Vector Capital Expands Investment Team to Target Larger Scale Deals and Enhance Operational Involvement in its Portfolio.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Vector Capital, a private equity firm specializing in spinouts, buyouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses, today announced the additions of David Fishman, Principal, and Elizabeth Katz, Vice President, to its investing team. The additions of these senior team members enhances Vector's focus on completing complex, special situation investments, while also strengthening both its financial and operational capabilities. "Vector Capital has thrived by targeting complex technology investments requiring a unique combination of transaction skills and industry knowledge," said Alex Slusky, Vector Capital's Managing Partner. "By bringing Dave and Liz on board, we are expanding our reach while strengthening our core differentiating capabilities." Prior to joining Vector, Fishman spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director in Mergers and Acquisitions, focusing on technology and media transactions. While there, Fishman led more than 30 transactions worth an aggregate value of $120 billion, which involved technology industry giants such as Microsoft, eBay, Adobe, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle and PeopleSoft. Prior to that, Fishman worked at J.P. Morgan & Co., where he was responsible for raising debt financing Debt Financing When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds, bills, or notes to individual and/or institutional investors. In return for lending the money, the individuals or institutions become creditors and receive a promise to repay for the firm's corporate clients. David earned his M.B.A. with Distinction from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management
Having served as an advisor in some of the world's most prominent technology transactions, Fishman augments Vector's specialization in complex take-private transactions and significantly enhances Vector's public markets expertise. He is also focused on contributing his M&A and investing skills to the activities of Vector's existing portfolio. "I am really excited to join an accomplished team of investors with a fantastic track record of generating returns. The creative investing model, with the ability to take public positions, really adds to our opportunity set and gives us flexibility on how we approach potential investments." Katz previously served as the Director of Corporate Business Development at PeopleSoft, and was responsible for all mergers, acquisitions, and equity investments. In that role, she completed the JDEdwards acquisition, participated in the Oracle hostile defense, and led multiple international acquisition activities. Katz has also held senior positions at Ariba and Tradex Technologies. She began her career at Accenture, focusing on large-scale enterprise resource management (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) implementations. Katz earned her MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. and her B.S. with High Honors in Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . Throughout her career she has been involved with every functional area of a software company, from sales to development, and brings a unique operating perspective to Vector. Katz's experience will significantly strengthen Vector's investment execution and the value Vector adds to portfolio companies. "Vector has a unique ability to see hidden opportunity in each of their transactions. This perspective, combined with their willingness to be active participants in each company's transition, is what differentiates Vector in my mind and drives the firm's returns." About Vector Capital Vector Capital is a private equity firm specializing in spinouts, buyouts and recapitalizations of established technology businesses. Vector identifies and pursues these complex investments in both the public and private markets. Such opportunities are typically underserved by traditional buyout and venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Vector actively partners with management teams to devise and execute new financial and business strategies that materially improve the competitive standing of these businesses and enhance their value for employees, customers and shareholders. Vector's past and present portfolio companies include Savi Technology, LANDesk Software, Register.com, Watchguard Technologies and Corel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CREL CREL Circular Regional Externa de Lisboa ). For more information, visit www.vectorcapital.com. |
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