Francesca Durante

Background

About Francesca Durante

Pragmatic and objective-oriented executive with extensive experience in investment banking and structured finance. I possess expertise in maintaining effective co-ordination and collaboration with banking partners and legal representatives, promoting new ideas, and nurturing long term working relationships with clients & colleagues and forging strategic partnerships with industry counterparties to facilitate large-scale financial deals. I am also skilled in dealing with private debt transactions and possess effective structuring & credit skills with large, medium, and small cap companies as well as leveraging expertise in acquisition and refinancing engagements, including strategic growth initiatives, consolidations, leveraged buyouts, and dividend re-caps for several corporate clients. I have capabilities in conceptualising corporate fund-raising strategies and advising investors and startups founders with limited budget needing access to CFO-level experience.