Duy Son (Huynh) T.
Vice President, Private Equity
Experience
Sep 2025 - Present
3 monthsAI Trainer – Finance Expert
Undisclosed AI Research Labs
- Authored +500 advanced finance prompts/case studies replicating real workflows within investment banking, private equity, equity research, and corporate finance, developing benchmark models and evaluation rubrics to train LLMs in complex financial reasoning
- Partnered with global AI researchers to evaluate and enhance model performance across advanced finance topics, identifying reasoning gaps and embedding expert finance logic to improve model accuracy, data reliability, and real-world applicability
May 2025 - Present
7 monthsMonaco, Monaco
Vice President
Athos Partners
- Managed 4 active fundraising mandates for top-decile European private equity managers contributing to processes with an aggregate target of more than EUR 1.3bn
- Directed preparation of fundraising materials (investor presentations, portfolio information packs, and due diligence questionnaires)
- Advised general partners on fundraising strategy, positioning and market differentiation while building and maintaining relationships with a diverse LP base including family offices, funds of funds and pension funds
Jun 2024 - Oct 2024
5 monthsOslo, Norway
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Optimeering
- Partnered with the CEO on business planning and strategic initiatives, shaping growth strategy, aligning operational priorities with commercial objectives, and strengthening the company’s readiness for expansion and fundraising
- Directed equity fundraising process across Europe and the United States, managing investor engagement and due diligence processes, as well as prepared business cases, crafted investor materials, and negotiated transaction documentation
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
1 year 4 monthsOslo, Norway
Investment Banking Professional
Credeva
- Headhunted to join a senior banker team from leading investment banks and private equity firms due to a proven transaction track record and ability to drive mid-market focused M&A execution
- Directed the origination and execution of 2 undisclosed cross-border M&A transactions; leading sourcing, preparation of investor materials, financial modelling, due diligence, and negotiations
- Delivered 40+ strategic M&A proposals (sell-sides, buy-sides, mergers, and carve-outs), securing several new mandates and expanding the overall transaction pipeline
Nov 2019 - Nov 2023
4 years 1 monthOslo, Norway
Investment Banking Senior Associate
DNB Carnegie
- Executed +20 M&A, equity, and debt capital markets transactions with a total deal value exceeding NOK 120bn (EUR 10bn) for private equity and corporate clients across industrials, technology, energy, infrastructure, cleantech, and aquaculture
- Built advanced financial models (LBO, DCF, merger and trading comparables), drafted key investor materials (information memoranda, investor presentations, and board decks), and negotiated legal documentation (term sheets, SPA and SHA)
- Promoted to Investment Banking Associate ahead of schedule (under 2 years vs. typical 2.5–3-year norm)
- Aker Horizon’s EUR 760m acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power
- BEWI Invest’s NOK 2,200m acquisition of SinkabergHansen
- Viridor’s public-to-private of Quantafuel
- Energy Drilling’s acquisition of three tender rigs from Seadrill
- Umoe’s sale of Sønnico to OneCo
- Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ acquisition of Lefdal Mine Datacenter
- Merger of Kvitebjørn Bio-El and Sarpsborg Avfallsenergi into SAREN Energy
- Archer’s USD 560m refinancing
- Aker Clean Hydrogen’s NOK 3,450m IPO
- Rana Gruber’s NOK 925m IPO
- Scatec’s NOK 4,750m private placement
- Norske Skog’s NOK 800m private placement
- BEWI Invest’s NOK 643m private placement
- Morrow Batteries’ NOK 230m private placement
- Aker and BP’s NOK 5,600bn block trade in Aker BP
- EQT Infrastructure’s NOK 14,300m refinancing of Torghatten and Molslinjen
- Vår Energi’s USD 6,000m senior unsecured multicurrency facilities and USD 500m senior unsecured bond
- Norske Skog’s EUR 150m senior secured bond
- Hafslund Eco, HitecVision, and Infranodes’ senior acquisition financing of Fortum Oslo Varme
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
3 monthsOslo, Norway
Venture Capital Intern
Televenture
- Supported 3 early-stage transactions; building operational models, performing valuation analyses, and preparing board materials
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
1 monthOslo, Norway
Norwegian Finance Initiative Participant
Norges Bank Investment Management
- Attended seminars within advanced corporate finance and asset pricing with faculty from London Business School & Bocconi
Summary
Investment banking and private equity professional with 6+ years of experience advising companies and sponsors on cross-border M&A, capital raisings, and strategic initiatives in Europe.
Executed more than EUR 10 billion in deal value across 20+ transactions at DNB Carnegie and Credeva, including acquisitions, IPOs, and debt refinancings, with direct responsibility for modelling, valuation, due diligence, and negotiation of legal documentation.
Complemented by fundraising experience at Athos Partners, advising top-decile private equity managers on 4 mandates raising an aggregate EUR 1.3 billion through strategic advisory and investor engagement.
Has also served as interim CFO of an AI-driven SaaS scale-up, partnering with the CEO on strategy, business planning, and fundraising.
Combines strong technical execution skills with commercial capabilities and ability to build trusted relationships with management, investors, and stakeholders in high-pressure environments.
Languages
Norwegian
NativeVietnamese
NativeEnglish
AdvancedGerman
ElementaryFrench
ElementaryEducation
Jan 2017 - Jun 2019
Norwegian School of Economics
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration · Economics and Business Administration · Bergen, Norway · 4.7/5.0
Aug 2013 - Jun 2016
Norwegian School of Economics
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration · Economics and Business Administration · Bergen, Norway
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