External evaluations:

 

Evaluated the programs of, and co-authored a report on, the Development Gateway Foundation (2004-05).

Evaluated the programs of, and co-authored a report on, the Global Development Network (2003-04).

M&A support:

 

Wrote an information memorandum for the privatization of an East German firm, identified a major Arab company as a potential investor, and arranged for that company to visit a total of three target firms in East Germany.

Assisted a private West German firm in its investor search by writing all of the English documentation, producing GAAP-style financial accounts and identifying potential buyers in North America.

Strategic studies:

 

Performed field research in, and wrote country studies for, Poland and Egypt in the field of development finance for poverty alleviation, for the Ford Foundation.

Researched and co-edited a study on private sector development in Romania, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as the client.

Trade missions and market development:

 

Organized trade missions at the receiving-country end and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for work in Zambia.

Developed from scratch a profitable client base in Germany for the U.S. brokerage subsidiary of a major international bank.

Project development:

 

Prepared the feasibility study for replicable small bakeries in the St. Petersburg region of Russia, with a German development agency as the client.

Developed marketing concepts and international venture-capital investment structures for several technical inventions.

 

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