Bio

David Freeland, a FOCUS Principal, has more than fifteen years of experience providing investment banking and management consulting services to a variety of corporate clients, ranging from the Fortune 500 to start-up businesses. He has been an investment banker since 2003, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions. During his investment banking career, Mr. Freeland has primarily focused on technology-driven sectors, including telecommunications (telecom), IT, internet infrastructure and enterprise software. His transaction experience includes telecom and cable services, telecom carrier software, network management software, call centers, IT management and security platforms, IT consulting and outsourced services, colocation/ managed hosting and business intelligence. Mr. Freeland began his career as a management consultant, working first at Monitor Group and then at CRA International. He consulted to clients in sectors ranging from telecom to chemicals, advising on corporate and business strategy. At the corporate level, he focused on business portfolio strategy, divestitures and mergers and acquisitions. At the business unit level, he focused on growth and turnaround strategies, including marketing improvements, new technologies, acquisitions and operational adjustments. At CRA, Mr. Freeland also worked with the Finance Group on financial valuation of businesses, products and assets in support of litigation. Mr. Freeland graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in History and received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.