Palo Alto, CA – October 1, 2014
Woodside Capital Partners International LLC, a global, independent investment bank, announces that Amar Senan has joined the firm as a Managing Director. Amar brings considerable experience in technology, investment banking and management to Woodside Capital Partners, coupled with a track record of working closely with CEOs and Boards of growth-oriented companies on their strategy, M&A and financing needs.
“Amar is a proven advisor on M&A transactions with an ideal blend of executive business experience and expertise in the financial marketplace,” said Kelly Porter, Partner, Managing Director of Software and Internet Services for Woodside Capital Partners. “His worldwide business experience and ability to bring people together is exactly what emerging growth companies in the Internet and software space need as they enter the acquisition stage. Woodside Capital Partners is proud to have Amar join our growing team of senior M&A advisors.”
Amar has a number of years of operating experience at executive level in business-corporate development and marketing at public and several venture-funded Silicon Valley companies, including Ixia (Nasdaq), Corona Networks and Kestrel Solutions. He has been involved in advising technology and business services companies on strategy, M&A and financing, initially at Volpe Brown Whelan (VBW) and then at Saints Advisors/Saints Capital. At VBW, he provided equity research on networking and software companies and was involved in the successful IPO and secondary financing of several American and Israeli technology companies. He began his career as a software engineer with Ericsson and subsequently airline schedules planning systems at Australian Airlines.
He has engineering degrees in Electrical & Systems Engineering from RMIT, Australia; a BSc in Economics from the University of London, England; and an MBA in International Business from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Amar can be contacted at [email protected] or at 650-513-2768.
About Woodside Capital Partners
Woodside Capital Partners is a global, independent investment bank that delivers world-class strategic and financial advice to emerging growth companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. With a strong track record in M&A, strategic partnerships and private placements, Woodside Capital Partners has been providing worldwide investment banking services since 2001 with leading domain experience in software, Internet services, electronic communications and materials, and healthcare. The team of Woodside Capital Partners has completed transactions totaling more than $10 billion. Woodside Capital Partners is the Silicon Valley headquarters of M&A International, the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions alliance. Securities offered through Woodside Capital Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. For more information, please visit www.woodsidecap.com.
Press Release Contact:
Kelly Porter
Woodside Capital Partners International LLC
(650) 391-2075