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Ron’s transaction experience includes over 30 years of investment banking and M&A advisory services to public and private clients, and investors within various sectors of the broad technology and software industries. Ron’s primary sector coverage focus includes enterprise software and related technology segments (“Software”) and Mobility/Automotive Technology & Services (“Mobility”). In addition, Ron has significant coverage experience in the areas of tech-enabled business services, internet/digital media, electronics, financial technology (including payments) and health care information technology & services (HCIT).
Over his career, Ron has led landmark Software and Mobility transactions with clients and counterparties including Accenture, Belkin, BlackBerry, Bose, Daimler, The Michelin Group, Nuance Communications, Oracle, Panasonic, Salesforce.com, Zones, Goldman Sachs, Bregal Sagemount, The Gores Group, Marlin Equity, and many other market-leading companies and private equity firms.
Ron holds a BA, Economics from Colorado State University, where he was also a member of its varsity baseball team.
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Ron’s transaction experience includes over 30 years of investment banking and M&A advisory services to public and private clients, and investors within various sectors of the broad technology and software industries. Ron’s primary sector coverage focus includes enterprise software and related technology segments (“Software”) and Mobility/Automotive Technology & Services (“Mobility”). In addition, Ron has significant coverage experience in the areas of tech-enabled business services, internet/digital media, electronics, financial technology (including payments) and health care information technology & services (HCIT).
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Prior to Cascadia Capital, Owen was part of Lazard’s Consumer, Food, and Retail M&A practice where he advised clients on sell-side, buy-side, and strategic advisory assignments.
Previously, Owen was at Wells Fargo Bank, covering large food and agribusiness companies throughout California. He is registered with FINRA, holding Series 79 and 63 licenses.
Owen holds a degree from Biola University in La Mirada, California.
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Previously, Scott was at Wells Fargo Bank, covering large food and agribusiness companies throughout the West Coast. Scott holds a degree from Biola University, where he graduated summa cum laude and is registered with FINRA, holding the Series 79 and 63 licenses. He is on the on the ACG Seattle Board of Directors Committee and he is also active in non-profit volunteering including World Relief, a global refugee and economic development non-profit, and Hope for Life, a children’s orphanage in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Originally from Portland, Oregon, Firdaus had previously spent 17 years in New York and San Francisco with Barclays, UBS and Merrill Lynch. Earlier, Firdaus was a strategy consultant with Deloitte Consulting / Braxton Associates focused on strategic advisory for technology and telecommunications companies.
Firdaus holds a B.A. Economics (Honors) from Carleton College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Prior to joining Cascadia, Vitaliy was a VP at the Ziegler Companies in the Healthcare Services practice. Previously, Vitaliy provided investment banking services to clients while at Edgemont Capital. Vitaliy holds a BBA with a focus in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University.
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Prior to business school, Bryan was a Principal within the Strategic Change Consulting Practice at Price Waterhouse, LLP; during this time, he managed operational strategy development and performance improvement projects for Fortune 1000 companies.
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Kerri joined Cascadia from Gemspring Capital, a middle market private equity firm, as Director of Business Development where she was responsible for sourcing new investments and driving the firm’s business development efforts and investment banking relationships. Prior to joining Gemspring, Kerri was a Senior Business Development Consultant at Axial, where she assisted in the deal sourcing and M&A efforts of middle market private equity firms, family offices and lenders. Prior to joining Axial, she served as Vice President, Equity Sales at The Buckingham Research Group. Earlier in her career, Kerri assisted the research, sales, and trading functions of investment banks while at IHS Markit (formerly Ipreo, a portfolio company of Blackstone and Goldman Sachs).
Kerri received a BA in Communications, summa cum laude, from the University of Michigan. She currently serves on ACG NY’s Women of Leadership Committee.
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Teague joined Cascadia from Goldman Sachs, where he was a part of the Investment Banking Financing Group. Teague was responsible for originating and executing alternative debt and equity transactions for healthcare, consumer, and technology clients. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Teague was with Morgan Stanley in the Global Investment Banking and Capital Markets group, where he executed debt and equity financings, as well as M&A transactions for life sciences and technology clients.
Prior to his investment banking career, Teague served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy and completed two Middle East deployments. Teague has a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy.
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Ron’s transaction experience includes over 30 years of investment banking and M&A advisory services to public and private clients, and investors within various sectors of the broad technology and software industries. Ron’s primary sector coverage focus includes enterprise software and related technology segments (“Software”) and Mobility/Automotive Technology & Services (“Mobility”). In addition, Ron has significant coverage experience in the areas of tech-enabled business services, internet/digital media, electronics, financial technology (including payments) and health care information technology & services (HCIT).
Over his career, Ron has led landmark Software and Mobility transactions with clients and counterparties including Accenture, Belkin, BlackBerry, Bose, Daimler, The Michelin Group, Nuance Communications, Oracle, Panasonic, Salesforce.com, Zones, Goldman Sachs, Bregal Sagemount, The Gores Group, Marlin Equity, and many other market-leading companies and private equity firms.
Ron holds a BA, Economics from Colorado State University, where he was also a member of its varsity baseball team.