Headgate Partners

Background

  • Claire brings a unique combination of both Industry and Wall Street experience
    • Nearly 30 years of Wall Street, capital markets, corporate finance, and M&A experience
    • 26+ years of semiconductor and electronics / tech hardware industry expertise
    • 18+ years of investor relations and strategic financial communications experience
  • First half of career as Investment Banker
    • Built and led SoundView’s semiconductor manufacturing investment banking franchise
    • Closed over 40 financings and M&A transactions in the semi/electronics manufacturing industry
    • Last five years as senior calling officer; Managing Director / Partner since 2000
  • Claire launched Headgate Partners in 2005
    • Long-standing client relationships, bringing excellent references, reputation, and credibility 
    • Current clients include Intevac (16yrs), Ichor (7yrs), Onto Innovation (4yrs), nLIGHT & SkyWater (2yrs)
    • Prior multi-year client engagements with Nanometrics, MKS, Photon Control, Cascade Micro, Amkor, Kulicke & Soffa, Actel
    • Highly credible representative as “in house equivalent” investor relations officer; proven track record as IR advisor/mentor as well


Highly Leverageable Asset for Management

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Headgate History of Long-Term Engagements
Very little client turnover in 17 years


Why Choose Headgate?

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  • The personal, dedicated time of Claire McAdams
    • Like having full-time/in-house level support, with the benefit of a broader perspective
    • While three employees support Claire’s work in the background, she is the sole client-facing member of the Headgate team
    • Completely different model than a “big IR firm” where most of the work is handled by junior staff
  • Unique combination of extensive IR and semiconductor industry experience
    • Knowledge
    • Credibility
    • Rapid learning curve
    • Long-term relationships and references
  • Nearly 30 years of Wall Street “sales” experience 
    • Pitching companies, creating roadshows (both for deals and non-deals), understanding how to sell value to the Street
  • A highly leverage-able asset for management
    • IR role can span from high-level IR strategy to “in-house equivalent” 
    • Ability to help define – and execute on – M&A strategy
    • Objective assessment of capital structure, financing strategy and banker-proposed transactions