Tom Opdyke

About Tom Opdyke

Experienced financial markets professional with extensive network of high-value contacts throughout the US, Europe and worldwide. 20+ years experience in trading, financial structuring and corporate finance. Strategic thinker and creative problem solver. Strong project manager focused on advancing and closing deals, with ability to balance multiple disciplines (transactional, accounting, financial, credit, legal, regulatory etc.)Specialties: Structuring of Complex Financing Transactions, International Tax, Negotiation of Highly Documented Legal Agreements, Financial Engineering, Counterparty Relationship Management, Equity Derivatives, Equity Finance, Synthetics, American Depository Receipts (ADR), Single Stock Futures

Experience

1. Md, Aig Portfolio Solutions Group Aig Tax Department

   AIG

   Jan 2012 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Portfolio Solutions is an internal advisory group which develops and implements solutions to investment, tax and regulatory issues- Lead transactor for $10bn repackaging of fixed income investments into specialized investment funds, with beneficial regulatory and tax treatment- Program lead for investment in REMIC residuals (\"NERs\"). Established infrastructure and managed ongoing deal flow. Sourced and settled the acquisition of physically settled securities- Assisted in the execution of securitizations of AIG-owned fixed income assets- Responsibilities include: translation of conceptual ideas into implementable structures, identification of counterparties, overall deal team management, legal documentation, internal approval process, closing and operationalization. Evaluation of economic benefits and impact on company finances and GAAP / regulatory accounting.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.S., Finance (Wharton School)

  1986 — 1991

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.S., Materials Science Engineering

  1986 — 1991