Corporate Finance Associates- Houston. Investment Bankers to the Middle Market. "We put money to work for people buying, building, selling and investing in businesses...so that we help create value in deploying capital."

1. Capital for Entrepreneurs
since 1956
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2. Legal Notice
• This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy securities.
• Securities are offered through Corporate Finance
Securities, Inc.
• Corporate Finance Securities, Inc. is a member firm of
FINRA and SIPC.
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3. Corporate Finance Associates- Worldwide
• Locally based: entrepreneurial spirit with “boutique” firms
operating as separate businesses supported by lean corporate staff
– Leverage relationships thru worldwide network
– CFA Industry Groups to focus on areas of expertise & experience
– Strong presence and “mindshare” with Private Equity groups and sources
of institutional capital
• Global Presence: highly networked
– Regional offices: North America; India
– Affiliated firms (thru International Corporate Finance Group): Western &
Eastern Europe, Brazil, Hong Kong
– Worldwide: over 30 offices and more than 90 dealmakers
• Most dealmakers have operational experience leading businesses
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4. Corporate Finance Associates
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5. Considerations
for selecting your Advisory Team
• People
– Technical acumen
– Industry knowledge
– Expertise & Experience
• Resources
– Knowledge of sources
– Creative thinking
– Securities Licensed
• Network
– Access to sources of capital
– Locally based…global network leverage
– Relationships and reputation within industry
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6. CFA- Houston
• CFA- Houston office
– Each dealmaker has operations background
having previously run businesses
– Work as a team…access to everyone
– Industry experience and expertise
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Energy-related
• Technology commercialization
• Principal deal makers
– George Walden
– Matt Register
– Jim Gerberman
People
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7. CFA- Houston
• Our engagement process begins with
alignment to your specific goals
• Our experience and expertise helps to:
– Consider and assess alternatives
– Develop strategy and implement plan to
optimize results
• Substantial experience in all types of
engagements and deal structures
• Corporate Finance Securities
– Firm is licensed by FINRA as broker dealer
– Deal makers are licensed by FINRA (as needed:
General Securities Principal, Registered
Representative, Uniform Securities Agent)
Resources
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8. CFA- Houston
• Locally based and entrepreneurial…with
the leverage of a highly-networked global
presence
• Strong relationships within industry:
– Private Equity groups
– Traditional and non-traditional funding
sources
– Trusted Advisors
– Industry Associations
– Strategic Players
• Access to capital sources
• Additional trusted advisor resources as
needed
Network
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9. Choosing an Advisor
People
NetworkResources
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10. In summary…
• We see our relationship as
a partnership, working
with you to:
– Identify and evaluate
alternatives
– Think creatively
– Accelerate your decisions
and implement actions
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11. Attachments
• CFA- Houston deal maker bio’s
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12. George Walden
George Walden is a Principal in CFA’s Houston office with twenty years
experience as a middle-market investment banker.
Raised with a family firm in the plastics industry, he has worked extensively
with family-owned and private companies throughout his career. In fact,
George has analyzed and valued hundreds of businesses for presentations
to private equity groups, strategic industry buyers, and individual investors.
Some of his transactions include:
• Oilfield OEM businesses
• Valves and actuator companies
• Pump and compressor manufacturing and service
• Instrumentation and controls
• Metal fabrication and machining
• Pipeline integrity and maintenance
• Industrial services
• Plastic blending, molding, and machining
• Patented industrial technology
George is a member of CFA’s equipment industry practice group and an
expert in the precision machining industry with special emphasis on
manual machining, CNC precision machining, and gun drilling services and
has been responsible for several industry-leading transactions.
In 2010 George participated in several turnarounds as well as a completed
a transaction in an out of favor industry. In a recent transaction, George
completed a 1202 private placement that involved game changing
technology in sub-sea drilling and exploration.
Professional
• Association for Corporate Growth, Houston Chapter
• CFA Equipment Practice Group
• Vistage International
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13. Matt Register
Matt Register is a Principal in the Houston office. With more than 13 years
experience in operations and strategic planning, he draws on a depth of
experience and brings important insights to bear on the issues faced by
clients.
Matt joined CFA after managing the successful sale of his family’s industrial
manufacturing business to a Fortune 500 company. In the years prior to
the acquisition, he was instrumental in executing a culture change to a high
precision parts manufacturer. This resulted in 250% growth in less than
four years.
Prior to joining his family’s company, Matt served for over six years as an
officer in the US Army, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Matt’s operational experience provides added perspective and an
enhanced ability to execute transactions, serving clients through a
thorough understanding of their business and what it takes to run a
successful company. Most importantly, Matt’s capabilities make him a
highly skilled negotiator who is analytical and tenacious. He has a track
record of creative solutions to tough problems.
Matt and his wife also own Register Real Estate Advisors, a fast-growing
real estate firm in Spring TX, and RREA Media, an audio/video production
and digital marketing firm.
Matt has a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point and
an MBA from the Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University
in Houston. He sits on the boards of several non-profits and is very active in
the business start-up community in Houston.
Community Involvement
• Houston Angel Network
• West Point Society of Greater Houston
• Gottlieb Foundation of Texas
• Association for Corporate Growth, Houston Chapter
• Co-Founder of Forward Results
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14. Jim Gerberman
As Managing Director with CFA’s Houston office, Jim is a proven business
leader with multiple successes in President/CEO/GM positions with
emerging technology companies serving a broad array of industries and
markets. He is known for transforming businesses by building value in
turnarounds and by growing market share under intense competition. With
extensive and direct hands-on experience in all aspects of acquisitions from
initial strategic planning through assessment, negotiations, due diligence
and post-acquisition integration of businesses, he has worked from both
the buy-side and sell-side of many transactions in small as well as large
multi-national company environments. His work experience also includes:
• broad functional and operational experience in manufacturing and
materials management, worldwide sales and distribution, marketing
and business development, engineering and multi-site project
management
• increasing responsibilities with the US Army, Texas Instruments,
Baker Hughes, Thermo Electron and VMETRO
• management consulting focusing on strategic transformation of
businesses through development and implementation of growth and
turnaround strategies
Jim’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in
General Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point, a
Master’s in Business Administration from Saint Edward’s University in
Austin, Texas, and a Ph.D in Management Science/ Operations Research
from The McCombs Business School at The University of Texas at Austin.
Professional Affiliations
• Association for Corporate Growth, Houston Chapter
• Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
• Houston Technology Center
• MIT Enterprise Forum New Ventures Clinic
• M&A Forum- Houston
• Mentor, SURGE Accelerator
• West Point Society of Greater Houston
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15. www.cfaw-houston.com
One of America’s oldest and largest
mid-market M & A advisory firms
“We put money to work for people buying,
building, selling, or investing in businesses
so that we help create value
In deploying capital”
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