Marino Linardon, CFA

Experience

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  Russell Miller, Inc.

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  Senior Financial Analyst in Insurance Industry Consulting and M&A Firm

  • Promoted from Financial Analyst in mid-1994.

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  Citi

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Associate, FIG Investment Banking, Salomon Smith Barney

  • Involved in originating and responsible for executing M&A and financings for financial servicescompanies (with emphasis on insurers and financial technology).

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  Robertson Stephens

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  VP, Technology M&A

  • Responsible for originating and executing M&A transactions across communications equipment,software, and semiconductor sectors.• Significant execution responsibility in more than 20 M&A transactions.• Analyst staffer and co-captain of the University of Chicago MBA recruiting team.• Promoted from Senior Associate in early 2001.

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  Swiss Re

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Vice President, Swiss Re Capital Partners

  • Responsible for evaluating and executing M&A and private equity (direct and fund investments).• Led deal teams in analysis, diligence, structuring, valuation, and contract negotiation.• Mentored analysts and associates.

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  Capital One

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  Vice President, Corporate Development

  • Involved in the transformation of Capital One from a credit card company to a top-10 U.S. bank through my role in M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, and partnerships.• Led teams in strategic planning (industry analysis, fit with corporate objectives, and entry planning).• Developed internal and external relationships to facilitate transaction sourcing.• Led cross-functional teams in diligence, structuring, valuation, analysis of impact to Capital One, contract negotiation, and integration planning.• Completed and/or developed transactions in banking (including two of the top-15 largest U.S. bank deals completed during this period), mortgage, card, insurance brokerage, student lending, small business, payments, and commercial finance.• Involved in group management, including recruiting, training, and mentorship.• Promoted from Senior Director in early 2006. Show less

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  Belvedere Capital Partners

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Principal

  • Led efforts across all aspects of the firm: strategy, portfolio monitoring and performance improvement, new investments, and regulatory and LP relations.• Developed general manager experience across many functional areas through involvement in board, management, and portfolio company decisions during the financial crisis.• Maximized value of $150MM Fund II portfolio of equity, preferred, and debt investments in 8 banks and other financial services companies. Advised two banks in raising $140MM of private equity capital, and two other portfolio companies in completing M&A transactions. Liquidated portfolio of five equity and debt positions and invested proceeds in remaining Fund II bank portfolio company; advised on capital alternatives culminating in a merger with a larger consolidator.• Led Fund II-A investment team to develop focus areas, sourcing, screening, and execution. Invested in First Southern (focus on FDIC-assisted deals) and First Republic (carve-out from Bank of America). Show less

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  Bank of the West

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2016

  • Collaboratively developed group’s mission, team, capabilities, and relationships.• Oversaw corporate and business unit strategy, M&A, and competitive benchmarking.• Led strategic studies, and developed and executed M&A transactions and partnerships.• Example areas: digital banking, branch network optimization, mortgage, wealth management, leasing, insurance, indirect consumer finance, payments, merchant acquiring, card, ABL, technology banking, government banking, capital markets, liquidity, and capital management. Show less

  • Head of Customer Insights

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Head of Direct Banking

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2015
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  Indigo Sky Partners, LLC

  Oct 2016 - now

  Managing Director

  Indigo Sky Partners is committed to serving the unique needs of entrepreneurs and their innovative businesses. Our commitment is central to our culture and approach.We form long-term relationships with our partners, focusing our cross-functional expertise in the highest impact areas for our partner's business as it evolves. We invest in select private credit and private equity opportunities.We have deep expertise working with businesses of all sizes and stages in a range of industries. Our team has experience as investment bankers, investors, strategists and operators.Please visit us at www.IndigoSkyPartners.com for more information. Show less

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  Lendeavor

  Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

  Advisor

  Lendeaver provides loan funding to dental, veterinarian and other specialty healthcare practices.Advised on strategy, operations and capital raising matters for the company when it was at the pre-revenue seed-stage. Negotiated transformative forward flow contract and series A raise with a U.S. bank.Company subsequently achieved a successful exit to FifthThird Bank.

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  Rezolve AI

  Aug 2018 - now

  Advisor

  Rezolve.ai is a cognitive automation SaaS company. Products automate business processes such as IT, HR, and customer service. Visit us at: https://www.rezolve.ai/

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  Allegro Credit

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2021

  Advisor

  Allegro Credit was a point-of-sale finance company in the hearing aid, dental, and musical instrument verticals. Advised on new product development, capital markets and related activities. Sourced and negotiated a funding agreement for a novel sub-prime credit product with a large, global multi-asset manager.Allegro successfully exited to Synchrony Bank.

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  Goal Investment Management

  Oct 2020 - May 2022

  Advisor

  Goal Investment Management ("GIM") is an investment firm focused on buying and actively managing U.S. unsecured consumer assets. Since 2013, GIM has produced a 13% net IRR across the $244M portfolio of assets purchased. GIM benefits from its relationship with its affiliate, Goal Solutions, a manager of $22B of similar assets.