Colin is a Managing Director in Newport Beach, California. Before joining Sharp, Colin worked at Houlihan Lokey and Livingstone Partners running M&A, debt advisory, and special situations transactions.Throughout his career, Colin has advised owners on a myriad of transactions across Business Services and Technology sectors. Now, having spent recent years in the Cannabis industry, Colin possesses a unique mix of experience and expertise to advise clients throughout the broader Business Services, Technology, and Cannabis ecosystems.A serial entrepreneur, Colin has founded companies in the private security industry, the luxury leisure industry, and now in banking with the creation of Campfire Advisors, a boutique investment bank. These experiences inform his M&A work, providing a thorough understanding of both sides of the aisle, making him a client advocate first and banker second.In his spare time, Colin has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, teaching "Fundamentals of Investment Banking” to graduate students at the Marshall School of Business. All remaining time is spent with his wife and three young children.
Listed skills include Finance, Strategic Planning, Financial Analysis, Private Equity, and 21 others.