Experienced Professionals
Our experienced professionals are dedicated to helping clients unlock inherent value and create new value.
Our handpicked, executives are experienced in a variety of skill sets and backgrounds, enabling them to deal with numerous types of business problems from finance to operations. In addition, we maintain a network of strategic alliances which enable ALDA to provide experienced consultants with comprehensive human resource, employee benefits, information technology, intellectual property and regulatory affairs answers. Our network includes alliances with:
- Durant Resources Group
- Internet Technology Group, Inc.
- Arnall Golden & Gregory
- Fish & Richardson, P.C.
- Target Health, Inc.
“OUR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS CAN SHOW YOU ALL THE RIGHT STEPS”
David H. Fater [ View Bio ]
Chief Executive Officer
Essentials of Corporate and Capital Formation
by David H. Fater
ISBN (13): 978-0-470-49656-5
ISBN (10): 0-470-49656-8
Cost: $39.95
Paperback: 224 pages (estimated)
Available everywhere February 9, 2010
Brief Description: A simple and effective guide to the mechanics of finance and corporate structure
• Explains ways to form a business and finance it
• Reveals how to avoid securities laws pitfalls
• Practical terms and examples of the necessary mechanics of finance and corporate structure
• Helps analyze the decision to "go public" and provides pointers on operating a public company
Strategy, Capital Markets, Restructuring, and Mergers and Acquisitions experience. As a senior corporate financial executive with three public companies, he gained experience in IPOs, follow-on offerings and debt financing, having raised over $700 million in senior, subordinated and convertible debt and preferred and common equity. He has served as an international business advisor to senior management and boards of directors as a senior international partner during a 24-year career with Ernst & Young. He is a skilled negotiator, adept at mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.
Richard M. Cohen, Ph.D [ View Bio ]
Chief Operating Officer
Healthcare operations and worldwide sourcing experience. He is skilled in healthcare and life science operations as well as in issues dealing with importing, exporting and manufacturing operations in South America, Far East and Europe. Strong management experience in strategy and operations in companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 including medical device manufacturers as well as healthcare and biotechnology and drug discovery companies.
R. Duke Slaughter, Principal [ View Bio ]
Senior Financial Executive
Manufacturing and healthcare financial operations experience in healthcare, manufacturing and service industries and key experience in public offerings, debt and equity structuring and operational management. Skilled in treasury functions including planning, forecasting and cash management, he has strong management experience in infrastructure development, including policies and procedures, design implementation, mergers and acquisitions, system conversions and operations.
Marilyn Durant, M.S., SPHR [ View Bio ]
Organization Consultant
Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources Management providing* *human resources related strategies and customized solutions to improve people, processes and profitability in the workplace. Capabilities include recruitment, training and development, performance management, guidance in benefits administration and compensation; executive coaching, career transition, talent and retention strategy, HR Start ups, policy development and legal compliance, strategy and integration of people and processes in mergers and acquisitions.
David Bott [ View Bio ]
Sr. Information Technology Executive
Network support solutions experience specializing in networking support solutions from one to 10,000 nodes. He has specialized expertise in process analysis, providing reviews and status reports with recommendations to increase productivity. Skilled at negotiating hardware, software and licensing purchases, Dave specializes in Windows NT and Windows 2000 wired or wireless networked computers.
Bob Gregory [ View Bio ]
Senior Business Development Specialist
Marketing and client relations experience. Experienced in positioning, brand enhancement, targeting, account planning, client relations management and marketing communications. He is a skilled meeting and research facilitator with a background in international coordination/liaising and special project management. He brings a perspective across many industries through his association with Ernst & Young International, Prodigy, PepsiCo International, Foote-Cone & Belding, and Bristol-Myers-Squibb.
Les Breiland [ View Bio ]
Senior Financial Executive
Turnaround and financial operations experienced in financial management and turnaround situations. He is skilled both domestically and internationally in cash management, profit and capital planning, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions and has been involved in all aspects of corporate management and transactions. His corporate experience has included Akzo Nobel, Brintec, Block Drug and Serta Mattress.
Jeffrey E. Topfer, JD, MPH [ View Bio ]
Senior Operations Executive
Healthcare operations and technology experience provides business development and mergers and acquisitions services, merger integration implementation, legal transaction advice, due diligence assistance, strategic planning, development of innovative business concepts and operational processes, and forging of strategic alliances and corporate finance functions. Mr. Topfer also brings a variety of experiences through his association with numerous healthcare companies and as a special assistant to Daniel Moynihan's senior healthcare aide.
Thomas J. Bohannon [ View Bio ]
Senior Financial Executive
Accomplished, creative CPA experience provides outstanding analytical and technical abilities. Has experience for over 30 years in public accounting and private industry including not-for-profits, retail, manufacturing, import/export and natural resources. Well versed in SEC reporting, financial accounting systems and technical accounting issues.
Jerry M. Anchin, Ph.D [ View Bio ]
Senior Biotechnology Executive
Extensive experience in biotechnology research and business ventures having been actively involved in the fields of immunology, molecular biology, drug discovery, and protein chemistry since 1978 and has experience as the Head of Assay Development and Manufacturing and Group leader of Drug Discovery. Recipient of seven patents including the design of a novel immunoassay for the detection of creatine-kinase isoenzymes released during acute myocardial infarction as well as the discovery of a novel small molecule for the prevention of asthma.
Frank S. Caruso, Ph.D., Principal [ View Bio ]
Senior Drug Development Executive
Senior pharmaceutical drug development executive with more than 30 years' experience directing worldwide clinical/pharmacological research and biological evaluation programs involving licensing and drug development research planning for leading pharmaceutical companies. Has been the founding officer for two start-up pharmaceutical companies raising private venture money resulting in two successful IPO's.
Daniel N. Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.C. [ View Bio ]
Senior Medical Clinician and Investigator
Medical devices and healthcare practice experience engaged in a private medical electrophysiology practice where he performs numerous invasive cardiac procedures and has served as a consultant for several Fortune 500 Medical Device Companies including Guidant, St. Jude and Medtronics. He has been a clinical investigator for both the MADIT II (MultiCenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial) and SCDHeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death Heart Failure Trial). As both a medical doctor and an electrical engineer with a computer science background, he brings a unique perspective to medical device and life sciences companies.
Joseph Pivinski [ View Bio ]
Senior Financial Executive
Operations and transaction experience with top-level positions in public and private hyper-growth companies ranging in size from $15 million to $750 million in annual revenues. He offers a unique blend of operating financial and transaction experience as well as experience with the public capital markets.
John Goldin [ View Bio ]
ALDA Controller
Has over 15 years financial and managerial experience gained positions in public and private companies ranging in size from $15 million to $750 million in annual revenues. He offers a unique blend of operating financial experience.
Areas of Focus [ More Info ]
- Health Care
- Biotechnology
- Health Care Services
- Life Sciences
- Medical Devices
- Physician Management
- Other:
- Manufacturing
- International
