Advises private, founder owned / family-owned businesses contemplating the sale of their business, helping them explore their alternatives, business value, deal structure, tax implications, presenting the business to buyers, managing the sales process, due diligence, negotiating deal terms, finalizing the Sale & Purchase Agreement and closing the sale.Recent notable transactions include: (i) leading the sale of an eCommerce outdoor living products company to a portfolio company of a large private equity firm (ii) advising on the sale of a new generation telecommunications provider to Oregon's largest privately-owned fiber-optic internet provider. (iii) advising on the sale of a high-tech equipment repair business to Europe's largest technology company.(iv) leading the sale of an enterprise B2B payments as a service provider to a portfolio company of a large private equity firm for $100M. (v) leading the sale of a SaaS business in the healthcare space to the private equity owned RLDatix, the leading global provider of intelligent patient safety solutions.(vi) advising on the sale of a telecom master agent company to AppSmart / AppDirect, the world's leading B2B subscription commerce platform. (vii) advising on the sale of a construction materials business to KnifeRiver, one of the largest construction materials companies in the US. (viii) advising an aquaculture business on its sale to a leading animal healthcare company in Europe,(ix) leading the sale of an importer and distributor of environmentally friendly compostable tableware products to a large private equity owned packaging company executing a roll-up in the space.

Counseling owners of private / family owned businesses through major decisions, including sale of business, transitions, recaps and debt financed acquisitions. Developing and executing on growth plans.

Reported to CEO on major strategic / corporate development initiatives• Led acquisition efforts, working with CEO, CFO and business-unit leaders – to drive profitable top line revenue growth – in communications (WiFi, VoIP, DIY home security) and ecommerce (loyalty reward platforms)• Identified complimentary products and services to drive sustained organic growth• Completed major restructuring exercise (with the CEO and Board), considering all strategic alternatives• Spun out $750M revenue eCommerce business to shareholders, in a tax-free spin• Other notable transactions included (i) sale of social networking business to private equity firm - HIG Capital, (ii) sale of eCommerce business to Technology Crossover Ventures and (iii) sale of communications business to B Riley Financial for $170M

Key member of executive leadership team that turned around the group's $100M+ subscription-based social networking business (with 70 million+ registered members / 1.25M subscribers). Drove organic initiatives to enhance revenues, grow EBITDA & FCF. Launched new product offerings to increase member engagement, lower churn and boost ARPU. Leveraged acquisitions to lower SAC. Developed strategic plan for growth through acquisitions.

• Infospace had three business segments – mobile, online local directory and online search• Acquired several mobile content and platform company bolt-ons – driving our mobile content revenues from $50M to over $150M within 2 years and positioning our mobile platform business as the undisputed leader in the marketplace, powering the portals of AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile and Verizon• In 2007, sold the local directory business to Idearc/Superpages for $225M• Sold the mobile services platform business to Motricity for $135M (a Carl Icahn funded venture)• Late 2007, distributed over $500M in a special dividend to shareholders

• Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. – Hong Kong conglomerate - invested billions to purchase 3G wireless spectrum in Europe. Our mandate was to work closely with the marketing, technology and network teams in Europe to acquire / license innovative mobile technologies located in the US to support their launch of the first 3G mobile services in Europe.Notable acquisitions included:• Video streaming platform for mobile devices - (the target had raised $25M from investors, including Cisco, Sony, Viventures and Allen & Company). Relocated developer team from San Jose to Seattle• Digital rights management platform to support the secure distribution of licensed content over mobile devices - (the target had raised $21M from Time Warner and the Audax Group) • 3D face recognition technology for device security features and the creation of fun / entertaining products - (the target had raised $20M from T-Ventures, Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments)

A leading business to business emarketplace for small business, backed by investors including GE Capital, Internet Capital Group and Mohr Davidow, that went public in March 2000 raising $235M. Tasked with accelerating path to profitability through in-organic initiatives. The initiatives resulted in three acquisitions which pivoted the business to the billion dollar government bid space for small businesses.

Key member of multi-functional team that led initiatives to create the first nationwide wireless network through bolt-on acquisitions of mobile operators, purchases of spectrum and virgin build-outs of digital networks - as the industry migrated from analog to digital.Notable acquisitions included Vanguard Cellular ($1.5B), Wireless One ($830M) and JV with Dobson Cellular to acquire American Cellular for $1.1B

Developed complex tax strategies for foreign market entries/ withdrawals, corporate acquisitions and divestments, favorable restructuring, refinancing and repatriation initiativesDesigned creative and innovative cross border structured finance products to reduce debt costs by leveraging double tax treaty relief provisions