| Head of Capital Markets and M&A Strategy > 50 years combined experience | Strategic IR and Corporate Finance Counsel | Advisory Board and Executive Advisory | |
| Current Positions |  |  |  |
| Previous Positions |  |  |  |
| Industry Focus | |||
WFE systems and components | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ | ✅✅✅ |
Foundries and OSATs | ✅ | ✅ | |
Quantum, Photonics, Lasers, and Optical | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅✅ |
Semiconductor Test and Advanced Packaging | ✅ | ✅✅✅ | ✅ |
HDD, Solar PV, FPD & LED Manufacturing | ✅✅✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Fabless Semi or IDM | ✅✅ | ✅ | |
EDA & Manufacturing Software | ✅✅ |
Headgate Transactions
2026
Equity
$201,000,000
Deal Team & Syndicate Optimization for Follow-on Equity Offering
2025
M&A
$93,000,000
Acquisition of Infineon’s Fab 25
2024
Equity
$144,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2021
M&A
$70,000,000
Sale of Photonics business to EOTECH
2021
M&A
$270,000,000
Acquisition of IMG
2020
Equity
$146,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2019-2020
Excess Cash Deployment
Top 25 Investor Survey on Capital Deployment Priorities
2020
M&A
Acquisition of CR Machine (Mexico operation)
2019
M&A
$1,700,000,000
Merger with Rudolph to become ONTO
2019
M&A
Acquisition of Flow Control IP
2018-2019
Buybacks
$100,000,000
Multiple Stock Repurchase Programs
2017-2018
Buybacks
$50,000,000
Multiple Stock Repurchase Programs
2018
Equity
$102,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2018
M&A
$7,000,000
Acquisition of IAN Engineering
2018
M&A
$40,000,000
Acquisition of 4D Technology
2018
Equity
$95,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2017
M&A
$130,000,000
Acquisition of Talon
2017
Buybacks
$130,000,000
Multiple Stock Repurchase Programs
2017
M&A
$50,000,000
Acquisition of Cal-Weld
2016
M&A
$1,000,000,000
IR Messaging for Newport Acquisition
2016
Equity
$50,000,000
IPO
2011-2015
Buybacks
$200,000,000
Multiple Stock Repurchase Programs
2014
M&A
$87,000,000
IR Messaging for Granville-Phillips Acquisition
2013
Buybacks
$30,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program
2012
Buybacks
$20,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program
2011-2012
Excess Cash Deployment
Top 25 Investor Survey on Capital Deployment Priorities
2011
M&A
$12,000,000
Acquisition of Solar Implant Technologies
2011
M&A
$23,000,000
Acquisition of Nanda Technology
2010
M&A
Sale to AMETEK
2010
Buybacks
$10,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program
2009
Equity
$40,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2009
Equity
$34,000,000
Follow-on Equity Offering
2009
M&A
$8,000,000
Acquisition of Zygo Semi. Solutions
2008
M&A
$15,000,000
Acquisition of Oerlikon HDD business
2008
Debt
$30,000,000
Convertible Debt Refinancing
2008
M&A
$3,500,000
Acquisition of Tevet
2007
M&A
$6,000,000
Acquisition of Creative Display Solutions
2007
M&A
Divestiture of CD-SEM & DiVA product lines
2006
M&A
$36,000,000
Acquisition of Si Automation
2006
M&A
$55,000,000
Acquisition of Accent Optical
2006
M&A
$7,000,000
Acquisition of Soluris