Digital Media Investment Banking | Siemer & Associates | S & A team

	DAVID SIEMER Senior Managing Director David Siemer is the founder of Siemer & Associates, LLC. (S&A) an emerging leader in media, technology and cleantech Investment Banking. Siemer was previously with Montgomery & Co. where he served as a key member of the Digital Media Investment Banking Group. At Montgomery, Siemer led sales to major media companies such as News Corp, Sony, Hearst, Viacom, and Disney, and managed private investments from tier one venture capital and hedge fund firms. Prior to his work with Montgomery, Siemer spent eight years at Desco Corporation. In 1997, Siemer joined Desco Capital Partners, the venture capital arm, where he analyzed early stage software, online media, and biotech opportunities. Investments made during his tenure included Total Control Products, sold to GE; Conquest Communications, sold to SmarTalk (now a division of AT&T); Enact Software, sold to Sage SalesLogix. In 2000, Siemer duties were expanded to Desco Corporation's business development group, where he participated in and led several acquisitions, including MDT Software, Emergitech, Medical Indicators, Inc., Tek-Air Systems, Alnor Sensors, and Diversified Electronics. In 2003, Siemer was appointed to Director of Operations of Marsh Bellofram Instrumentation with the oversight of 110 employees. In this role, Siemer successfully launched Desco's first Chinese manufacturing facility and opened foreign sales offices in the United Kingdom and India. Siemer received his MBA in Finance and Economics from the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business, graduating with high honors. He completed his undergraduate work at Lehigh University with degrees in Management Information Systems and Accounting.
	KEITH M. SIPES Managing Director Mr. Sipes joined Siemer & Associates in 2009 and has more than 10 years experience providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to companies across Media, Technology and Telecom industries. Mr. Sipes was previously with Merrill Lynch & Co. where he led the firm’s West Coast Media & Telecom investment banking effort. In addition, Mr. Sipes also worked at Lazard Freres & Co. where he was responsible for executing merger, acquisition, divestiture and restructuring assignments for the firm’s Media, Technology & Telecom practice. Mr. Sipes has extensive experience executing a broad range of strategic advisory assignments, representing more than $75 billion in aggregate value. Notable transactions include advising Nextel on its merger with Sprint, MCI on its sale to Verizon, Sprint Nextel on its acquisition of Nextel Partners, The Walt Disney Company on its divestiture of ABC Radio, Lee Enterprises on its acquisition of Pulitzer Inc., The Hearst Corporation on its investment in MediaNews Group and Benedek Communications on its restructuring and sale to Gray Television. In addition, Mr. Sipes has significant experience executing public and private market capital raises (both equity and debt), representing more than $30 billion in aggregate value. Representative clients include Charter Communications, Dolan Media Company, Gray Television, Here Media, Language Line, LeapFrog Enterprises, Lee Enterprises, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, MCI, The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner. Mr. Sipes received a MBA in Finance and Accounting from Columbia Business School and a BA in English Literature from Colgate University.
	CHAD GARDINER Vice President Mr. Gardiner was previously a Vice President at New Century Capital Partners where he focused on raising capital and advising on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Gardiner has raised private and public capital and provided advice on both mergers and acquisitions advice for public and private businesses in the technology and digital media sectors. Mr. Gardiner has advised on numerous sell-side and buy-side merger transactions, including: the $1.6 billion sale of Digital Insight to Intuit, Ad.Venture Partners' acquisition of 180 Connect for $158 million, and Providea Solutions' recapitalization by WestView Capital Partners. Prior to New Century Capital Partners, Mr. Gardiner was an associate at Yucaipa Companies, a private equity firm in Los Angeles, where he was responsible for managing the due diligence processes for targeted investments. Mr. Gardiner assisted in making the first acquisition for the Yucaipa Global Fund, a billion dollar fund, and prepared an investment presentation for President Clinton and the Dubai Investment Group. Mr. Gardiner previously worked at Deutsche Bank, CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch, where he completed private placements and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Gardiner graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
	MAURICE MIZRAHI Associate Mr. Mizrahi was previously with Wachovia Securities in their gaming & lodging practice where he focused on leveraged buyouts and capital raising for various large to mid-capital gaming companies. Prior to working at Wachovia Securities, Mr. Mizrahi also worked at Citigroup – London, Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns. Before entering the investment banking field, he assisted an internet start up company called Movieflix.com, which was one of the first streaming video websites. Mr. Mizrahi graduated cum laude with a B.S. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a concentration in Finance and a certificate in interactive entertainment production and design.
	Garrett Taylor Associate Mr. Taylor was previously with ORIX Venture Finance, where he focused on providing capital to venture companies in the technology sector. Prior to working at ORIX Venture Finance, Mr. Taylor worked at Houlihan Lokey in its Financial Advisory Services group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and additional advisory engagements. He has also worked at Marshall & Stevens, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. He is currently a Level 2 candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program and is a Registered General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63 licenses). Mr. Taylor graduated with a B.S. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a concentration in Finance.
	Richard Kim Analyst Mr. Kim was previously with Hadley Partners, a boutique investment bank, where he focused on leveraged buyouts and capital raises for various media services companies in the middle market. At Hadley Partners, Mr. Kim had dealt with both public and private sector companies in media such as Ascent Media and PostWorks. Prior to working at Hadley Partners, Mr. Kim worked at Morgan Stanley and served in the United States Navy serving two deployments to the Persian Gulf for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Kim graduated with a B.S. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a concentration in Finance.
	Michael Mizrahi Analyst Mr. Mizrahi was previously with Eastman Consultants, a company he founded, which focused on start-ups and distressed companies. At Eastman Consultants, Mr. Mizrahi worked closely with entrepreneurs on creating and implementing marketing plans, sales initiatives and cost savings program for their firm. Prior to working at Eastman Consultants, Mr. Mizrahi worked at Trinad Capital Management; a $250 million hedge fund focused on technology, entertainment and cleantech industries. Mr. Mizrahi graduated with a B.S. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and a certificate in interactive entertainment production and design.
	Ravi Iyer Technology Analyst Mr. Iyer is a 12 year veteran of the internet technology industry. He began his career as an IT database consultant to companies like Goldman Sachs, Ogilvy & Mather, and America Online. He then worked for 2 years in the European E-Commerce division of Compaq GmbH, before branching out to new media/internet based companies. He has been involved in all phases of the development lifecycle, including product conception, program architecture, data modeling, data mining, user interface integration, search engine optimization, ad monetization, offshore outsourcing, and ongoing website maintenance & promotion. Among the projects he has worked on are The Almighty Institute of Music Retail , eCrush , Ranker , Telli.Com , VoteHelp , & AboutMyJob. Mr. Iyer has a B.A. from Columbia University and remains active in the web development community.