OpusConnect OC September Event 

OpusConnect's Orange County M&A Group presents:

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Ivan Nikkhoo is a Managing Director at Siemer & Associates.  Prior to Siemer, Ivan was the Head of the Technology Practice at Barrington Associates, a division of Well Fargo Securities. Prior to WFS/Barrington, he served as the MD and Portfolio Manager for N3 Technology Fund, the GM at SOA Software, President of Vertex Systems and Director of European Operations for TLD Systems.  Ivan is also a partner at PMC Ventures, a venture fund focused on early stage investing in emerging technology companies, and serves on the boards of several technology companies.

Ivan is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization.  He serves on the boards of a LA Chamber of Commerce, USC Marshall Partners, Junior Achievement of Southern California, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and others. Ivan received his MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and his Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from McGill University in Montreal.

Cleve Adams is the chairman at KaaM and Board of Advisors at Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. He has more than 27 years of computer/software industry experience, including over 14 years in the SaaS/Internet security software marketplace. He also has expertise in Mobile, Wireless and Storage. His previous work experience includes CEO at High Tower Software and Puresight and VP Sales and Marketing at Websense. Additionally Cleve’s 5 time entrepreneur's business insight and executive management style has produced an impressive history of growing and managing companies from start-up to more than $1.3Billion in market value. His skills extend to starting and selling companies for significant returns to its investors or taking them through IPO’s creating billion dollar corporations

Peter Fair

Peter Fair is a Principal at the Velocity Financial Group. Prior to joining Velocity, Peter was a Director for TriplePoint Capital and was a Principal with Telegraph Hill Partners.  Peter also served as VP of Business Development for United Emergency Services.  Peter began his career in venture capital as an Associate with The Aurora Funds, a Research Triangle Park-based firm where he focused on early-stage life science investment opportunities. Earlier in his career, Peter worked as a Senior Consultant with both Deloitte’s middle market consulting group and advisory practice where he focused on post-acquisition integration and M&A due diligence engagements.

Peter graduated, cum laude, with a degree in Accounting from North Carolina State University where he was also a member of the school’s varsity rifle team. Peter earned his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

George Kenney

George Kenney is a Managing Director and co-founder of Shepherd Ventures.  Before forming Shepherd Ventures, George was CTO and Partner at Nicholas-Applegate. Prior to Nicholas-Applegate, George was CTO and Managing Director at Kidder Peabody in New York City. Previously he held top information technology positions at Swiss Bank, Salomon Brothers and the American Stock Exchange.  Additionally, George obtained numerous US and foreign patents.

George holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University, an MSEE from Stanford University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He has served as a Trustee for the San Diego Museum of Art, as pro-bono Chairman of the museum's Investment Committee, the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies and is currently a board member of several technology companies.

Klaus Koch

Klaus Koch is a Managing Partner of Vicente Capital Partners. Klaus began his career with the LEK Partnership where he focused on strategic M&A projects and privatization support for the German government.  Klaus later went on to work with Goldman Sachs in Mergers and Acquisitions. In 1996, Klaus joined Bain & Co. in their LBO, Technology and Healthcare practices.  During this time, Klaus advised such firms as Apollo Advisors, McCown De Leeuw, TRW and SGI.   

Currently, Klaus is Chairman of the Board of Sendio and MedBridge Healthcare and is a board member of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA).  He received his Master’s degree from Harvard Business School with distinction and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School summa cum laude.