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Selected
Transactions from the WorldWide Venture Team*
Associated Public & Private Financings:
XIGN, Inc. (private)
$14,000,000. An emerging provider of B2B electronic e-checks for
bill presentation and payment. Investors include Charles R.
Schwab and Matrix Partners.
Rockwell
International. Advised in selling a division to Digi
International. Also introduced several technologies which led to
strategic relationships.
Cirrus
Logic. Semiconductor chip manufacturer. Product development
advisory. Led to several strategic technology relationships.
Lotus
Pacific, Inc. designer
and incubator of broadband telecommunications equipment companies.
Advisory work on strategic business plan development, assisted in
obtaining $20,000,000 in commitments for funding divisional entities,
and advised in the IPO process.
KESCENT
advised former senior management team of Motorla in the $2 billion
acquisition of a global electronics distribution business, Veba.
Obtained over $1 billion in debt commitments.
Ambient
Technologies. Modem and DSL code developer. Strategic
advisory which led to an acquisition with Intel.
Telinet.
Unified messaging provider. Arranged strategic relationship with
Nortel. Raised $3 million in startup capital. Acquired by
Telepost.
Call
Manage. Long distance access database. Developed
business and marketing strategy and introduced to several strategic
partners.
nStor.
SANS storage company. Oversaw the merger with Andataco.
Raised $15 million. Sold software division to QLogic doe $7
million.
Email
Channel. Email direct marketing. First opt-in email
company worldwide. Raised in excess of $2 million in start up capital.
HoneymoonInc.com.
Online Internet travel company. Raised seed capital.
Hayes.
Founding modem manufacturer. Business development and introduced
new technologies.
Four
Fold Technologies. DSP developer. Business advisory and
developed strategic relationships.
U.S.
Robotics. Leading modem manufacturer (acquired by 3Com).
Introduced new technologies which they acquired.
Sound
Designs. Software modem switching technology. Raised
money through the Bird Foundation and established a relationship with
Cirrus Logic.
NetLine.
Internet access via telephone keypad. Advised in the sale to
an Australian communications company.
GAD
line. Head-end cable modem equipment. Strategic
advisory.
Lightspeed
Fiber Network. Provider of wholesale Fiber Optic Services in
New York. Provided advisory financing work and represented the
company in the disposition of assets consisting of key installed
conduits and unlimited rights to provide fiber services in the City of
New York.
INVENTURE, Inc. applications
service provider for the financial analytics markets. Arranged
for the asset sale.
FIRST
VIRTUAL HOLDINGS, Inc. (IPO). Online electronic payment
system. Company changed name to Message Passing, inc. and was
acquired.
PARALLAN COMPUTER (IPO). Provider
of high-end servers. Later shifted into the multi-media disk
storage markets.
*This list includes transactions from our members while employed at
other banks.
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