Daniel W.

Background

About Daniel W.

From art school to audit, to South America — I’ve taken a non-linear path on purpose, always choosing environments where pressure, complexity, and creativity intersect. I’m a finance professional with a background in audit, group controlling, and strategic support at the CEO level, focusing on the field of distressed investing, turnaround advisory, and restructuring-driven M&A as next step. With the end of the year I will complete a Master’s in Financial Risk Management, where my thesis explored how strategic restructuring can maximize company value for a successful downstream sale. Therefore, bridging financial reengineering with M&A execution. Currently, I’m working and traveling across South America to deepen my Spanish, gain cultural fluency, and stay sharp through real-world, high-adaptability environments, while preparing for my transition into the elite segment of finance where strategy meets stress: special situations. I’m seeking roles in restructuring advisory, distressed investing, or in a broader M&A environment. Here I can bring together my financial skills, strategic mindset, and international background to create tangible results under pressure. Topics I care about: – Turnaround & special situations M&A – Value-enhancing restructuring – Corporate recoveries & carve-outs – Geopolitical risk in finance – Leadership psychology under distress Always open to connect with professionals, especially in restructuring, PE/VC, or distressed advisory across the globe.