Michael Simon

Mike delivers high-quality strategic planning with each client as they begin the transaction journey. With years of experience and over 140 successful transactions, $5 billion in transaction value,  he believes trust and  communication are key to getting deals closed. Known for his skill of leading people  from divergent positions to reaching common goals, plays  a critical role in his ability to negotiate the best terms for clients.

Mr. Simon has spent most of his career as an M&A advisor for both sell-side and buy-side  technology-based businesses, including photonics, laboratory sciences, sensors, electronics and software. Most recently he was a Managing Director at American Corporate Services an M&A Advisory firm. Mike started his career in the computer industry, then moved to a Venture Capital role at Ferranti High Technology and from there into M&A Advisory roles with boutique domestic and cross- border firms.

Mike holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He previously held Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licensed with FINRA.

Mike is an avid sailor who has competed in numerous regattas in New York and New Jersey and enjoys recreational cruising in the Bahamas, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands.