Belinda Ephraim is a seasoned professional with 25 years of financial services expertise and is a Managing Director at ACT Capital Advisors.
Her diverse background encompassed vital roles, including Chief Revenue Growth Officer in hospitality, PPP infrastructure project finance arranger, and founder of a digitally native DTC femtech company. Having excelled as a corporate banker on Wall Street with Truist Securities and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, she played a pivotal role in 57+ transactions valued at $25+ billion.
Specializing in M&A and strategic corporate finance, Belinda offers comprehensive services such as business valuations to determine enterprise value, business exit preparation and transaction expertise, arranging the right capital sources needed to fuel growth, overseeing the acquisition search process, and providing post-closing assistance for privately held founder-led and family-owned businesses. Having gained transaction advisory experience, domestically and internationally, across vast industries, she uniquely understands M&A complexities and how to integrate win-win deal structure strategies for buyers and sellers.
A first-generation American with roots in Nigeria, she holds an MBA from Babson College and a cum laude B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida.
Based in Beverly Hills, California, Belinda is an engaged member of prestigious organizations, including ACG LA, Girls, Inc. LA, Naturally Network LA, ForbesBLK, and Women in Tech.
My Articles
Should I Hire an Investment Banker who is an Industry Specialist or Generalist to Sell My Business?
May 15, 2023 by ACT
By Belinda Ephraim, Managing Director Recently, I was in conversation with several investment banking firms around the shift toward industry...