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Remus Stanescu
Executive Director - Investment Banking
Milan
Summary
Accomplished executive leader recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Highly organized, detail-oriented leader skilled in directing high-performing teams to develop solutions and solve operational and technical problems. Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational and communication skills.
Expert in corporate finance and equity derivatives, I excel in investor relations and team management, successfully leading diverse teams to achieve ambitious fundraising goals and innovative financial solutions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Executive Director
Intesa Sanpaolo
Milan
02.2023 - Current
- Leading the Strategic Equity Solutions business in EMEA, I have grown the bottom line by over 300% over the past three years.
- Managing and mentoring a team of 5 seasoned professionals that cover a wide spectrum of equity derivatives and hybrid instruments
- Structuring, selling, and executing: a) structured share buybacks, b) margin loans (and other hybrid facilities that have an equity component, both pre and post IPO), c) subscription lines and NAV facilities, d) equity collars (and other equity derivatives), and e) risk participation agreements and CDSs.
- Covering the entire client spectrum, from governments and sovereign wealth funds to corporate clients, FIG, and family offices.
- Monitoring the existing transaction portfolio and assisting in case of default, enforcement, appropriation of the pledged shares or forced sale.
Executive Director
London Family Office
London
05.2021 - 12.2022
- Managed a diverse team of 10 professionals, fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Led the creation, marketing, and sales efforts for a variety of topical Actively Managed Certificates that combined both equities and equity derivatives.
- Successfully led fundraising campaigns of over GBP 100 million for three Special Purpose Vehicles, acting as the anchor investor in European start-ups at the pre-Series A funding stage.
- Developed a wealth of experience using different fundraising instruments such as Convertible Loan Notes, Equity, Preferred Shares and Unsecured and Mezzanine Debt.
- Acted as the main point of contact for investors, the Board of Directors, and the underlying target investments.
Senior Vice President
Citigroup
London
06.2017 - 04.2021
- Led the sales, marketing, and execution of corporate equity derivatives in Germany, Central Eastern Europe, and South Africa.
- Executed the two largest volatility trades (at the time) in South Africa, with a notional value of over USD 500 million each.
- Sold the largest structured share buyback (at the time) in South Africa, with a notional of USD 2 billion.
- I took a leading role in the credit risk analysis and monitoring of the margin loan portfolio for Citigroup EMEA.
- Developed a new product for the bank—the MAR-Compliant Enhanced Share Buyback, which has since become a template in the industry.
Vice President
Family Office of Mr. Jim Rogers
Singapore
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Structured and sold the then-first exchange-traded index that contained both commodity futures and listed equities (across Europe, APAC, and the U.S.).
- Managed a team of 13 talented individuals who managed the entire product cycle of the index, spanning financial engineering, settlements, compliance, and legal.
- Led the investor relations effort, together with Mr. Jim Rogers sold over USD 250 million of the ETF to investors across the APAC region.
Senior Associate
Nomura International Plc
London
06.2012 - 07.2016
- Structured and sold the largest (at the time) cross-border structured equity solution at Nomura: the USD 850 million Waha-AerCap equity collar.
- Increased the EMEA margin loan book by 33% (USD 1 billion) over the course of three years.
- Contributed to the development of internal credit risk assessment and monitoring systems for the EMEA margin loan book (as the first line of defense).
- Led the effort to create the structured share buyback in EMEA at Nomura, based on the Accelerated Share Repurchase from the U.S. (Lehman Brothers' legacy)
Education
Master of Science - Finance
Bocconi University
Milan, Italy 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - International Economics And Management
Bocconi University
Milan, Italy 04.2001 -
Skills
Corporate Finance
Equity Derivatives
Project Management
Staff Management
Credit Risk Assessment
Portfolio Management
Investor Relations
Complex Valuations
Monte Carlo Simulations
Interests
Running
Mountaineering
Timeline
Executive Director
Intesa Sanpaolo
02.2023 - Current
Executive Director
London Family Office
05.2021 - 12.2022
Senior Vice President
Citigroup
06.2017 - 04.2021
Vice President
Family Office of Mr. Jim Rogers
09.2016 - 05.2017
Senior Associate
Nomura International Plc
06.2012 - 07.2016
Master of Science - Finance
Bocconi University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - International Economics And Management
Bocconi University
04.2001 -