David M. Kauppi, Managing Director
Transactions The Transition Companies
I am seeking a board of directors position with a
growing software or IT services firm. I
am still actively involved in technology company M&A and would like to
share my perspectives on driving enterprise value and maximizing business
development effectiveness. Please review my qualifications below. I welcome contact from any CEOs who would like to discuss this.
Thanks,
Dave
Based
on my broad and varied background in sales, business development and executive
management in the technology industry and my last 13 years representing
technology companies in the Merger & Acquisition process, I bring valuable
insights to company leadership teams.
Current Position Managing Director
Transactions for M&A Firm The Transition Companies (recent merger)
2002-
2/28/2013 President and Managing Director MidMarket Capital Advisors - a
technology focused M&A Firm
Prior Professional
Experience
- Dave began his high tech Merger and Acquisition practice after a twenty-year
career within the information technology industry. His varied background includes positions in
hardware (Storage Technology Corporation), IT Services (IBM's Service Bureau
Corp. and Comdisco Disaster Recovery), Software (Metaphor Computer Systems),
computer leasing (Bell Atlantic Systems Leasing), datacom (Paradyne Corp.), and
Internet (DigitalCars.com).
Representative
Transactions
M&A
Advisor for The Systems House (ERP Software Company) in their sale to Hicks
Muse Tate and Furst
M&A
Advisor for Van Slyck & Assc. (Healthcare IT Company) in their sale to Eclipsys
M&A
Advisor for Brightstar Partners (IBM Business Partner, Software and IT Services
Company) in their sale to Avnet
M&A
Advisor for Profund Systems (a pension administration software company) in
their company sale
M&A
Advisor for MedLink (a cost accounting software company) in their company sale
M&A
Advisor for Flexistaff (a SaaS staffing and shift bidding system for nurses) in
their sale to Per-Se Technologies
Education - Dave graduated from The Wharton School of
Business, University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics with a
concentration in Finance. He received an MBA with a concentration in marketing
from DePaul University.
Other Dave Kauppi is the editor of The Exit
Strategist Newsletter rated by New York Times Small Business as "Best
newsletter for deal terms and strategy.
