Zara Nouri
Corporate Development Associate
Boston, MA zara.nouri@example.com +1 (555) 002-1115
Profile
Corporate development associate who keeps a pipeline honest. Models, diligence lists, and a weekly note on what is real versus what is a banker email.
Experience
Corporate Development Associate
2022 – Present
Sterlingbrook Capital · Boston, MA
- Supported 3 closed acquisitions and killed 9 processes after diligence did not match the teaser.
- Built a comparable set the IC reused instead of rebuilding from scratch each deal.
- Tracked integration KPIs for 180 days so “synergies” had owners and dates.
Investment Banking Analyst
2019 – 2022
Harborview Advisory · Boston, MA
- Worked live M&A processes and learned to keep a CIM binder that legal could audit.
- Drafted management presentation pages that survived partner markup.
Skills
M&A · Financial modeling · Diligence · Board materials · Excel · Integration tracking
Education
B.S. Finance
2019
Harborview University
Projects
Diligence Log
Sample tracker for data-room questions, owners, and unresolved items.