COOPER JOHN
Private Equity Investor chez MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Profil
John A.
Cooper serves as President of Startup Investments for the Orlando Opportunity Fund.
He has led or participated in financing and merger/acquisition activities for more than 200 technology sector companies, with specific focus in SaaS enterprise applications, Internet technologies, and Healthcare IT.
Since 2014 he has been the managing director of Houlihan Lokey – ranked as the No.
1 M&A advisor for all U.S.
transactions, the No.
1 global restructuring advisor, and the No.
1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years.
Mr. Cooper served as Managing Director of Microsoft Corporation in corporate development and strategy group, where he performed a leadership role in investments & acquisitions, defining key corporate relationships and involved in more than thirty transactions.
Mr. Cooper led the acquisition of Great Plains, Inc., Mr. Cooper advised ThinkTank LLC on the privatization of Buy.com, as well as the management and refinement of its technology investment portfolio.
Mr. Cooper held senior corporate development and strategy positions with American Express Corporation, First Data Corporation, and HBO & Company, where he participated in more than two hundred strategic investment and acquisition processes.
He played a central role in the founding of two venture capital-sponsored technology and services companies.
He serves as an Executive Director of Archpoint Corp.
Mr. Cooper has been an active Board Member for both public and private companies in the technology sector.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota and completed Post Graduate Studies in Computer Science, Management and Marketing, including an executive management program at MIT in Advanced Technologies in Business.
Postes actifs de COOPER JOHN
Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Private Equity Investor | - |
Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC
Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC (Orlando Opportunity Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. | President | - |
Carlsquare GmbH
Carlsquare GmbH Investment ManagersFinance CatCap GmbH provides strategic corporate action planning and consulting services. The firm supports businesses and shareholders in dealing with corporate issues, such as shares disposal, acquisition and equity capitalization, and business portfolio optimization. Its focus areas encompass merger and acquisitions, capital-raising, management buy-in and buy-out activities. It operates as a corporate finance consultancy firm, which enables clients to identify and acquire partners or additional purchases and investments. It operates a network of strategic and financial investors, family offices, and management buy-in candidates. The company was founded by Mark Miller and Michael Moritz in 2000 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2020 |
Capital Clarity LLC
Capital Clarity LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Carlsquare GmbH, Capital Clarity LLC operates as an investment banking firm. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2019 by Susan Blanco, John A. Cooper. Capital Clarity was acquired by Carlsquare AB on April 04, 2023. | Fondateur | 01/04/2020 |
Archpoint Corp.
Archpoint Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Archpoint Corp. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in Sanford, FL. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Anciens postes connus de COOPER JOHN
Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
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HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Formation de COOPER JOHN
University of Minnesota | Graduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | Finance |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
Entreprise privées | 4 |
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Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC
Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Orlando Opportunity Fund Management LLC (Orlando Opportunity Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. | Finance |
Carlsquare GmbH
Carlsquare GmbH Investment ManagersFinance CatCap GmbH provides strategic corporate action planning and consulting services. The firm supports businesses and shareholders in dealing with corporate issues, such as shares disposal, acquisition and equity capitalization, and business portfolio optimization. Its focus areas encompass merger and acquisitions, capital-raising, management buy-in and buy-out activities. It operates as a corporate finance consultancy firm, which enables clients to identify and acquire partners or additional purchases and investments. It operates a network of strategic and financial investors, family offices, and management buy-in candidates. The company was founded by Mark Miller and Michael Moritz in 2000 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. | Finance |
Capital Clarity LLC
Capital Clarity LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Carlsquare GmbH, Capital Clarity LLC operates as an investment banking firm. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2019 by Susan Blanco, John A. Cooper. Capital Clarity was acquired by Carlsquare AB on April 04, 2023. | Finance |
Archpoint Corp.
Archpoint Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Archpoint Corp. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in Sanford, FL. | Finance |