Margot Luo

ESSEC Master in Finance '24

CITIC Securities Beijing, China Investment Banking Division Intern (Energy Team) Sep 2021 – Nov 2021

• Researched China’s industry composition of urban gas, wind power and lithium batteries; analyzed prospectuses with databases such as Wind, HKEX news, Sec Edgar, BvD, Capital IQ, etc.

• Investigated companies that have recently gone public in the industrial automation equipment manufacturing sector, based on industry chains, market supply and demand, competition, policy regulation, business models, etc.

Morgan Stanley London, UK Investment Banking Division Intern (M&A Group) Apr 2019 – Jun 2019

• Partnered with senior analysts of M&A Strategic Decisions to evaluate financial performances of target companies

• Built financial models (discounted cash flow, comparable company, and precedent transaction methodologies) and performed historical analysis of key ratios which projected on target’s future economic outlook based on input from consensus estimates; conducted in-depth analysis of comparable companies

• Conducted valuation and capital structure analysis; drafted industry analysis reports that detailed market performance and forecast for strategic M&A decisions

ESSEC Business School Singapore Master in Finance (MIF), Corporate Finance Track Aug 2022 – June 2024

• Ranked by the Financial Times as #4 Global Master in Finance in 2022

Major Coursework: Programming in Python / Financial Modelling / Corporate Finance / Valuation / M&A / VBA