Ed M. Leonard
Profile
Mr. Ed M.
Leonard is Senior Transaction Partner at Seven Hills Partners LLC.
Prior to joining Seven Hills Partners, Mr. Leonard spent five years as a Managing Director of Broadview International where he completed transactions for communications, enterprise software, and semiconductor companies.
With several years of experience as a lawyer specializing in financial transactions and strategic legal advice for high-technology growth companies, he acted as lead counsel on all 19 of Cisco Systems' acquisitions completed prior to his joining Broadview International, including its $4.5 billion acquisition of StrataCom in 1996.
As a banker and a lawyer, he has advised on well over 100 M&A transactions and hundreds of financial transactions.
Before joining Broadview in 1997, he was with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison.
Mr. Leonard earned a JD degree from Stanford University Law School and a BA degree from Yale University.
Former positions of Ed M. Leonard
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Broadview International LLC
 Broadview International LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies Broadview, a division of Jefferies & Company, Inc. provides services to the information technology, communications, healthcare technology and digital media industries. The firm addresses six major technology segments: communications technology, semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, enterprise software, digital media, and information technology services. Jefferies Broadview consists of 90 investment bankers operating in the US, Europe and Asia. The company provides investment banking services including debt and equity underwriting, private placements, M&A and restructuring advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Seven Hills Partners LLC
 Seven Hills Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001, Seven Hills Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm provides financial advisory and corporate finance services to emerging and mid-cap companies. Seven Hills provides a full array of trading and execution services. They do not provide any internal research. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Ed M. Leonard
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Linked companies
| Private companies | 3 |
|---|---|
Seven Hills Partners LLC
Seven Hills Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001, Seven Hills Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm provides financial advisory and corporate finance services to emerging and mid-cap companies. Seven Hills provides a full array of trading and execution services. They do not provide any internal research. | Finance |
Broadview International LLC
Broadview International LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies Broadview, a division of Jefferies & Company, Inc. provides services to the information technology, communications, healthcare technology and digital media industries. The firm addresses six major technology segments: communications technology, semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, enterprise software, digital media, and information technology services. Jefferies Broadview consists of 90 investment bankers operating in the US, Europe and Asia. The company provides investment banking services including debt and equity underwriting, private placements, M&A and restructuring advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Commercial Services |
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