Marks Baughan & Co. is pleased to announce that Paul Vander Vort has joined the firm to head its newly opened Minneapolis office. Vander Vort joins Marks Baughan from the Thomson Corporation (NYSE:TOC), where he held the position of Vice President, Strategy and Business Development for Thomson North American Legal. In that capacity, Vander Vort was responsible for M&A strategy and oversaw strategic licensing for North American Legal, which includes Thomson’s flagship Westlaw business as well as Elite. Previously, Vander Vort was a senior technology investment banker with RBC Capital Markets in Boston and London, in addition to several years as a practicing transactional attorney with Freshfields in London and Leonard Street and Deinard in Minneapolis.
“I know the team at Marks Baughan very well and am excited to join one of the most successful and innovative new boutique technology investment banks,” said Vander Vort. “Marks Baughan’s deep expertise and commitment to the financial and legal technology verticals are unique in investment banking.”
“We are extremely pleased to have Paul join our firm. His domain expertise within the financial and legal technology sectors, coupled with his significant deal experience, are a perfect complement to Marks Baughan.” adds Managing Member Nick Baughan. “We have been fortunate to work on both sides of the table with Paul and have the utmost regard for his capabilities, professionalism and expertise.”
Vander Vort’s experience and relationships in legal technology strengthen Marks Baughan’s position as the leading advisor to growth technology companies serving the legal, compliance and risk management verticals. Since its inception in mid-2004, Marks Baughan has advised on 20 transactions; illustrative legal technology transactions include the sales of CaseSoft, Juris and Verilaw to LexisNexis, the divestiture of Thomson’s Business Intelligence units, Profound® and NewsEdge, the sale of nMatrix to EPIQ Systems, the divestiture of DecisionQuest from Bowne & Co. and the sale of CaseData to Oce NV.
Contacts:
Jim Marks: jmarks@marbau.com
Nick Baughan: nbaughan@marbau.com
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John Jacobs: jjacobs@marbau.com
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Paul Vander Vort: pvandervort@marbau.com
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About Marks Baughan & Co.
Marks Baughan & Co. provides investment banking services to growth companies in the Financial Technology and Information Management sectors. Our narrow focus and deep expertise and relationships in these two verticals provide our clients with top-quality results driven by an efficient process. Started in 2004 by two former senior members of the Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, Marks Baughan & Co. has established itself as one of the most successful of the new boutique investment banks by combining bulge-bracket expertise with boutique service. Our clients range from public companies with multi-billion dollar market caps to private companies with $10 million in revenues. We deliver results for clients: advising on sales of entire companies and divisions, acquisitions, private placements of equity and debt securities, or strategic advisory services for CEOs and CFOs on public offerings, M&A plans, or investor positioning.