Broadview Associates announces merger with Emerald Partners; Deal enhances Broadview's M&A coverage of west coast technology companies.FORT LEE, N.J. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 7, 1994 -- Broadview Associates, the leading information technology (IT) merger and acquisition (M&A) specialist, today announced a merger with Emerald Partners Inc., a Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.-based technology M&A firm specializing in the hardware sectors of the IT industry. Under the terms of the agreement, Emerald Partners' professionals will join Broadview's growing office in Redwood Shores, Calif. Following the transaction, the combined entity will have 100 employees. The merger expands Broadview's M&A service offering to West Coast technology companies, particularly those in the hardware sector of the industry. Broadview serves all sectors of the IT industry, including hardware, software, information services See Information Systems. , and telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. , as well as related digital media. Emerald Partners has particular expertise in the semiconductor, capital equipment, components, systems and subsystems segments of the IT industry. "There is a natural fit between Broadview Associates and Emerald Partners and, by joining forces, we are substantially strengthening our capability to serve West Coast technology companies," said Stephen S Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and . Smith, managing director in Broadview's Redwood Shores, Calif. office. "Having completed more than 20 transactions in the past three years, Emerald Partners has an established transaction track record and is comprised of a group of experienced professionals who have enormous M&A expertise and strong industry contacts." Smith added, "Emerald principals also have very solid contacts with Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. investors and acquirers." "We have been extremely impressed with Broadview's dealmaking talents and 20 year track record of providing international M&A services to leading companies throughout the IT industry," said Michael P. Kelly, a partner with Emerald Partners. "We are pleased to merge our organization with the company. Broadview's information infrastructure -- which includes several M&A proprietary databases unavailable anywhere else -- is without question the best in IT investment banking. I believe by combining our professional talents and resources, we will provide unparalleled services to our hardware and software clients." Emerald Partners' senior executives Kelly and Richard Dalton This page does not refer to Richard Dalton, the computer consultant and online teacher, for which there is not yet an article. Richard Dalton (born August 27, 1979 in Cork, Ireland) is a Canadian canoeist. He is a student at St. Mary's University. will join Broadview's West Coast office as managing director and principal, respectively. Kelly joined Flemings (the predecessor to Emerald Partners) in 1988 as senior vice president, and has been active in a number of U.S. and international M&A and financing transactions in the technology, plastics and food industries. Dalton joined Flemings in 1988, and drove the execution of a variety of domestic and international M&A transactions, with a particular emphasis on technology. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Emerald Partners specializes in mergers and acquisitions for high technology companies, offering an expertise in the semiconductor, capital equipment, components, systems and subsystems market segments. Emerald Partners' recent deals include California Quartz Inc.'s divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). of its CQI CQI Continuous Quality Improvement CQI Chartered Quality Institute (UK) CQI Clinical Quality Improvement CQI Channel Quality Indicator CQI Constant Quality Improvement CQI Canonical Query Language CQI Cost of Quality Improvement division to Heraeus Amersil GmbH; Motorola's acquisition of certain assets of Quality Technology; Microtec Research's acquisition of Ready System, Inc.; Exar Corp.'s acquisition of Origin Technology; Integrated Circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for Systems' acquisition of Avasem; ILC ILC International Law Commission (United Nations) ILC International Linear Collider ILC Independent Living Centre ILC Independent Living Center ILC Industrial Loan Company ILC International Land Coalition Technology's acquisition of Precision Lamp; management's buy-out of DeanCo Inc.; Simco-Ramic Corp.'s merger with Advanced Laser Systems; and Maxtor Corp.'s divestiture of its Storage Dimension Inc. subsidiary in a leveraged buy-out. Broadview Associates is the leading mergers and acquisitions advisor to the IT industry. In the past year the firm completed nearly 50 transactions, including such notable deals as Sterling Software Inc.'s pending acquisition of KnowledgeWare Inc., Reuters' acquisition of Reality Technologies Inc., Powersoft's acquisition of Watcom, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Corp.'s acquisition of Epoch Systems Inc., H&R Block's acquisition of MECA MECA Maine College of Art MECA Middle East Children's Alliance MECA Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (Washington, DC) MECA Marriage Equality California MECA Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment Software Inc., and 3Com Corp.'s acquisition of NiceCom Ltd. CONTACT: Broadview Associates
Janet Swift, 201/346-9000
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Emerald Partners
415/854-4155
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The Weber Group
Eric Eddy/Laura Antonucci, 617/661-7900
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