Gary Hultquist Bio

Gary Hultquist works with Founders, Management and Boards of Directors of private and mid-market public technology companies to stay ahead of competitors, achieve rapid increases in shareholder value and attract strategic interest by accelerating growth via licensing, distribution-channel alliances or acquisitions and executing timely sell-side transactions on terms that meet shareholder goals. Gary has over 25 years' experience as a strategic and financial advisor and M&A specialist, handling mergers, acquisitions, technology licensing and financings. He has broad experience in and focuses on the following technology sectors: Semiconductors (manufacturing equipment and consumables), Advanced Materials, Information Technology (SaaS, mobile apps, digital media), Medical Devices and Energy (including renewables). He has represented or completed transactions with Adidas (Germany), Advanced Energy (NASDAQ), Applied Materials (NYSE), ASML (Netherlands), ASYST (NASDAQ), Becton-Dickinson (NYSE), Clariant (Switzerland), FSI International (NASDAQ), Furukawa Electric (Japan), Harris (NYSE), Micronic Laser (Sweden), Rohm & Haas (NYSE), Saint-Gobain (France), Sumitomo (Japan), Suss Microtec (Germany). TA Associates (U.S.), Tegal (NASDAQ), Tokyo Electron (Japan), Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, L.P. (U.S), Trikon Technologies (U.K.) and Varian (NYSE). Formerly, Gary was a Partner in a large law firm in San Francisco and in a boutique firm in Silicon Valley, specializing in securities, corporate and IP litigation. He is a member of the California Bar. Gary has actively supported community nonprofits, serving as Director and Chair of Investment Committees at the Northwest Foundation, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and Katherine Delmar Burke School and as Co-Founder of the Episcopal Sanctuary for the homeless in San Francisco. He received a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Northwest Missouri State University, a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Missouri and attended post-graduate studies in Taxation at The George Washington University. He served in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.