Bio

Mr. Martin is an Advisory Director at Cypress. Previously he provided strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial institutions and professional investors during a twenty-five year Wall Street career. Mr. Martin has a broad range of transaction experience and has served clients in several industries, including media, healthcare, consumer and technology. Mr. Martin has executed, both as a principal as well as an advisor, acquisition and divestiture transactions; financial restructurings, both out-of-court and through bankruptcy; as well as public and private financings, including offerings of debt, equity and mezzanine. In the media sector, Mr. Martin has worked extensively in marketing services, especially audience measurement, consumer purchasing and behavior. Clients have included The NPD Group and its affiliate MediaMetrix. Mr. Martin has been active in several segments of the healthcare industry, including research tools, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, drug distribution, and managed care. Mr. Martin joined Cypress as Advisory Director from J.S. MARTIN LLC, an advisory firm formed by him in 2003. Prior to forming J.S. MARTIN LLC, Mr. Martin was a Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Investment Banking for North America at Rothschild Inc. Mr. Martin has served on the board of directors of more than a dozen private companies, including Del Monte Foods Company, Code-A-Phone and Big Yank. Mr. Martin received his MBA from Columbia Business School and a BSE from Princeton University.