Chris Robichaud Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

ArkMalibu is an investment bank dedicated to helping owners sell their businesses.We understand that selling a business is one of the most significant milestones in an owner’s journey. That’s why we are committed to preserving your legacy, securing prosperity, and honoring the years of hard work behind your company's success.Our highly-tailored search process focuses on maximizing value by finding the best deal terms and cultural fit when it’s time for an ownership change. Supported by a vast network of industry experts from Wall Street, Fortune 500 companies, and Big 4 firms, we go beyond traditional deal-making to bring deep expertise to every transaction, customizing our approach to align with your vision and goals.Our unique model provides the flexibility to create a personalized strategy designed around your objectives. Together, we’ll build an ambitious vision for the ideal partnership and execute a proven, creative buyer search that delivers outstanding results.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

• M&A transactions in the technology, healthcare, and distribution space• Managed entire lifecycle of M&A deal process from sourcing, negotiation, due diligence, legal, tax and integration planning

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

New York, Us

• Sourced investment opportunities for NYC’s most active seed stage venture fund • Evaluated market, economics, and traction for 400 tech startups, yielding 32 investments in first year • Grew Fund partnerships 100% by managing a Slack community that exceeded 20K messages and facilitated deals between The Fund and 80+ NYC founders and VCs from TechStars, General Assembly, Soundcloud, Bain Capital• Developed the fundraising strategy and investment thesis used to launch The Fund II

New York City, Ny, Us

• Co-founded a SaaS licensing and analytics startup that helps enterprises sell and protect their digital media assets• Selected by IBM as one of 10 companies to participate in its early-stage blockchain accelerator• Awarded grant funding by IBM, NYC Economic Corp, and Columbia to execute BitRights’ business plan• Negotiated pilot partnerships with 10 content production agencies, including Playbill Magazine• Directed nine UX designers and software engineers to build and launch a web application

Worldwide, Oo

• Supervised teams of nine consultants to identify client technology, investment, and operations enhancements• Built competitive market analyses to explore new business models and innovation trends such as artificial intelligence, IoT, blockchain, cybersecurity and digital media • Designed a due diligence program used to evaluate the strategy of Deloitte's $300B investment portfolio • Created an algorithm to quantitatively aggregate a client’s regulatory and compliance risk across 10 affiliates

Worldwide, Oo

• Managed budget of $5M and teams of five consultants to identify, document, and evaluate technology and business controls for software integrations, Financial Statement Audits and SSAE 16 SOC I and SOC II reports• Promoted after being rated in top 10% of Senior Consultant class nationally in 2016• Verified accuracy of a new HR system’s integration into the technology suite of a $150B hedge fund• Designed and oversaw development of an ‘Eminence Tracking’ application and database used by 75 Deloitte practitioners to improve research and sales efficiencies

Worldwide, Oo

• Led multiple consulting projects to improve technology processes for Deloitte’s most prominent Boston clients • Promoted after being rated in top 10% of Consultant class nationally in 2013• Constructed a treasury software firm’s cybersecurity program, consisting of more than 200 processes to maximize privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, and processing integrity

Worldwide, Oo

• Implemented identity management software into a multi-national retailer’s technology infrastructure for over 4,000 users across the US, UK, and Canada

• Established business requirements for an inventory tracking, reporting, and forecasting software system• Developed and deployed an application and database to manage inventory across six transnational warehouses

Bachelor Of Science, Management With Concentrations In Finance And Accounting Information Systems

Master Of Business Administration - Mba