Michael Cohen

Experience

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  Norwest Venture Partners

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1989

  Investment Manager

  Generated 22% Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on equity investments in technology, biotech, medical, retail/consumer sectors. Evaluated, structured, negotiated, and monitored venture capital and private equity investments.

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  Norwest Equity Partners (NEP)

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1989

  Investment Manager

  Made and monitored leveraged equity investments.

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  3i Capital

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Vice President and General Partner

  Sourced, evaluated, structured, and negotiated leveraged equity investments.

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  Venture Strategies

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1997

  President

  Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Investment banking.

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  Honeywell

  Apr 1997 - Oct 2003

  Mergers & Acquisitions Director

  Doubled the revenue growth rate in Aerospace and Defense by leading international strategic acquisitions and divestitures. Led teams on due diligence, synergy assessment, financial modeling, risk mitigation, integration planning, structuring, negotiation, documentation, anti-trust reviews, and transaction closing.

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  Janes Capital Partners, an Oaklins member firm

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Managing Director

  Focused on Aerospace and Defense M&A, representing such clients as Burt Rutan, Founder and CEO of Scaled Composites, Composites Horizons, Industrial Tube, and others.

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  Global Capital Markets

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2017

  Principal

  Led Aerospace and Defense industry practice and also completed transactions in manufacturing, business Services, technology, and eCommerce.

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  Diamond Capital Advisors

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  Managing Partner
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  Impact Capital Group, Inc.

  Nov 2019 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  Impact Capital Group is a professional M&A transaction, valuation, and strategic advisory firm.Securities offered through Hamilton Grant, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. Hamilton Grant and Impact Capital Group are not affiliated.