Sakyo Maeda

Built a 50+ slide Confidential Information Memorandum for a $500-700M EdTech sell-side process, covering subscriber growth, LTV/CAC, and retention across 6 customer cohorts. Designed a win-back funnel modeling reactivation rates across 6 churned-user segments for strategic and financial buyers. Supported carve-out diligence on a $300-500M software divestiture from an AI-focused parent and found an 8% overstatement in recurring revenue caused by duplicated upsell tracking and overlapping ARR periods. Also built buyer research, trading comps, and a quarter-end market update covering 15+ software M&A deals.

Ran 30 semi-structured interviews and a companion survey across 6 Italian cities on how banking relationships, financing constraints, and ownership transitions affect family-owned restaurants. Wrote a 35+ page paper using thematic and correlation analysis, identifying five drivers of long-term business resilience and offering recommendations to small-business lenders, local associations, and policymakers.

Built a pipeline of 50+ potential acquisition targets by sourcing and screening high-growth TPA companies. Evaluated investment opportunities using LBO valuations, financial statement analysis, competitive market assessments, and industry research.