KwangSup Kim [2010]
3411 Chestnut St. #512
Philadelphia, PA 19104
1 215 510 9384
kwangkim@wharton.upenn.edu

EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia · 2008-2010
Master of Business Administration; Real Estate and Finance

  • Vice President of Finance, Wharton Real Estate Club; Finalist, Wharton Real Estate Competition 2009
  • Active member of Real Estate, Private Equity, Restructuring, Investment Mgmt, Finance, Veteran and Men¡¯s Rugby Clubs
  • GMAT Score: 760 (99th percentile)

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Seoul, Korea · 1995-1999
Bachelor of Business Administration; Finance and Accounting

  • Vice President, Finance Case Club; researched DCF methodologies for the publication of a textbook, ¡°Value Investment¡±
  • President, Taekwondo Club; 1st place out of 15 university teams in the 1999 National Taekwondo Competition

EXPERIENCE

CLEARWATER CAPITAL PARTNERS
Seoul, Korea · 2009
Summer Associate

  • Analyzed six potential investments in semiconductor, consumer products, shipbuilding and other industries utilizing various structures; successfully executed the investment of $50M in a semiconductor company
  • Constructed financial models to forecast market and growth of target company, conducted operational due diligence and valuation analysis, and interacted with management teams of investment companies

BOOZ & COMPANY
Seoul, Korea · 2009
Summer Associate

  • Led a four-member team on a strategic consulting project for a $1B real estate development project totaling 18M sq. ft. in Seoul for a global real estate firm
  • Created over thirty innovative vision-plans for the development of a global theme-park and designed a business portfolio of over 200 tenants

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Seoul, Korea · 2004-2008
Senior Associate

  • Designed real estate due diligence and valuation analysis on $5B portfolio of one of the largest domestic banks in Korea; successfully executed a $40B asset merger transaction involving a global commercial bank and a domestic bank
  • Advised a leading real estate company in developing a $200M golf resort in Korea; created financial models for investment and construction lending; conducted due diligence and market analysis; assisted in launching the resort project
  • Conducted valuations, hold-sell analyses, cash flow forecasting, and leasing projections for $500M real estate portfolio; reviewed financial analyses with management to develop asset management and disposition strategies

PRICEWATERHOUSCOOPERS
Seoul, Korea · 2000-2001
Associate

  • Constructed a model for the distressed asset sale by a $20B securities firm by pooling $300M of non-performing loans (NPLs) held by the firm
  • Coordinated Korea’s first asset-backed securitization (ABS) project in non-financial sector as an intermediary among government officials and creditors

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

  • Acquisitions
  • Asset Management
  • Development

Interested in a job/internship in:

  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • California
  • Northeast USA

Certified Public Accountant, Korea, Military Service (2002-2004): Taekwondo Instructor in Korean Army; Interests: traveling, golfing, snowboarding, skydiving, and photography


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