Selected Past Projects for Electronics & Photonics firms.
· Early stage seed investor in an EU spin-off of a semiconductor device firm, advised on vendor sourcing and customers; sold for over 100x return
· Investor, board member, advisor to a leader in LIDAR, Princeton LightWave, that was acquired by Ford-Argo for roll-out transiting its mil-aero developed platforms into high volume auto applications.
Managed IPO of Uniphase (now split into Lumentum and Vaivi), advised on 2 acquisitions of semiconductor based technologies
· Lead Initial non-founder private financing of $4M in optical component/laser firm, brought in added $45M private equity including corporate partner, served on board through IPO and secondary raising over $500M and subsequent M&A exit – over 20x return for investors
· Lead Initial non-founder private financing of $15M in optical communications firm, brought in corporate partner, served on board through expansion phase; subsequently sold for 3x return
· Advisor in sale to KLA of VC backed firm in high-end semiconductor metrology
· Due diligence for co-lead VC on a possible participation in a restart financing on a semiconductor firm
· Advisor to semiconductor memory start-up on a range of corporate JVs, management recruiting efforts, financial modeling, investor outreach and proposals
· Advised on sale of private optical filter firm post spin-off of a biomed device unit
· Advised on cross-border sale of a VC backed IR sensing device and materials firm, provided extensive financial modeling and multi-year forecasts and structured retention/incentive packages for management
· Consultant to a business unit of a large non-US firm to form a spin-off of its optical components business
· Consultant for PIPE by hedge fund investment into public optical imaging systems firm
· Consultant for valuation, structure and due diligence to a public optical components firm on structuring an acquisition of an equal sized firm
· Consultant/advisor to a US listed device and systems sensing firm on the sale of its largest business unit; pursued alternative buyer proposals for multiple sub-units; sold to a foreign buyer; structured retention/incentive packages for management
· Mentor/advisor to University LED semiconductor start-up; assisted in corporate supply partnering; launched with China VC sources
· Consultant to large semiconductor firm on mapping alternative M&A and investment targets for component and upstream systems firms in optical communications
· Consultant to large EU firm on investments and acquisition targets up to $300M in optical components
· Advisor on private-to-private in laser component technologies resulting in “merger of equals”