Our Team
Ahmed Shamsi
Ahmed Shamsi, a Director out of Los Angeles at SierraConstellation Partners, supports Directors in providing operational and financial restructuring and advisory services to both underperforming companies and companies in transition.
Prior to joining SCP, Ahmed was an Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche. His responsibilities included supporting and leading financial statement audits by identifying financial reporting risks, overseeing the implementation various audit procedures, and effectively managing teams of 2-5 people to meet strict reporting deadlines. Through auditing Ahmed has gained exposure to a variety of industries including Financial Services, Retail, eCommerce, and Manufacturing.
In 2021, Ahmed won the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Award under the category of ‘Turnaround of the Year (Over $100MM)’ for his work with Alto Ingredients (fka Pacific Ethanol).
Ahmed earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Southern California. He is a CFA® charterholder and a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of California. In 2021, he successfully completed ACG’s Middle-Market Certification program.
He is a member of the CFA Institute and CFALA society.
Notable Assignments
- Managed a portfolio of distressed real estate assets and wholesale fabric businesses. Ahmed assisted with a $156M real estate transaction to obtain fresh liquidity of $19M for the business portfolio that extended the liquidity runway and improved strategic options for the portfolio. Additionally, he oversaw the winddown of fabric operations that yielded approximately $1.2M which were used to pay expenses and paydown bank debt.
- Financial Advisor support to a privately-owned precision metal fabrication company that manufactures components for aerospace, defense and energy industries with customers including Boeing, Sikorsky, SpaceX, and Solar Turbines. Assisted the Company through a stalled sales process after-market challenges and management inexperience with forecasting and comprehensive due diligence process with sophisticated buyers. Built a 3-statement model and worked with management through due diligence to close a $44mm sale to a publicly traded strategic buyer.
- Financial Advisor support for an aluminum extrusion company. Assisted the Company through liquidity challenges, negotiated a forbearance, built a 13 WCF to track liquidity and covenants, and built a 3-statement model to refinance ~$30mm loan facility.
- Financial Advisor support to clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that filed for Liquidating Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Assisted SCP team with maintaining 13 WCF, Chapter 11 bankruptcy preparation, preparation of schedules and statements.
- Interim Management support to provide interim financial leadership to ensure operational continuity, develop financial reporting (dashboards, financial models, cash management tools), and stabilize the finance function until permanent positions were filled. Filled in as interim Controller and managed all aspects of the financial reporting, including month-end closing. Assisted with FP&A tasks related to fiscal year financial forecast and budget and presentations for Board and Management meetings. Other analyses included three-statement financial reporting, ad-hoc requests on operating performance, and key roles in the annual budgeting and strategic planning process through completion of engagement. Successfully recruited and trained permanent staff for Controller and FP&A Director roles, ensuring a smooth transition and the ability to support future company growth.