Andy Cooney

About Andy Cooney

I am a detail driven financial professional with experience as a chief financial officer, banker and advisor for companies in a variety of industries including consumer lending, commercial finance, specialty lending and asset management. The consistent theme across my career has been translating data into financial insights that allow companies to evaluate their relative position within markets, identify competitive advantages, raise capital, adjust operating strategy, or even exit lines of business. Initially, my focus was highly transactional and typically involved the securitization of financial assets either for third-party clients or for my companies. This required a deep understanding of GAAP accounting, corporate structure, asset-level cash flow and, more importantly, the ability to tell the story to a variety of investors. As I “seasoned” and became part of senior management (CFO) or an advisor to senior management, my focus has expanded to also include understanding how data is compiled over time, the quality of data collection over time, and how widely that data is accessible internally. I have found that consistency and quality of data collection over time and the availability of that data within an organization tells you a great deal about how management is preparing for the future versus just managing current operations.I have enjoyed all of my roles and projects over time, but have a special place in my heart for the messy ones that required an “all hands on deck” approach to address structural, data or timing issues. These often provided the greatest learning opportunity for all involved and provided a template for how operations should (and should not) be organized moving forward.In addition to my ongoing portfolio analysis engagements, recent advisory assignments have focused on restructuring operational models, portfolio liquidation and/or migration to 3rd party servicing. Historically, I have also led successful capital raises in the US, Europe, and Australia.

Experience

1. Md Specialty Finance

   Revere Capital

   Dec 2019 — Present

   Portfolio Manager of Revere\'s Speciatly Finance private debt vertical. The business targets specialty finance lenders with a variety of solutions in the $10MM to $50MM range. Our products range from revolving lines of credit to outright portfolio sales and forward flow transactions. We pride ourselves in the ability to move quickly and do the work to understand and evaluate complex opportuntities.

Education

• Washington and Lee University

  BS, Business Administration

  1980 — 1984

• Wake Forest University School of Business

  MBA, Finance

  1988 — 1990

Skills

• Structured Finance
• Finance
• Capital Markets
• Investment Banking
• Banking
• Financial Services
• Hedge Funds
• Fixed Income
• Alternative Investments
• Portfolio Management
• Financial Modeling
• Corporate Finance
• Valuation
• Asset Management
• Due Diligence
• Strategy
• Forecasting