Thomas Colucci Senior Advisor – Portfolio assessment and Mergers & Acquisition advisory group – Washington, DC
Areas of expertise
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Investment Banking & Capital Markets
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Business Development & Capital Formation
- Technology & Early-Stage Investments
Thomas is currently a Senior Advisor to Phronesis within the firm’s portfolio assessment and Mergers and Acquisitions advisory group.He currently contributes to the Phronesis team on matters of domestic and cross border M&A. With a background in the origination ofsmall, mid and large sized media and tech companies across multiple global business verticals, he is able to deliver solutions basedupon over three decades of experience in Europe and the Americas.
Thomas is a seasoned advisor driving strategic deals and capital growth across global markets. His expertise in M&A and investment banking enables businesses to scale and succeed.
Tom currently also serves as the Head of the Strategic Consultancy practice at Icon Asset Management AG, a Phronesis Groupconsortium partner, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Thomas launched the Consultancy group in December 2018. The focus ofthe group is on disruptive and sustainable technologies whose applications can be found in both the public and private sectors.
Prior to Phronesis and Icon, Tom has held senior level roles at J.P. Morgan (NY), Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), where he openedthe Chicago office for Prime Services and led sales focused on equity and debt financing. He continued service with Bear Stearnswhere he relocated in 2001 to London as Managing Director (EMEA) for Equity & Debt Prime Services.
Tom later joined Pali International Ltd, where he was Head of Business Development. He then continued to Fortis Bank, where he wasGlobal Head of Prime Brokerage Sales. He later continued service in the London office of Compagnie Financiere Tradition, the largestindependent inter-dealer broker, where he led efforts to source non-performing loans (NPL’s) for secondary trading and was active intrading illiquid European debt & strategy.
As a seasoned investment banker with over 30 years of capital markets experience on both sides of the Atlantic he has advisedcompanies with complex needs and requirements related to both public and private capital transactions. He continues to lead anddirect capital formation, business development, governance, and strategy for many clients.
An entrepreneur in spirit, he concentrates his efforts on early stage (Pre-Series A through Series C) technology companies. He focuseson dual use disruptive cyber, AI, and encrypted communication technologies utilized for both offensive and defensive capabilities withNational Security and civilian applications. He was formerly the Secretary of the Advisory Board of SDSE Networks, a leading provider ofsecure communications utilizing Zero Trust Network Level 3 capabilities.
Thomas is a 1992 graduate of the University of Dayton, with a BA in both English & Political Science.
Publications
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Narrow Your Focus to Prevent Overanalysis
What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people. Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?”
January 25, 2024 -
Three Social Media Hacks for the Busy Entrepreneur
The teams focused their efforts on a few of the highest-value S&OP levers in order to review the current planning process, identify gaps in the planning infrastructure and analytically understand demand and supply variability.
December 6, 2023 -
Stick with Your Concept but Do Your Homework
With hundreds of medications in the market, Pharm Ltd. needed a proper method to predict and manage their inventory. Using a mean absolute percentage analysis (MAPE), the teams defined appropriate levels for raw materials and finished products by mapping.
December 6, 2023
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