment
Banking
)
lgg4-lggg
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
MOSCOVA,
KIEV,
CHI$INAU
Consultant
Superior,
Servicii de
Consultan{i
pentru
Management
r
Servicii
de consultanld
pentru companii din
sectorul
gazo-petrolier,
alimentar
qi
organizalii de
stat din
Rusia
r
Membru
al
echipei
de management
in
proiectele
de
privatizare
in
masb
din
Republica
Moldova
qi
Ucraina
(1994-1996).
Acordarea asisten{ei
la elaborarea
qi
implementarea
legisla{iei respective. Dezvoltarea
qi
gestionarea
infrastructurii
de
privatizare
?n
masd din Republica
Moldova
gi
din
diverse
regiuni
ale Ucrainei.
Certificare
NASD
Series
7
qi
63, New York,
NY,
SUA
Limbi vorbite
Romdna
(fluent),
engleza
(fluent),
rusa
(fluent)
Date
personale
Niscut
?n 197 | in Republica
Moldova. Cdsdtorit, 3
copii. Premiant al campionatelor
nafionale
la
judo
gi
sambo.
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Motivation
Letter
Selection Committee
for
the
Position of
Governor
of
the
National
Bank
of Moldova
162
Stefan Cel Mare
Blvd.
Chisinau,
MD-2073, Republic of
Moldova
Tel:
+373
(22)23-33-52
Via
e-mail:
[email protected]
February
20,2016
Dear
Members
of
the Selection Committee:
Thank
you
for
providing
the opportunity to apply for
the
position
of Governor
of
the National
Bank
of
Moldova.
As
evidenced
in
the
enclosed
CV
and
supporting
documents,
I believe I
can
significantly
contribute both to
the
National Bank
and
to the
banking industry
of Moldova
given
my
background as
a
Wall Street executive and
international
investor,
as well
as
my strong desire
to
give
back
to Moldova in
this
difficult
time
with my knowledge
and expertise in
global
finance
and banking.
After
graduating
from Harvard Business
School
in 2001,
I
spent
the last
15
years
working
on
Wall
Street
initially
as a
banker at
Merrill
Lynch
(now
part
of Bank of America),
one
of the
world's largest
financial
institutions,
and then as
an
international
investor
deploying
private
equity
funds
in
financial
service companies
in North
America,
Europe and
Asia.
While
at Menill
Lynch,
I
was
fortunate
to
serve
in
many
areas
within
the
bank,
including providing
M&A
advice
in Investment
Banking Group; making
commercial loans
in the
Capital
Markets Division;
investing more
than
$5
billion of Menill Lynch's
capital
in
financial
services
companies and
structured
assets while a
Director
in Principal
Investments
& Structured
Finance
Group;
monetizing
Menill
Lynch's
investments in
public
markets
through
Sales &
Trading division;
and
dealing
with financial
partners
through
Menill Lynch's
Private
Wealth Management
Group.
Working across
various
service
lines
and with different
financial
products
provided
me
with
unique hands-on
experiences and valuable insights
into
Merrill
Lynch's
operations, namely:
o
how
to
set
incentives
and
align
interests
to ensure
that
different
groups
within
the
bank
operate
effectively;
.
how
to
determine
capital
and
liquidity
requirements, assess
risks, value
assets,
raise
and
allocate capital;
.
how to
conduct due
diligence
on
potential
clients
or
investment
targets
and
how
to
deal
with investigation
companies, including
Kroll;
.
how to
ensure
regulatory
compliance and
how
to work
with
government
regulators
such
as the
Office of
the Comptroller
of
the
Currency
(OCC),
the
regulator
and
supervisor
of all national banks
in
the
US; the US's
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
and
the
Federal Deposit
Insurance
Corporation
(FDIC);
as
well
as
the
UK's
Financial
Services
Authority (FSA)
(currently,
the
Financial
Conduct
Authority
and the Prudential Regulation
Authority).
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Motivation
Letter
While working
in
New York and
in
London,
I
had
the opportunity
to be
in
the midst
of
and
learn
valuable
lessons
from
the
two
global
financial
crises: the 2001-2002
"technology
bubble"
meltdown
and
the
2008-2009
Great
Recession,
when
seemingly
healthy
global
financial
institutions rapidly vanished and others
had
to
be bailed
out
to
stabilize the financial
system.
Some
of
the
major
lessons
leamed
during
these
times
relate
to,
among others:
o
the
effects
of
monetary
and fiscal
policies,
as well as of the
actions taken by
Govemment
authorities'
in
different
countries to
stabilize
their
financial
systems
and
restore
trust
to their banking
sectors
and
financial
markets;
o
changes
in financial
institutions' corporate
governance
to ensure
more
transparency
and accountability to stakeholders;
avoid conflicts
of interest
and breach
of
trust
situations;
.
changes
in capital
and
reserve requirements
to
ensure
financial
stability;
.
changes
in
lending
standards, reporting
and disclosure
requiremelts
to
improve the
quality of
assets,
reliability
of funding
sources,
and
cash
flow visibility;
.
changes in
banking
industry
compensation structure,
corporate
culture
and
work ethics
aimed
at
aligning
short-
and long-term
interests
and
reducing
the amount
of
unethical
behavior and fraud
in
the system.
All
these
experiences
could be directly
applied
to
remediate
the
existing
state
of affairs
in
Moldova's banking
sector,
which
is under a
significant
amount
of
stress caused
not only
by
global
macroeconomic
circumstances,
but
also
by
poor
corporate
governance,
misalignment
of
interests,
corporate
fraud, and inefficient
oversight, among others.
If
elected
to the position
of
Governor,
I
am
confident that both
my work
experiences and
my
macroeconomic analysis,
financial
and investment
management
skills
acquired
during all
these
years,
coupled
with
my
management
abilities, would
allow
me and
my
team
to
develop
and
implement
changes that
would
restore trust
and
bring stability to
the
banking
system
in Moldova.
Once again, thank
you
for
your
time
and consideration.
I look forward
to
hearing
from
you
soon.
Kind
Regards.
Vadim Brinzan
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