Alan Scharfstein is the President of The DAK Group. He founded DAK in 1984 based upon his belief that mid-market firms deserved the same high level of investment banking expertise that large public corporations received from Wall Street firms. He has personally been involved in negotiating over 250 transactions in a wide range of industries for over 20 years.

Mr. Scharfstein brings to mid market M&A a unique combination of financial sophistication, large corporate transactional and operating experience and the skills necessary to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment. Prior to founding DAK, Mr. Scharfstein served in several executive financial and manufacturing positions with PepsiCo. In addition, he was a senior executive with Universal Folding Box, a privately-held packaging manufacturer and founded, grew, and successfully sold a high tech CAD_CAM manufacturing company.

Mr. Scharfstein is a frequent lecturer on the sale of privately held businesses, valuation and negotiation strategies. He has been quoted and written about in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Financial Times and Time.

Mr. Scharfstein received a BS in Economics and MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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