John leads corporate development for OpenView, including helping our portfolio establish strategic relationships with potential alliance partners and acquirers, advising on and executing M&A and capital raise transactions, and leading portfolio exit planning activities. He also covers OpenView’s network of large tech companies, investment banks, private equity and venture lenders.
We take a truly 360-degree view when making decisions and taking actions – how does this impact and serve our entrepreneurs, employees, investors and the community? I see this play out on a daily basis and it’s something in which the firm takes pride.
Prior to joining OpenView, John was Director of Corporate Development at Rocket Software, a global enterprise software company where he drove inorganic growth initiatives and business development activities. While there he successfully executed 10 acquisitions, including public company carve-outs, stock purchases and cross-border transactions. Before Rocket, John focused on M&A as an investment banker at Barclays Capital, and he has also held various roles within the asset management industry.
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