Luke Evans

Experience

1. Director

   PwC

   Jun 2022 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Lead accounting due diligence engagements on both buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and strategic buyers (with 10+ years of broad sector TAS / FDD financial accounting experience in the US / UK - across Health & Business Services / Transportation & Logistics / Consumer Products).\\\\n\\\\nProficiency for identifying key business drivers impacting financial results, honed through performing M&A due diligence on 15+ companies per year and quality of the professional services training offered by a Big Four firm (in advanced excel modelling, data analytics and technical US GAAP accounting).\\\\n\\\\nDirect report to the CFO on projects, mandating strong inter-personal and communication skills to present findings to executive level management, interview finance teams as part of diligence, hold discussions with prospective buyers defending EBITDA valuations, and act as a key liaison for corporate development /investment banking teams in creation of deal-models.\\\\n\\\\nResponsibility and oversight for 5- 10 direct reports to me (at managerial level & dependent on deal volume), with directive to ensure: quality control on projects delivered, engagement profitability / staffing utilization, engagement risk mitigation, and management of overall project timelines / agenda.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Education

• Bristol University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Politics, 1st Class Degree with honours

  2008 — 2011

• ICAEW

  ACA Qualification, 1st Time Passes

  2011 — 2014

• Charterhouse School

  A levels, Economics A, History A, Politics A

  2002 — 2007