|  George
M. Shea, a FOCUS Partner, has over thirty
years of broad industry experience in acquisitions and divestitures,
corporate finance, business development, strategic planning,
marketing, sales and operations for public and private companies.
Utilizing a unique combination of operating management expertise
and major M&A, financing and business development experience,
he has acted as a principal or facilitator in over 100 transactions.
Prior to joining FOCUS, for the past 14 years,
Mr. Shea ran a boutique investment bank, Ambassador Capital
Corporation, of Atlanta and Jacksonville, where he acted as
a finder and consultant in new business development activities
for software, payment systems, IT services, healthcare and
telecommunications companies. Services included mergers, acquisitions
and divestitures, capital sourcing, marketing and strategic
planning, valuation, post-merger integration and creation
and management of new distribution channels.
Mr. Shea arranged the largest single infusion
of equity capital ($25 Million) into an early stage technology-based
company in Georgia’s history, a transaction later named
“Venture Capital Deal of the Year.”
Previous assignments include head of acquisitions
and business development for a major public payment systems
and IT services company where he sourced and implemented nine
acquisitions over a four-year period, quadrupling the company’s
revenues with no earnings dilution.
Mr. Shea also was President and CEO of InfoSafe
Corporation, a telecommunications and software company, and
was Digital Equipment Corporation’s first Industry Marketing
Director, responsible for five organizations aggregating over
$500 Million annually in revenue.
A graduate of Colby College (honors –
Independent Studies), George Washington University and the
Stanford Executive MBA Program, Mr. Shea currently serves
on the Board of the USO (United Services Organization), the
Amelia Arts Academy and the Amelia Island Association. He
also has served on the Board of a number of technology growth
companies and industry trade associations.
Contact Information:
George M. Shea
4658-2 Carlton Dunes Drive #2
Amelia Island, FL 32034
Phone: 404.963.8253
Cell: 904-206-0219
Fax: 904-491-5267
George.Shea@focusbankers.com |
