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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Adam Breslawsky
Elad Epstein
Nicole Schmidt
Yoav Rekem

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Sonny Clayton
Aaron Davids
William Seery

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Mariana Joseph
John Malone
Victoria Pettibone
Sharon Vosmek

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Michael Shwarts
mshwarts@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7060

Michael is a Managing Director at Oberon, bringing over 25 years of investment banking and capital markets expertise. He has a distinguished track record in structuring, negotiating, and executing a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate financings. His experience spans venture capital, mezzanine, and conventional financings, as well as public offerings and private placements. While Michael possesses deep expertise across all sub-sectors of the healthcare industry, his transactional experience extends across consumer products and services, industrials, transportation, and technology.

Prior to joining Oberon, Michael founded and led the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets division at The Vertical Group, a full-service institutional broker-dealer, where he served as both Managing Director and Head of the Department. Previously, he was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking division at Dominick & Dominick LLC, where he was also a member of the firm’s Compensation Committee. Michael has held senior banking positions at Newbridge Securities and Himalaya Capital and previously served as Senior Vice President at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (NYSE MKT: LTS). Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from New York University.

John Kinney
jkinney@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7043

John is a Managing Director with over 25 years of experience in investment banking and corporate development. John has focused on sell-side M&A and debt/equity raises to support transactions in industrial, consumer products, retail, technology and healthcare services. In the last ten years with Oberon, he has closed numerous transactions, many of which were with small and middle market companies with the unique needs of founders involved in their first process, serving as the steady guide through the process. Recent transactions include: the sale of a $50 million regional multigenerational ophthalmology/optometry practice to a strategic consolidator, the sale of a $45 million US touchscreen manufacturer to a large global HMI company, and the sale of a US based coffee roaster on behalf of its international parent to a local industry player.

Prior to joining Oberon, John was a senior banker in the investment banking departments of Deutsche Bank Securities, Dresdner Kleinwort Securities and UBS Warburg where he generated and executed transactions across the industrial, consumer products, retail, and technology sectors. John also served as the VP and Head of Corporate Development for an early stage renewable energy and feed company based in Florida as well as a Director at Valens Capital, a billion dollar hedge fund focused on providing debt and equity growth financing solutions to small cap public and private companies.

John earned his M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Gigi Dalsheim
gdalsheim@oberonsecurities.com
(347) 703-2112

Gigi is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 20 years of combined energy and financial transactions expertise, involving private and public companies, providing restructuring, M&A, debt, and equity advisory for over $10 billion in transaction value.

Prior to joining Oberon, Gigi ran the investment banking division at Torino Capital for emerging markets and held leadership positions at the restructuring group at Houlihan Lokey and the leveraged finance, energy, and credit derivatives divisions at HSBC. Gigi started her career as an engineer for BP’s Argentinean affiliate Pan American Energy.

Gigi earned her M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University, and her M.Sc. in Oil & Gas Economics and Industrial Engineering degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (I.T.B.A.)

Bill Getz
bgetz@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 715-6676

William (Bill) Getz is a seasoned investment banker having completed ~$150 billion in transactions over his 30+ year career. Bill has extensive experience in capital raising and advisory services across virtually all industries. Prior to joining Oberon Securities, Bill created and ran the debt advisory business for England & Company where he successfully closed ~$100 million in debt and equity financings for lower middle market companies.

Prior to England, Bill was a Portfolio Manager / Managing Director at Steele Creek Investment Management, the CLO affiliate of Moelis Asset Management and Atalaya Capital Management where he developed investment strategies in revolving credit facilities. Prior to Atalaya, Bill was a General Manager / Senior Managing Director at Mizuho where he created and ran the leveraged finance and financial sponsors businesses for Mizuho in the Americas. While at Mizuho, he oversaw a $4 billion portfolio consisting primarily of loans related to non-investment grade issuers, a $1 billion portfolio of private equity direct investments and was on several of the bank’s senior management committees in the Americas. Prior to Mizuho, Bill was a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Earlier in his career, he co-founded the Financial Sponsors Group at Lehman Brothers. Bill holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Delaware and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago. He is a CPA (inactive status), holds his Series 7 and 63 securities licenses (inactive status), and is a private pilot.

Gary Pittman
gpittman@oberonsecurities.com
(703) 395-5604

Gary is a Managing Director, bringing 30 years of broad finance experience to Oberon. His expertise includes investment banking services, investing as a private equity principal, and serving on six public Boards of Directors. Most recently, Gary was a Managing Director at Taylor Advisory, a boutique providing financial advisory services across multiple industries. Clients ranged from Fortune 50 to family owned in industrial, midstream energy, refining, FinTech, wastewater, specialty chemicals, hydro, and packaging in the US, Scandinavia, and South Africa. Prior to that, Gary provided M&A and advisory services in energy services in the US, Middle East, and Europe.

Gary’s largest transaction was the LBO of RJR Nabisco, however the bulk of his career was middle market for private and public clients. Working in private equity provided investment experience covering all levels of the capital structure, raising debt/equity, restructuring, buy and build, and dispositions. Gary’s 25-year service as a Board Member includes taking companies public/upgrading to larger exchanges, restructuring, recapitalizations, mergers and a broad spectrum of governance issues.

Gary has an M.B.A from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business and B.A. in Economics and Business from Wheaton College. He also holds a continuing education certification from the Directors’ College at Stanford Law School.

Jeff Glasse
jglasse@oberonsecurities.com
(973) 380-1339

Jeff Glasse, Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets at Oberon Securities, is a private credit and debt markets specialist with extensive experience raising debt and flexible private capital for growth stage, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. He has arranged direct loans, and has syndicated, sold, and traded loans with a broad range of bank and institutional/non-bank investors. Prior to Oberon, Jeff headed debt capital markets at Aegis Capital Corp. and headed the U.S. loan trading businesses of Barclays Capital, TD Securities, and a boutique broker dealer, among other leadership roles. Collectively, during Jeff’s tenure, these teams led over 400 new loan financings (raising over $200B for clients), traded tens of billions in performing and distressed loans, and achieved numerous top-10 market rankings.

At Oberon, Jeff advises companies on their debt-related needs, and raises capital for refinancings, growth, acquisitions, and other transactions. Jeff has relationships across an extensive investor network including banks, credit funds, hedge funds, specialty lenders, and major alternative investment managers.

Josh Salisbury
jsalisbury@oberonsecurities.com
(678) 780-2668

Josh is a Managing Director bringing over 25 years of experience in investment banking to Oberon. Josh focuses on strategic M&A transactions (sell-sides and buy-sides) and debt and equity capital raises in diverse industry sectors including healthcare, consumer products, industrials, and technology.

Before joining Oberon, Josh was a Managing Director of Investment Banking with Morgan Stanley. Prior to that he worked as a Managing Director of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch, and as a Principal in M&A at Wasserstein Perella & Co.. In addition to his advisory experience, Josh has served as a Managing Director with DRI, a royalty monetization private equity firm where he raised over $700 million in capital, completed numerous royalty transactions, and also served on the Investment Committee (IC). Prior to that Josh served as a Member of the Senior Management Forum of Eli Lilly, where he was SVP of Global Corporate Development with leadership responsibility for M&A, Global Licensing, and Lilly Ventures.

Josh earned his M.B.A. with Honors from Harvard Business School and his B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Justin McGrory
jmcgrory@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 478-2467

Justin, a Managing Director, brings a proven track record of success to Oberon, guiding clients through complex M&A transactions for the past 20 years. Throughout his career, he has advised senior executives of both public and private companies on deals with a combined value exceeding $60 billion. His diverse sector knowledge includes industrials, technology, consumer, chemicals, transportation and environmental services, with multiple closed M&A transactions in each. His expertise spans the M&A spectrum, encompassing corporate sales, divestitures, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, mergers and tax-free reorganizations.

Prior to Oberon, Justin spent many years at large, market-leading investment banks. He began his career in the M&A group at Merrill Lynch, transitioning to Bank of America during its acquisition. Afterwards, he led transactions with a global reach in HSBC’s M&A group. Prior to investment banking, he held roles in public accounting and SEC reporting. Justin has an MBA from NYU Stern, a BS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and is a former CPA.

Brandon Neff
bneff@oberonsecurities.com
(713) 502-1920

Brandon is a Managing Director, bringing over 20 years of experience to Oberon. Brandon has over 20 years of corporate finance experience as both a principal investor and investment banker.

Prior to joining Oberon, Brandon was instrumental in closing more than 40 transactions with a notional value of more than $9.0 billion. Brandon has significant experience raising and investing private capital with companies in energy related sectors, including upstream and midstream oil and gas, oil field services, energy services, renewable energy, and alternative energy. He has also closed transactions in the health care, high-tech, and construction / facility services sectors. Brandon is a member of the Houston chapters of the IPAA and ACG. Brandon is a Certified Public Accountant and graduate of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Nicole Schmidt
nicole@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7050

Nicole is a Managing Partner, co-founder of Oberon, and member of Oberon’s management committee, bringing more than 22 years of entrepreneurial experience and leadership to the firm. She spearheads Oberon’s consumer and retail group and is actively involved in the firm’s TMT practice.

Prior to co-founding Oberon in 2001, Nicole was a partner in Kentech Ventures, a software incubator. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Nicole spent more than 8 years as a senior equity analyst on both the buy-side and sell-side covering technology including Internet, e-commerce, enterprise software, contract manufacturing, and IT services; and pioneered the coverage of the Information Security space on Wall Street. Nicole is a lawyer and earned her B.A. in Political Science from New York University.

Syed Ahmad
sahmad@oberonsecurities.com
(732) 698-8249

Syed Ahmad is a Managing Director at Oberon Securities – with over 20 years of Wall Street experience. Syed focuses on SPACs and deSPACs across TMT, Real Estate Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Renewable Energy. Syed has been covering the Capital Markets sector and has executed over $100 billion in transactions including buy-side and sell-side M&A, SPAC IPOs, deSPACs, Equity offerings, PIPE M&A and Converts. Syed has been a trusted M&A advisor to the C-Suite executive teams.

Prior to joining Oberon Securities, Syed was a Director at Citigroup where he led the SPAC Capital Markets franchise and executed several SPAC IPO transactions. Prior to Citigroup, Syed was at Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank.

Syed received his undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from Rutgers School of Business and attended Harvard University for his Masters.

Peter Cleopa
pcleopa@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 581-8126

Peter is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon more than 20 years of experience in the Aerospace and Defense, Healthcare, and Diversified industrials segments. Peter possesses both buy-side and sell-side M&A experience and has executed transactions across a broad spectrum of sectors, including shipping, chemicals, software, services, manufacturing, and leasing totaling over $20B.

Prior to joining Oberon, Peter’s roles included Director of Corporate Development at General Electric, Consultant for Seraph, Associate at the Royal Bank of Canada, and Lead Engineer at the Boeing Company. He has also held several Operations, Commercial, and Business Development positions at General Electric, as well as product management positions at Boeing. Peter earned his MBA in finance and strategic management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and his bachelor’s degree in mechanical and civil engineering from Columbia University.

Marc Daniel
mdaniel@oberonsecurities.com
(347) 739-5576

Marc is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 34 years financial and legal advisory experience serving clients across a variety of industries. Among the industries where Marc closed multiple deals are packaging, chemicals, building products, aerospace & defense, industrial goods & services, healthcare, consumer & retail, and technology, media & education. Over his career, Marc successfully completed over 250 transactions with a total transaction value of over $170 billion.

Prior to joining Oberon, Marc led Mergers & Acquisition teams at various Wall Street institutions, most recently as head of Industrials M&A at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist). Previously, Marc was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS, and started his investment banking career in the industry-leading M&A group at Merrill Lynch (now BofA Securities). Marc was also an M&A Attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a commercial banker at Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JP Morgan). Marc earned his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and his A.B. from Princeton University.

Carlo Porreca
cporreca@oberonsecurities.com
(727) 218-8887

Carlo is a Managing Director, bringing over 25 years of investment banking, private equity, and consulting experience to Oberon. Prior to joining Oberon, Carlo spent more than 12 years at Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, Raymond James Investment Banking, Comvest Partners, Pine Tree Equity Partners, and other professional services firms. He has originated numerous transactions, primarily in services industries, and assisted senior executives and privately-owned businesses in securing more than $500 million of capital for growth or liquidity. His previous experience includes business development, management consulting and strategic advisory positions at Big Four firms and Fortune 500 companies. Carlo earned his M.B.A. from Purdue University and his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. He is also a CPA.

Harry Chevan
hchevan@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7059

Harry is a Managing Director, bringing 20 years of investment banking experience to Oberon. Harry focuses on middle-market omni-channel consumer and business marketers, digital and traditional media, marketing and business services and ad tech.

Prior to joining Oberon, he worked with Agile Equity, a boutique technology, media and telecom investment bank in New York. Previously, Harry was a managing director at Gruppo, Levey & Co., where he spent 14 years providing M&A and strategic advisory services to catalogers, marketing service agencies and publishers. Throughout his investment banking career, Harry has executed in excess of $4 billion of M&A and private placement transactions. Harry previously worked in the publishing industry for Cowles Media and Thomson Corporation, after finishing his assignment in supervising nuclear reactor overhaul procedures for the Department of Defense. Harry earned his M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Yoav Rekem
yoav@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7056

Yoav is a Partner and member of Oberon’s management committee. Yoav leads Oberon’s telecom, media and technology coverage, with a focus on Israeli companies. At Oberon, Yoav has consummated numerous M&A and financing transactions, and his clients included companies such as Priority Software, Matrix IFS, NTS Communications, Shoregroup, Xpress Retail, Vuance, and MTS.

Prior to joining Oberon in 2004, Yoav was a Vice President with the Technology Investment Banking Group at CIBC World Markets, where he initiated banking coverage of the telecom networking equipment and Voice over Packet sectors. While at CIBC, Yoav led the execution of numerous equity financings including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and M&A transactions. Prior to joining the Technology Group, Yoav worked at CIBC’s Leveraged Finance Group where he executed various financing transactions such as high yield, mezzanine, and bank debt offerings; M&A; restructuring advisory assignments; and private equity investments. Yoav is a lawyer, having practiced for over a year with M. Seligman & Co. in Tel Aviv. He earned his M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and his joint degree in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Scott Robinson
srobinson@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7077

Scott is a Managing Director, bringing more than 15 years of investment banking and commercial real estate experience to Oberon. Scott specializes in real estate investment banking, capital markets, and credit rating analysis.

Prior to joining Oberon, Scott was a partner at the middle-market real estate advisory firm Cadence Capital Group, where he was involved in advisory and capital raising engagements totaling over $900 million supporting a range of investment opportunities including acquisitions, note purchases and property development. Prior to Cadence, he was a key member of the Citigroup real estate investment banking team and instrumental in securitization and syndication of various secured high-yield and unsecured corporate debt commitments ranging from $50 million to over $5 billion. Scott’s earlier experience also includes positions in REIT and CMBS credit analysis at Standard & Poor’s, sell-side equity research at Macquarie Capital, acquisitions at Advanced Real Estate Services, and financing at BRT Realty Trust. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: MNR) and is a Clinical Professor at the Schack Institute of Real Estate at New York University. Scott earned his M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University and his B.S. in Economics with a minor in Accounting from the University of California, Riverside.

Lou Frost
lfrost@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7067

Lou is a Managing Director bringing more than 20 years of investment banking and real estate experience to Oberon.

Prior to joining Oberon, Lou was National Real Estate Advisory Leader and National Real Estate Investment Banking Leader at KPMG LLP. Prior to joining KPMG, Lou was a Senior Vice President in Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc.’s Real Estate Private Equity team and led deal teams responsible for bidding on companies and assets worth approximately $5 billion. Before joining Macquarie Capital, Lou was a Vice President in Goldman Sach’s Real Estate Investment Banking Group where he was involved with closing approximately $25 billion in real estate transactions that included M&A, equity offerings and debt offerings. Lou earned his M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School, his J.D. from William and Mary Law School, and his B.A. from Princeton University.

Christopher Giffuni
cgiffuni@oberonsecurities.com
(631) 342-9583

Chris is a Managing Director, bringing experience in sell-side, debt restructuring, and capital raise transactions on closely held family businesses to Oberon. Prior to joining Oberon in 2016, Chris was employed by Deloitte and Touche LLC, served as the CFO of a large, privately held electronics manufacturer, and was a Managing Director of Kildare Capital, an investment bank, where he focused on financings for middle-market companies. Chris is currently a partner at Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein and Wolpow LLP (NYBKW), a CPA firm, and was a founder and managing partner of Giffuni and Young CPA, P.C. which merged into NYBKW. He has advised numerous companies, both publicly traded and privately held, on a variety of financial, accounting, computer issues, and real estate. Chris has served on the Board of Directors of several public, private, and not-for-profit entities. He is an expert in M&A and represents clients in both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Chris earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the Alfred University School of Business.

Daniel T. Guilfoile
dguilfoile@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7080

Dan is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon more than 30 years of experience in transactions involving public companies, primarily in the energy & natural resources, and industrial infrastructure spaces. Dan has raised approximately $1 billion in capital in the public and private arenas, domestically and internationally. Dan is well-versed in many financial and legal structures including equity, debt, mezzanine financing, structured and project financing, IPOs, PIPEs, reverse mergers, and APOs.

Prior to joining Oberon, Dan ran investment banking departments and divisions at Nutmeg Securities, Pali Capital, Joseph Gunnar, Laidlaw and Co., and Corinthian Partners. Dan earned his M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University and his B.A. in Economics from Villanova University.

Frank McGrath
fmcgrath@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7044

Frank is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon 13 years of experience on Wall Street as an advisor, banker and third-party marketer. Frank consults with numerous market participants and observers, including many levels of government, family offices, and First Nations.

Prior to joining Oberon, Frank had been a senior principal at several asset management firms, including the Fairstream Fund, a global fund acquired by Nikko Asset Management in 2008. Frank began his Wall Street career at Deutsche Bank in 2001 as a quantitative researcher in foreign exchange and commodities. Frank is a former U.S. Army officer and earned his M.B.A. from Georgetown University and his B.S. in Mathematics from Tulane University.

William Seery
wseery@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 855-6937

Bill is a Managing Director of Business Development at Oberon, bringing nearly 30 years of investment banking experience to Oberon.

Prior to joining Oberon, Bill worked for Tucker Anthony, Prudential Securities and CIBC World Markets, executing approximately 75 financing and advisory assignments totaling over $7 billion in transaction value. Bill has also worked as the CFO of a private manufacturing company and a public sports event marketing company, both of which were sold. Bill earned his M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate Business School and his B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Andy Silver
asilver@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7061

Andy is a Managing Director, bringing more than 30 years of Wall Street experience to Oberon. Andy specializes in the industrial sector, including machinery, building products and construction, environmental, metals, general manufacturing and distribution.

Prior to joining Oberon, Andy worked in corporate finance at Dillon Read, UBS, Houlihan Lokey and Morgan Joseph. He began as an equity research analyst at DLJ in 1982. He has executed $20 billion of transactions throughout his career including M&A, public and private debt and equity offerings, fairness opinions, and strategic advisory. Some of the notable transactions he has worked on include the sale of Silver Line Building Products to Andersen Windows & Doors, the divestiture of several business units from Waste Management, the initial public offerings of General Cable and Stericycle, and the cross-border acquisition of Walbro by TI Group plc. Andy earned his M.B.A., and his B.A. in Government and East Asian Studies from Harvard University.

John Malone
jmalone@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 566-2031

John is a Managing Director, bringing expertise on the natural resources, renewable energy and infrastructure sectors to Oberon.

Prior to joining Oberon, he was a Principal at Vanwall Capital, a middle-market private equity fund, where he concentrated his efforts on sourcing and analyzing energy investment opportunities, negotiating with management and technical teams, and identifying macro trends that impacted the fund’s investment strategy. While at Vanwall, he was an important player on deal bids representing over $4 billion in total capital. Prior to Vanwall, John headed the energy equity research efforts for the North American arm of Mizuho Securities, with a focus on domestic and international E&P and LNG. Previously, John was a Managing Director at Global Hunter Securities and Ticonderoga Securities, boutique investment banks focused on natural resources. At IHS Herold, an energy-specific asset and equity valuation firm, he led the International E&P group and directed Herold’s research on alternative fuels (GTL, CTL) and geothermal energy. Prior to Herold he was a VP with private equity firm MMC Energy, where he supported the acquisition of power assets in California, and an LNG/natural gas consultant with Poten & Partners. John earned his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Trinity College Dublin, his M.S. in Geological and Marine Sciences from the University of Maine, and his B.A. in International Relations from Lehigh University.

Adam Breslawsky
adam@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7052

Adam is a Managing Partner and member of Oberon’s management committee, bringing more than 20 years of executive and leadership experience to the firm. With nearly 25 years in investment banking, Adam has successfully led the execution of middle-market M&A, restructuring, and debt and equity financing transactions across a myriad of industry sectors including business services, consumer products, retail, general industrials, telecommunications, and technology.

Prior to joining Oberon in 2002, Adam was a senior investment banker at JP Morgan, where he executed numerous M&A and financing transactions primarily in the Telecom, Media & Technology Group. Prior to JP Morgan, Adam worked at Merrill Lynch in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance Groups where he executed over $2 billion in transactions across a number of industry sectors including consumer products, healthcare, and technology. Adam earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. from Union College.

Elad Epstein
elad@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7051

Elad is a Managing Partner, co-founder of Oberon, and member of Oberon’s management committee, bringing more than 20 years of executive and leadership experience to the firm. Elad also chairs the firm’s M&A committee and Fairness Opinion/Valuations committee. Elad has successfully led the execution of M&A, equity and debt financing and restructuring transactions across a myriad of industry sectors including consumer products, retail, general industrials, business services, and technology.

Prior to co-founding Oberon in 2001, Elad was with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group where he executed numerous transactions, primarily in the business services, technology, and chemicals sectors. Prior to the Mergers and Acquisitions Group, he was a member of the Financial Sponsor Coverage and Leveraged Finance Group at Bankers Trust Alex Brown, Deutsche Bank’s predecessor firm, working with top private equity firms on a wide range of transactions. While at Deutsche, he executed over $2.5 billion in M&A, leveraged debt, and equity transactions. Prior to Deutsche, Elad worked at Oppenheimer & Co. in technology investment banking where he executed more than 14 public and private equity transactions, raising over $750 million. Elad earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

George Hansen
ghansen@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7062

George is a Managing Director, bringing more than 30 years of investment banking experience to Oberon. He has completed more than 100 transactions for clients during his career in M&A, debt and equity financings, and financial restructurings. George has advised numerous middle-market companies and large corporations in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing and distribution, business services, consumer products, retail, transportation, health care, and technology.

George began his banking career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. (now JP Morgan) in its leveraged finance/financial sponsor group. He then moved to Chase Manhattan (now JP Morgan) as an M&A specialist in Chase’s corporate development department, and subsequently as a senior banker in its Diversified Industries group where he lead its automotive and trucking practice. George then moved to FleetBoston Securities (now Bank of America) where he headed its New York regional corporate advisory group, advising middle-market companies in multiple industries on M&A and financing transactions. George was also a co-founding partner at Corporate Fuel Partners and a managing director at Dominick & Dickerman LLC, both middle-market-focused investment banking firms. George earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A., with Highest Distinction in Finance, from the University of Illinois.

Sonny Clayton
sclayton@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7079

Sonny is a Managing Director of Business Development, bringing 14+ years of investment banking, deal sourcing and transaction management experience to Oberon. In addition to leading proprietary origination activities for Oberon’s business development platform, he also supports the firm’s research, campaign management, and marketing initiatives.

Prior to joining Oberon, Sonny served as a Senior Associate at Allegiance Capital Corporation, where he focused on M&A advisory services for privately-held companies in the lower middle market. Sonny began his career in sales and financial services consulting for what is now Berkshire Hathaway Automotive. Sonny attended Southern Methodist University.

Victoria Pettibone
vpettibone.astia@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 482-4733

Victoria is an Advisor at Oberon with expertise across a number of high-growth sectors. Victoria is also Managing Director of Astia, an organization committed to leveling the playing field for women entrepreneurs by providing access to capital, expertise and networks for the companies they lead. Victoria is an active angel investor and advisor in the innovation economy. She manages the global Astia Angels investor network, curates deal flow, executes investments and manages the portfolio. Her work with women and girls’ empowerment in the field of entertainment led to her receiving The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund Award and The Harlequin More Than Words Award. She was featured in Women’s Health Magazine as an “Action Figure,” and one of “25 Visionaries Changing the World” in UTNE Reader magazine. Victoria holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a BA from Stanford University.

Sharon Vosmek
svosmek.astia@oberonsecurities.com
(415) 806-8252

Sharon is an Advisor at Oberon with expertise across a number of high-growth sectors. In addition, Sharon is CEO of Astia since 2007, having previously served as COO from 2004. Under Ms. Vosmek’s leadership, Astia is now the pre-eminent organization working to ensure the success of high-growth startups founded and led by women. Ms. Vosmek has led Astia’s growth from 20 individuals in Silicon Valley to the global community of more than 5,000 investors, entrepreneurs, family offices, industry leaders and individuals that it is today. A highly sought-after speaker, Ms. Vosmek has most recently spoken at the United Nations and the Milken Institute. She is also a member of Astia Angels; on the Advisory Boards of two venture capital firms, StarVest Partners and Illuminate Ventures; the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Experts Advisor Group; the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Advisory Committee; and on the “Making Value for America” expert advisory committee for the National Academy of Engineering.

John Sipala
jsipala@oberonsecurities.com
(201) 782-5754

John is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 35 years of senior management operating experience, and consulting and transaction expertise. Prior to joining Oberon, John spent 10 years as a Senior M&A Advisor for Woodbridge International. His work with Woodbridge included buy-side and sell-side engagements for companies and private equity firms in a variety of industries including information technology, business services, distribution, and manufacturing. John also served as Managing Director of Elite Investment Group, an investment banking firm that he co-founded in 1996, focusing on the middle market. He was also a Managing Partner of Saddle River Capital, a private investment firm, where he was responsible for all aspects of the investments and acquisitions of middle-market companies. Prior to entering the investment banking business, John held key management positions in public companies of various industries such as manufacturing, business services, and retail. John earned his M.B.A. in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he focused his studies on mergers & acquisitions and turnaround situations.

David Walsh
dwalsh@oberonsecurities.com
(617) 901-0738

David is a Managing Director and brings 34 years of senior leadership operating experience in addition to his buy and sell side expertise.

Prior to Oberon David spent nine years as a Senior M&A Advisor for Woodbridge International completing assignments in consumer products, manufacturing, environmental services, specialized laboratory services, and the waste industries. Previously he was SVP of Sales & Media Operations at Monster Worldwide where he prepared the company for Strategic Alternatives. David also served as Vice President of Sales at United Site Services a successful $500M private equity consolidation. David has been a key team member on acquisitions, integration, and divestitures in public and private companies. David consults for business owners, private equity and wealthy individuals on operational performance improvements, exit preparation as well as mergers & acquisitions strategy. Throughout his career David has been highly regarded for his significant operating and revenue improvements in a variety of senior roles with Iron Mountain, software and technology division of GE, EASEL, and analytical device divisions of Thermo Fisher Scientific. David is a graduate of Bentley University.

Corey Luskin
cluskin@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7066

Corey Luskin, CFA, is a Managing Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in investment banking to Oberon. Corey focuses on strategic M&A transactions and minority recapitalizations for Oberon clients in diverse industry sectors including consumer services, technology and media, travel and hospitality, financial services and insurance, and business services. He has recently handled sell-side engagements and minority recapitalizations for industry leaders including D&M Leasing, Infotools, Macro Consultants, and Focus Pointe Global, as well several emerging growth companies.

Before joining Oberon, Corey was a Managing Director at England & Company LLC, an investment banking boutique. Prior to that, he worked at M&A advisory firms including Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (formerly Wasserstein Perella) and Smith Barney. He has successfully advised on both buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions valued at over $10 billion.

In addition to his advisory experience, Corey has led M&A teams at two publicly-traded companies, first as Senior Vice President for Corporate Development at BISYS Group, Inc., a leading financial technology and outsourcing firm where he completed several strategic acquisitions; and later as head of Corporate Development for Innodata, an information technology company.

Corey earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. in Economics with High Honors from the University of Michigan, and is a charterholder of the CFA Institute.

Allan Grafman
agrafman@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 806-6373

Allan is a Managing Director at Oberon, with over 30 years of experience raising capital and leading M&A transactions for media, licensing, and content technology companies. He has closed numerous transactions in all sectors of businesses driven by ownership and monetization of intellectual property.

Recently, Allan has served as CEO of IDW Media Holdings (NYSE) after serving for many years as Chairman of the Audit Committee, as CEO of All Media Ventures, he has been active in media advisory and served as a board director for both public and private companies. Allan is an expert in both media and technology, with a focus on intellectual property (IP) for consumer-facing and B2B companies in licensing, entertainment. He has served as a fiduciary Board Director of over 12 companies, including as Board Chairman of a public Nasdaq video game company. Other roles include Operating Partner at a private equity fund, and CEO of a VC backed tech company. Allan’s early career highlights include: President of Archie Comics; EVP & CFO of Hallmark Entertainment; VP & MD at Tribune Company; VP & GM at CCB/ABC/Disney; and Announcer and Salesman at KSHE Radio.

Allan is a frequent public speaker and published author in thought leadership journals including “Directors and Boards” and “National Association of Corporate Directors.” Allan earned his M.B.A., Finance, Beta Gamma Sigma Honors, from Columbia University; Masters in Economics, Fellow, from Columbia University; and B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Indiana University. He advises numerous civic, social and philanthropic boards.

Kristin Luck
kluck@oberonsecurities.com
(310) 713-6622

Kristin is a Managing Director at Oberon, where she works exclusively in the marketing analytics, technology and services sector. In addition to her Managing Director role at Oberon, Kristin serves as an advisor and growth strategist to a number of cutting-edge marketing and analytics technology and services firms through her consultancy, ScaleHouse. Kristin is a founder focused on helping fellow founders and executive teams scale and monetize their businesses. Her deal expertise on both sides of transactions comes from participating in both acquisitions and exits from $30 million to $225 million. She is also passionate about supporting founders in international markets execute their entry into the U.S.

Kristin is the founder of two marketing analytics companies that she led to successful exits. Kristin co-founded OTX, an online research business that was named the fastest-growing research firm in the world in 2002 and 2003 and was subsequently acquired by Zelnick Media & Pilot Group. She then founded Forefront Consulting, a research technology firm that was acquired by Decipher in 2007. Decipher was acquired by FocusVision in 2014 after seven consecutive years of double and triple digit growth. FocusVision merged with Confirmit to become Forsta, where Kristin sat on the Board of Directors until its acquisition by Press Gainey in 2022.

Sima Vasa
svasa@oberonsecurities.com
(516) 521-3302

Sima is a Managing Director at Oberon, bringing unique perspectives informed by her experience of being a founder/entrepreneur, experienced corporate executive and executive leader on the supplier side of the marketing research industry. She is a multi-faceted business leader in the market research and analytics space, and is the CEO and Founder of Infinity Squared Ventures, an advisory services business.

During her career, Sima has worked on deals from both the buy side and sell side. Her experience includes leading the integration of INTELECT ASW, a joint venture between Audit’s Surveys, NPD and GFK. She has led the development and operationalized synergies related to key acquisitions related to PC Data, Storeboard (a Ziff Davis company) and DisplaySearch. Sima currently advises clients on all aspects of their business from business strategy, new product development and go-to-market strategies, along with providing an extensive network to help increase business value. She speaks frequently at national marketing and analytics industry conferences, and her podcast, Data Gurus, has garnered over 10,000 unique listeners in 2018. Sima earned her M.B.A. in Finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and her B.A. from Drexel University.

Alex San Andres
asanandres@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7054

Alex is a Managing Director, bringing 20 years of real estate experience to Oberon.

Prior to joining Oberon, Alex served as the Managing Director and Real Estate Investment Banking Leader for Opus Financial Partners (OFP). At OFP, Alex worked with real estate value-add investor and developer clients nationwide and was responsible for the execution of diverse investment banking and consulting assignments. Prior to joining OFP, Alex was a Vice President with Lowe Enterprises, a national real estate development company, and was responsible for acquisitions and project capitalization in the West Region. At Lowe, he led deal teams responsible for +1,100 multifamily units of new development, +300,000 SF of commercial development and +200,000 SF of commercial office value-add. Prior to joining Lowe, Alex was a Director with Foulger-Pratt Companies, a Mid-Atlantic real estate development company, and was responsible for +450 multifamily units of new development, +1,100 multifamily units of value-add investment, +1,200 single-family units of new development, and +1.3MSF of commercial development. Prior to Foulger-Pratt, Alex worked as an architect for AECOM, an international design and engineering firm, responsible for projects in Texas, California, and China. Alex earned his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, his Masters of Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture, and his B.A. from Oberlin College.

Sean S. Bach
sbach@oberonsecurities.com
(954) 445-7326

Sean is a Managing Director, bringing both operational and investment banking experience to Oberon. He focuses on Technology, Media, Private Equity, Business Services, Education, and Healthcare.

Prior to joining Oberon, Sean was a Vice President at Tyton Partners, a middle market boutique investment bank and strategy consultancy in Boston and Connecticut where he focused on Education Technology (EdTech) transactions. Before Tyton, Sean was a Vice President at Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, a middle-market investment bank and broker/dealer in New York, where he focused on Technology, Media, Healthcare, and Private Equity transactions; a Vice President at Pegasus Intellectual Capital Solutions, a middle-market boutique investment bank in Chicago; as well as a Senior Associate at MD Global Partners, a boutique middle-market investment bank and broker/dealer in New York. Prior to attending business school, Sean co-founded a small jewelry store in South Florida, eventually growing it to one of the largest single-standing full-service fine jewelry stores in the Southeastern United States. Sean earned his M.B.A. at Duke University with a Dual Concentration in Investment & Corporate Finance, graduating with honors and earning the rare Certificate of Academic Excellence in Finance. Sean earned his B.A. in Economics at Bates College.

Andrew Ward
award@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7048

Andrew is a Director with 20 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and financial services.

Prior to joining Oberon, Andrew worked for Weild & Co., a middle market investment bank advising on capital markets transactions. Previously, Andrew worked for Stonybrook Capital as a VP for investment banking, focusing on the P&C insurance sector. Prior to Stonybrook, Andrew worked for Aldwych Capital Partners as Director for business development and Investment banking, focusing on energy, technology, infrastructure, defense and emerging markets. Andrew started his career working for JP Morgan Chase in the private mortgage group. Andrew earned his M.B.A. in Finance and Strategy from Georgetown University the Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, and his B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in Economics from Boston College.

Jorge Carrion
jcarrion@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7083

Jorge is a Managing Director, bringing over 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance to Oberon. He has executed numerous M&A, debt and equity financing transactions across industries including Information technology (tech-enabled services), consumer products, healthcare and business services.

Prior to joining Oberon, Jorge led the investment banking team at Aleutian Capital, a middle-market investment bank, executing over 50 transactions in the information technology, consumer products and industrial sectors. Over his 15-year tenure at Aleutian, he developed relationships among senior leadership groups across various industries, financial sponsors, and strategic groups. Prior to joining Aleutian, Jorge worked for five years in South America as a financial analyst in the energy sector at Tecsur S.A. and as a portfolio manager advising companies in their debt capital needs across industry sectors at Banco de Credito. He earned his M.B.A. from the William E. Simon School, University of Rochester with a major in finance and corporate accounting and his B.A. from Universidad de Lima (Peru).

Ed McCabe
emccabe@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 902-6814

Ed is a Managing Director and is focused on a variety of industries, including TMT, energy, industrials, and various consumer sectors, that draw on his over twenty years of investment experience in those areas.

In addition to serving as an analyst for several investment managers, Ed was co-founder of Clean Value Partners, which, via the Clean Value Fund, employed an equity long/short strategy that selected investment ideas from a universe of companies across traditional energy, alternative energy, and related industries. From inception through its sale on March 28, 2013, the gross return for the fund was 168.1% vs. 70.7% for the S&P 500. Barclay Managed Funds Report ranked Clean Value Fund its #1 and #5 energy fund for calendar-year 2012 and the three years ended December 2012, respectively.

Ed began his Wall Street career in investment research covering the Enterprise Software and Internet/e-Commerce industries at CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch, where he was a publishing analyst at both firms. Ed is a graduate of Villanova University.

Denis Cranstoun
dcranstoun@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 232-4085

Denis is a Director, bringing over 15 years of investment banking and corporate development experience, having advised Media, Technology and Tech-Enabled Services executives on 20+ M&A, debt, and equity transactions exceeding $4 billion in aggregate value, as well as on a number of strategic growth initiatives.

Prior to joining Oberon, Denis was a Director at Palazzo, where he provided sell-side M&A advisory to middle-market companies in the Marketing sector. Prior to Palazzo, he served in similar roles at Berkery Noyes and the Jordan Edmiston Group (JEGI), covering his core verticals as well as HealthTech and EdTech. Denis began his investment banking career at Credit Suisse, where he executed M&A and Capital Markets transactions for clients including Univision, Hawaiian Telcom, Radio One, Open Solutions as part of the TMT group. Denis earned his M.B.A. in Finance with Honors from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University; his Master’s in Media Management / Integrated Marketing Communications and his Bachelor’s in Pre-Med, both from the University of South Carolina.

David Gibbs
dgibbs@oberonsecurities.com
(516) 660-9796

David is a Director at Oberon Securities, bringing more than 10 years of mergers and acquisitions experience to the firm. He focuses primarily on the renewable energy, waste & environmental services, and automotive sectors.

Prior to joining Oberon, David executed transactions at a number of publicly traded companies, including Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED), where he focused on investments in solar- and wind-energy assets, Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), where he focused on renewable waste-to-energy project finance, and Marubeni Corporation (TSE: 8002), where he completed acquisitions within the transportation machinery sector, principally focusing on automotive.

David also held leadership roles within investment banking at Aleutian Capital Group, a middle-market investment bank where he developed relationships among senior leadership groups across a variety of additional industries, including industrials, power, information technology, healthcare, and business services.

David earned his J.D./M.B.A. degree from Fordham University and his B.A. in History from the University of Michigan. He is licensed to practice law in the State of New York.

Gene Co
eco@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 342-7343

Gene is a Managing Director, bringing more than 25 years of domestic and cross-border M&A, strategic advisory, private equity and corporate finance expertise to Oberon. He has advised both large and small companies, financial sponsors and family offices on mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, corporate strategy and equity and debt financings. Gene has advised on over $20 billion in transactions across a broad range of sectors, including aerospace & defense, energy & chemicals, agriculture & food, diversified industrials, TMT, consumer & retail, real estate & lodging and health & wellness.

Prior to joining Oberon, Gene was a Managing Director at Compass Partners Advisors, an international merchant banking firm focused on M&A and strategic advisory services, private capital raising and private investments. Previously, Gene was a co-founder and Managing Director of Barnett & Partners, a middle market M&A and strategic advisory firm. He also co-founded Georgetown Capital Group, an advisory boutique that advised early-to-mid stage private companies on strategic planning, corporate development and private placements. Gene was also previously a Vice President at The Blackstone Group, where he specialized in international M&A advisory activities, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Blackstone, Gene began his Wall Street career at Salomon Brothers, where he completed a wide range of M&A transactions and equity and debt financings for companies in the natural resources, chemicals and diversified industrials sectors. In addition, Gene was previously a Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Gene earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review, and his B.A. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College. Gene also attended the California Institute of Technology as a National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Chemistry.

Nicholas Stirpe
nstirpe@oberonsecurities.com
(585) 615-0797

Nicholas is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 10 years of experience in acquisitions, integration, and divestitures of public and private companies. Nicholas consults for business owners, private equity and wealthy individuals on operational performance improvements, exit preparation as well as mergers & acquisitions strategy. Throughout his career, Nicholas has been highly regarded for his significant operating and revenue improvements in a variety of companies.

Prior to joining Oberon, Nicholas spent ten years as a Senior Advisor for Bova Cap LLC completing assignments in real estate debt financing, structuring, advisory, and M&A services, with a strong emphasis on energy, financial services, and manufacturing companies. Previously he was SVP at Zarvic Brothers where he prepared the company for strategic alternatives. Nicholas is a graduate of Southern Vermont College.

Gary Gooderum
ggooderum@oberonsecurities.com
(310) 995-5015

Gary is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 25 years of experience in international merger & acquisitions, capital markets, corporate finance, IPOs, infrastructure project finance, and corporate management.

Prior to joining Oberon, Gary focused on the sale and recapitalization of middle market companies, corporate development, strategic international joint ventures for Fortune 500 companies, family offices, high net worth investors, private equity and institutional investors across multiple industries including: branded food and beverage, retail, grocery, clothing, supply chain logistics, e-commerce retailing, electronic payments, autos, medical products, pharmaceuticals, industrial, oil/gas services, oil refining, power plants, utilities, CNG/LNG clean fleets, bio fuels, aerospace, defense, cyber security, internet data centers, telecommunications, media and cable television, and other advanced technology. While at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, he delivered structured business credit products for middle market business owners exceeding $20 million in net worth. He was instrumental in financing and delivering over $3 billion of telecom infrastructure, food retail logistics warehouse management information technology solutions to Fortune 500 clients across 30 countries.

As President, GlobeNet Communications, Latin America, he helped deliver to South America the first 1.28 terabyte of submarine fiber optic internet backbone connectivity based upon Alcatel DWDM technology. This empowered the world’s largest international carriers, including Telefonica, France Telecom, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telecom, Embratel, Sprint, Intelig and Telemar Brasil, resulting in a multi billion dollar simultaneous merger and IPO in 2001. Gary earned his M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA and B.S. from UCLA, summa cum laude. He also completed biomedical engineering coursework for the MD/PhD program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Russ Crafton
rcrafton@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 854-9833

Russ Crafton is a Managing Director with Oberon Securities. Previously, Russ was the Founder and Managing Director of BlueSquare Capital. For more than 25 years Russ has focused on supporting emerging growth businesses, particularly in areas of technology, communications digital media, and IT services. Russ has developed significant experience across all areas of the technology landscape including enterprise application and infrastructure software, networking and communications, cloud and IT services, digital media, and security. During this period, Russ has focused both M&A and capital raising and has advised on numerous transactions for clients in these sectors.

Prior to founding BlueSquare, Russ was a Partner with Redwood Capital where he co-founded the firm in 2003. Over his 12 years with Redwood, Russ played a lead role in both managing the business as well as advising clients across a wide range of areas and transactions in the technology, IT services and digital media sectors. Prior to Redwood, Russ worked in JP Morgan’s Technology Investment Banking Group where he focused on communications equipment and software companies. Russ has also served as Director of Strategy and Corporate Development for Lucent Technologies. Russ began his banking career with Merrill Lynch’s Merger and Acquisitions Group in New York where he was a Vice President, involved in numerous domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

Russ holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jeen Pae
jpae@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 225-2535

Jeen Pae is a Managing Director with Oberon Securities. Previously, Jeen was a co-Founder and Senior Advisor to BlueSquare Capital. Jeen has over 25 years across a wide range of experience in investment banking and the software industry completing domestic and cross border transactions worth over $6 billion. He focuses on emerging growth businesses in enterprise software (cloud, infrastructure and applications), IT and managed services, and has experience across the technology landscape. Client transactions include M&A deals with BMC, Oracle, Cisco and Cognizant.

Jeen was a Founder and Partner with Redwood Capital (now Drake Star), a boutique investment banking firm and led the firm’s software and IT services practices. Prior to Redwood, Jeen worked in JPMorgan’s Technology Investment Banking Group, where he advised IT Services companies on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and capital raising. Prior to JPMorgan, Jeen was part of Credit Suisse’s Leveraged Finance Group where he was responsible for execution of LBO, M&A and equity transactions for financial sponsor clients. Early in his career, Jeen led a software product development team in the Applications Division and led consulting teams in the Professional Services Division at Oracle Corporation.

Jeen has an MBA from Wharton (UPenn) and a BA in computer science from Brown.

Rob Dressler
rdressler@oberonsecurities.com
(201) 468-4889

Rob Dressler is Managing Director with Oberon Securities. Rob was previously a Managing Director with BlueSquare Capital Advisors focused on mergers, acquisitions, and capital raising for technology, communications, and software companies. Rob has over 25 years of experience working with technology companies as an investment banker, venture capital investor, and in operational roles. He has a deep understanding of communications and enterprise technologies, including communications hardware, communications software, enterprise networking equipment, enterprise software, and SaaS.

Prior to joining BlueSquare, Rob was a Partner with Redwood Capital where he was a member of the founding team. Over his 9 years with Redwood, Rob advised clients across a wide range of areas and transactions in the technology, communications, IT services and digital media sectors. Prior to Redwood, Rob was a Director with Internet Capital Group (ICG) where he led venture investments and provided strategic and operational support for ICG’s venture investment portfolio of technology and services businesses. Prior to ICG, Rob was a senior member of the management team at MapQuest.com where he was responsible for the marketing, business development and product management of MapQuest’s wireless applications and services. Earlier in his career, Rob was an Engagement Manager with the management consultancy Mitchell Madison Group and spent five years in AT&T’s communications hardware and services businesses.

Rob holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science with Honors from Carnegie Mellon University.

Param Singh
psingh@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7055

Param is a Director, bringing to Oberon more than 12 years of experience in helping clients and teams in identifying and overcoming their toughest challenges. Prior to joining Oberon, Param was a Vice President in Macquarie Capital: Industrial Investment Banking team, supporting their coverage of middle market companies and executing advisory and financing transactions in Chemicals, Paper & Packaging, Engineered Materials, and Engineering Services space. Before that, Param was an Associate in Deutsche Bank’s Global Industrials team in Chicago. He also has over 7 years of experience in executing complex systems installation projects in large scale constructions across multiple geographies.

Param holds an M.B.A and a Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Michigan. He is an avid alternative dispute resolution technique practitioner and has a post-graduate diploma in arbitration and mediation from the NALSAR University of Law. He is a certified project manager (PMP®) and an agile practitioner and received his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Delhi.

Mariana Joseph
mjoseph@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 276-5838

Mariana is an Advisor at Oberon, bringing experience in sell-side and capital raise transactions. Prior to joining Oberon in 2023, Mariana was employed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, served as the Global Finance Director, was a Vice President at Jefferies, where she focused on sell-side mandates for consumer goods and retail middle-market companies, was an Associate at Credit Suisse, advising both publicly traded and privately held companies on a variety of sectors, and was an Investment Analyst at Tarpon Investment Group, a private equity firm focusing on Latin America. Mariana earned her M.B.A. from Chicago Booth, her B.S. in Business Administration from Fundacao Getulio Vargas, and her B.S. in Law from Universidade de Sao Paulo.

Eleonore de Villepin
evillepin@oberonsecurities.com
(212) 386-7074

Eleonore is a Managing Director at Oberon Securities. Her career and experience spans over 20 years in investment banking in the United States and in corporate finance within industrial groups in Europe. She has specialized in the advisory and financing of new industrial value chains and industrial projects supporting the energy transition, industrial decarbonization and circular economy. She has executed numerous structured debt & equity financing transactions across industries including Renewable Energies, Natural Resources, Industrials & Manufacturing, Metals & Mining, and worked in capital raises for industrial SMEs and funds dedicated to decarbonization and climate tech.

Prior to joining Oberon in 2023, Eleonore was an Executive Director at JP Morgan in the Development Finance Institution Group and a Senior Director at Société Générale in Metals, Mining and Industries. Previously, she was Head of External Financing at ArcelorMittal, dedicated to finance the Group Climate Action Program and strategic supply projects; and Head of Project & Export Finance and PPP transactions at CNIM, a middle-size industrial and engineering company active in the Energy, Environment and Defense. She started her career in investment banking in New York at Lehman Brothers in Global Industrial M&A, Leverage Finance and Structured Finance. Eleonore has a B.A. from EMLyon Business School, France.

Paul Pignataro
ppignataro@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 640-8445

Paul is a Managing Director at Oberon, bringing over 20 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience to the firm’s clients. Paul started his Investment Banking career at J.P. Morgan, then shifted to Morgan Stanley where he focused on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy, Power, and Utilities Sectors. Some landmark transactions he worked on included the $33.3Bn merger of BP Amoco and ARCO and the $7.6Bn sale of American Water Works to RWE. After Morgan Stanley, Paul moved to the buy-side working for T.H. Lee Putnam Ventures, the $1.1.Bn buyout and growth equity arm of $20Bn buyout giant Thomas H. Lee Partners, led by the former CEO of American Express.

Paul is also the author of the “Investment Banking and Private Equity in Practice” series of books published by Wiley Finance. Since its publication, “Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity”, the first book in the series, has been ranked #1 on Amazon.com in Finance Hot New Releases and #1 in Valuation Bestsellers.

Paul earned a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from New York University.

Matt Guenther
mguenther@oberonsecurities.com
(201) 924-9036

Matt is a Managing Director at Oberon Securities, bringing over 25 years of transaction and advisory experience in a broad range of industries including aerospace & defense, environmental and industrial services, automotive, distribution & logistics, maintenance, repair, and operations, industrial machinery, and agribusiness sectors. He is experienced in evaluating, structuring, and negotiating investment opportunities, as well as working with companies to drive both organic and inorganic growth.

Prior to joining Oberon, Matt spent over 20 years as a middle market private equity investor targeting industrial, manufacturing and services companies, most recently as a Managing Partner at GenNx360 Capital Partners. He was member of the firm’s Investment Committee, Exit Committee, and Chairman of the Valuation Committee. Responsibilities included sourcing and assessing investment opportunities and soliciting, negotiating and managing both debt and equity investment structures.

Kurt Bermond
kbermond@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 942-2318

Kurt is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon 20 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and corporate development. Kurt focuses on financial services, energy (mainly cleantech) and technology.

Prior to joining Oberon, Kurt was a Managing Director at Bryant Park Capital’s New York office where he executed over 20 engagements totaling over $1 billion in transaction value, including buy-side and sell-side M&A, corporate valuations, and private placements of debt and equity. Prior to joining BPC, Kurt spent 4 years working as a consultant and corporate development executive with several technology and marketing companies, including NewView Technologies, Inc. (formerly eSteel, Inc.), a supply chain software company backed by $100 million in funding from leading venture capital investors (Goldman, Sachs & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Bessemer Venture Partners), and CM Media Inc., a leading new media company. In 1996, Kurt joined Inverness Management LLC, a New York-based private equity firm with over $400 million of committed capital. At Inverness, Kurt pursued opportunities in a wide variety of industries and executed transactions with energy and financial services companies including the IPO of National Oilwell Varco (formerly National Oilwell, Inc.), today a $30 billion oil and gas services company, and the acquisition and sale of Financial Alliance, Inc., a merchant payment processor with over 60,000 accounts. Kurt began his career as an analyst in Merrill Lynch Mergers and Acquisitions group. Kurt earned his B.B.A. in Finance and Business Honors from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

John Baxter
jbaxter@oberonsecurities.com
(203) 505-3323

John Baxter is a Managing Director at Oberon Securities. His career and experience spans over 30 years in investment banking, strategy, and management consulting, and as a senior operating executive. Prior to joining Oberon, John was the founder and Managing Partner of LedgeRock Advisors. The firm counseled healthcare, technology, and real estate companies on M&A, capital raises, and restructurings. While at LedgeRock, John served as CEO of a NYC behavioral healthcare company and as Managing Director at Wharton Equity Partners, an alternative investment firm.

Before LedgeRock, John was EVP and Director of the Equity Group at Wheat First Butcher Singer, a regional investment banking firm. Under his leadership, John shifted the focus of the Group from large- to middle-market companies. With 30 research analysts covering over 300 companies, the Equity Group led or co-managed 123 IPOs and advised on 70 M&A transactions. WFBS was sold to First Union Bank for over $480M. John also served as CEO at Whitehall Consulting Group. WCG designed and implemented the first CRM for the financial services sector. Clients included Jefferies & Co, William Blair & Co, Wheat First Butcher Singer, Inc, Chase Bank, UBS, and Barclays Bank. Whitehall had offices in New York and London. John attended Columbia University.

Ulf Angelin
uangelin@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 919-4100

Ulf is a Managing Director, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the TMT industry, including 20 years of experience in M&A and financing transactions to Oberon.

Ulf has worked with a number of growth, middle-market and large-cap clients as well as PE and VC investors on a wide range of international sell-side, buy-side, and capital raising transactions. His sector expertise is in technology, media and telecom (TMT), with a particular focus on wireless technology, enterprise software, communications infrastructure, industrial applications, primarily in the B2B segment. Ulf has worked on 70+ transactions in 25+ countries with a total transaction value in excess of $15 billion.

Prior to joining Oberon, Ulf was a Senior Advisor in the Alantra Technology Investment Banking team; founded CrossBorder Venture Partners, a boutique corporate development and corporate finance consulting firm; and was the U.S. Partner at Cartagena Capital an international technology focused boutique investment bank. Further, he did cross-border M&A at Trenwith Securities (now BDO Capital); cross-border M&A at Fredericks Michael & Co.; and Technology Investment Banking at UBS in London. In addition, Ulf was the interim CFO for Mobile Loyalty plc, a publicly traded mobile search and advertising company, and held various positions at Ericsson Mobile Networks in business development and product management.

Ulf earned his International M.B.A. in Finance, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, for which he was twice awarded scholarships from The Wallenberg Foundation for International Business; and completed additional M.B.A. course work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He earned his MScEE in Product Development from Lund University.

Joe Briner
jbriner@oberonsecurities.com
(470) 478-7886

Joe Briner is a Managing Director with Oberon Securities, bringing over 30 years of executive leadership experience in banking and financial services to the firm focused primarily on execution of middle-market engagements involving M&A, debt and equity capital raises, restructuring, valuations and advisory services spanning a wide range of domestic and international clients in business services, media, technology, energy, real estate, industrial, B2B, AI, SaaS, clean energy and other sectors.

Prior to joining Oberon in 2024, Joe led a boutique investment banking oriented firm in Atlanta where he focused on guiding privately held businesses through their first institutional capital events including M&A, equity growth investment and debt financing while providing advisory guidance in the areas of value creation, enterprise valuation, streamlining operations to focus on key revenue and profit drives and preparing enterprises for liquidity events. Joe earned is BA from Denison University and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Janeen Hill
jhill@oberonsecurities.com
(646) 478-2465

Janeen is a Managing Director with over 20 years of domestic and international transaction experience in corporate law, private equity, and financial services. Before joining Oberon Securities, Janeen worked at Bank of America where she focused on financing real estate operating companies and public and private REITs. Janeen spent over 15 years advising financial sponsors, governmental entities, and institutional investors on strategic mergers, acquisitions, financings, and capital raising across real assets including commercial real estate, industrials and energy. Prior to Bank of America, Janeen held positions at MMA Realty Capital (a MuniMae Company), Alvarez and Marsal, and Mercer.

Janeen earned an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a B.S. in Finance from Hampton University. She is also licensed to practice law in New York.

Michael Pazzani
mpazzani@oberonsecurities.com
(860) 916-5552

Michael is a Director, bringing more than 15 years of investment banking, private equity, and corporate finance experience to Oberon. At Oberon, Michael works within the Business Services and Consumer & Retail groups, where he has successfully led and executed several transactions for the firm. Prior to joining Oberon, Michael was the Vice President of Investments at Unison Investments, a family office with over $100 AUM making equity investments in private lower middle market companies within the D2C e-commerce and marketing analytics sectors. Before Unison, Michael spent nearly 5 years at Capital Research Partners & Co, a middle-market investment banking and corporate finance strategy firm providing strategic advice on a variety of buy/sell side M&A and financings across the capital structure. He was also a Trader in the prime brokerage division at Celadon Financial Group, where he provided primary and co-coverage trading in a variety of asset classes for hedge funds, family offices, and multi-national banks. He began his career in New York as an Analyst at BNP Paribas. Michael earned his B.A. in Economics from Villanova University.

Aaron Davids
adavids@oberonsecurities.com
(647) 323-4554

Aaron is a Managing Director of Business Development at Oberon, bringing over eight years of private equity, M&A, and entrepreneurial leadership. Aaron manages external relationships with business owners, intermediaries, and sponsors, driving deal origination across North America.

Prior to joining Oberon, Aaron founded Davids Partners, a private equity advisory. He has been instrumental in more than 20 successful acquisitions and led business development at renowned middle-market private equity, M&A, and billionaire-family office firms, such as StoneCalibre LLC, FirePower Capital, and Constellation Software. His diverse transaction experience encompasses acquisitions, corporate divestitures, and buy-and-build strategies, across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, industrials, and business services. Aaron earned his B.A. in Applied Economics from the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics.

Stephen Levitan
slevitan@oberonsecurities.com
(917) 365-2086

Stephen Levitan, CFA, has over 40 years’ experience as an investment banker, research analyst, capital markets professional and investor. He has worked with dozens of companies to raise non-investment grade debt, starting in the early days of the high yield market at Drexel Burnham Lambert, and, as a portfolio manager, has also made billions of dollars of investments in special situations and distressed investment opportunities. Stephen has experience across many industries/sectors, including business services, consumer products, energy, bank holding companies, SPACs, transportation and logistics and others. He has been an analyst, trader, investor and advisor working with companies with unconventional needs or facing financial strains since 1988, completing numerous out-of-court and in-court proceedings, and in several cases providing rescue or exit financing. He has served as a board observer on behalf of investors and underwriters and has also served on the advisory board for a small biotech firm.

Stephen has a BA cum laude from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School and has earned the CFA designation.