Bio

Michael (Max) Maxworthy has 18 years of investment banking and private equity experience in advising middle market companies in sectors such as Financial Technology, On-line Databases and Content, Enterprise Software, Digital Media, and eCommerce. In 2007 and 2008, Max was named to Investment Dealer's Digest's Magazine's "40 Under 40" list of top international deal-makers. In 2010, Max was also recognized by M&A Advisor' list for "40 under 40" based on his recent accomplishments. Max began his career as a Research Assistant at Morgan Stanley before moving onto becoming a Financial Analyst at American International Group, and then moved to Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), where he led a team that provided in-depth research on industries, companies, transactions, and valuations. His research was a cornerstone of publications such as Communications Industry Report and Communications Industry Forecast (published by VSS) as well as a critical information source for industry-specific publications such as Investment Dealers’ Digest Magazine (Global M&A roundtable discussion member), The Daily Deal, Securities Industry News, Corporate Finance Week, and Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine. Max joined Marlin & Associates Holding LLC as a Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director, where he advised on many successfully concluded mergers, acquisitions, capital raises, and valuations. Since beginning his investment-banking career he has worked on both domestic and international cross-border deals with some of the biggest names in the business, including: IBM, Bloomberg, Factset Research Systems, Thomson Reuters, NYSE Technologies, Digital River, Euronext, NPD Group, Ventyx, Screaming Media (now part of Dow Jones/NewsCorp), FiServ and Morningstar to name a few.