Shiyi Meng

Ongoing ¥ 500M Series C Financing of a Top Digital Reading Platform, Sell-side and Buy-side • Drafted expansion strategy proposal, persuaded clients’ board members to conduct equity financing and set up industrial M&A fund; recommended 45+ upstream and downstream acquisition targets based on performance • Developed business plan outline covering industry analysis, benchmarking, investment highlights, business model, strategy, operational data and financial forecasts; led 2 analysts to deliver the 20-slide plan within 3 days Ongoing ¥ 100M Series B Financing of a Leading UGC Platform in ACGN Industry, Sell-side • Created detailed data pack consisting of historical data and financial forecasts based on revenue and expense breakdown, generated future income statements and comparable valuations using EV/DAU and EV/Sales multiples • Devised advisory contracts; analysed legal issues regarding IPO in Hong Kong, variable interest entity construction and old share transfer to formulate financing strategy; identified unfavourable term sheet clauses in negotiations Achievements Beyond Selected Projects • Collaborated with Investor Relation Department on potential investor lists and roadshow schedules; attended management presentations as financial advisor; integrated investment intents and question lists from investors • Screened leading participants in segments including animation, game, media, WeChat applet, food and shared economy, identified 200+ potential companies for colleagues to pitch

• Summarized target company’s compensation structure and employee stock ownership plan from 130+ payslips in a cross-border M&A due diligence; consulted relevant local laws and designed a retention plan to keep critical staff • Researched Spanish, Canadian and Turkish electricity markets, drafted reports covering market overview, industry chain, tariff mechanism and regulations, and one 60-page report sold for ¥ 800,000 • Collected and analysed economy, commodity price, electricity demand and tariff data from Bloomberg, corrected mistakes in previous periodical reports and completed updated global power market reports

• Assessed 70+ trust companies by shareholder background, size and key ratios; integrated critical information about trust products and underlying assets from contracts and due diligence reports to support investment decisions • Performed post-investment activities, estimated interest from trust products and wrote financial product sales reports

Class Monitor: Led class to excel in chorus, sports meeting and knowledge contest, winning the collective prize of “the Most Cohesive Class”, awarded Excellent Student Cadre twice Campus Bookstore Manager: Recruited and managed 45+ student employees, strengthened bookstore publicity via the WeChat media, raising annual sales by 20% to ¥ 400,000 Modules: Monetary Banking, International Finance, Investment, Commercial Bank Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Econometric

Sponsored by China Scholarship Council (led by Chinese Government) in Exchange Program for Outstanding Undergraduates Modules: Business Valuation, Corporate Finance, Financial Economics, Financial Modelling, Management of Fashion Companies