Bio

He has over twenty five years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategic advisory, having advised senior executives and Boards of Directors of leading corporations on a range of transformational transactions in the United States and internationally. Much of his work is centered around creating shareholder value across industries that are undergoing dynamic change, including consumer products, retail / e-commerce, luxury goods, software, technology, media and healthcare. Before co-founding CapM, Mr. Bronzini Vender was a Senior Partner for twelve years at Sonenshine Partners, a mergers and acquisitions boutique based in New York City, where he originated and executed landmark transactions and strategic advisory assignments for the largest and highest profile clients of the firm, including Lavazza, drugstore.com, 1-800 CONTACTS, Highmark Health, Bulgari, HearUSA, Realtime Technologies, Kenneth Cole, i2 Technologies and Walgreens. These transactions, along with many others, were the result of the relationships Mr. Bronzini Vender has developed during his years of mergers and acquisitions experience. Mr. Bronzini Vender started his career in mergers and acquisitions in 1991 at Wolfensohn & Co., a leading global financial advisory firm founded by former World Bank President Jim Wolfensohn and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. As a Managing Director at the firm, he advised many of the firm's key clients on mergers, acquisitions and strategy, including Marriott, DuPont, Caremark and the New York Times. After Wolfensohn & Co. merged into Deutsche Bank, Mr. Bronzini Vender ran the Chemicals and Lodging groups, where he advised major global corporations on several high-profile cross border transactions. Mr. Bronzini Vender transactional experience covers mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, restructurings, spin-offs and other value enhancing strategies for leading companies in their industries, including ConocoPhillips, Daimler Benz, Consol, Easton Bell, Dun & Bradstreet, Storage Networks, Alcoa, Patient Infosystems, Amicas, kenko.com, Hoya, LensCrafters, Manufacturers Services Limited and Procter & Gamble. Prior to Wolfensohn & Co., Mr. Bronzini Vender was an Associate Consultant in the London office of Bain & Company, one of the leading global strategy consulting firms. While at Bain, he advised global corporations such as Nielsen, Baxter and DHL on international market expansion and business growth strategies. He is a donor to several educational, health policy and art institutions and has sat on the board of trustees of Baby Buggy, a charity that supports lower income families in New York, and of the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, where he was the Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees.