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Brian M. Leu joined DCA Partners in 2007 and supports the Firm’s investment banking business and private equity and principal investment effort through DCA Capital. With Mr. Leu’s primary focus on the private equity fund, he supports general fund networking, deal sourcing and execution, and ongoing monitoring and management of the fund portfolio. Prior to joining DCA, he was a member of the Equity Research team at Deutsche Bank Securities in San Francisco covering the technology sector. In this role, he was responsible for performing in-depth analysis on industry and market trends, building detailed company financial models, valuing firms using a variety of techniques (DCF, multiples, LBO, EVA, and proprietary models), and broadly evaluating the investment worthiness of companies under coverage. Prior to working in San Francisco, Mr. Leu was an equity research associate with Deutsche Bank in New York City covering the Telecommunication and Food Manufacturing industries. During his tenure at the investment bank, he also completed the rigorous Global Equity and Debt Training Program in New York and London. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Leu was an investment analyst at Bayes Capital, a New York City-based long-short equity hedge fund focused on small-cap companies with significant growth potential. In this role, he was broadly responsible for fundamental company analysis on investment opportunities and exploring a variety of trading strategies, including the extensive use of derivatives. While earning his graduate degree in Business Administration, Mr. Leu was the Growth Portfolio Manager of the Michael Price Student Investment Fund, a $2.0 million university endowment fund focused on long-term capital appreciation. Mr. Leu began his career at AT&T Corporation in New Jersey within Corporate Finance as a member of the Financial Leadership Program where he worked in a variety of roles, including competitive and industry analysis, capital budgeting, and strategic planning. Mr. Leu earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration with distinction from the NYU Stern School of Business. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Duke University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Leu has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Sacramento and the New York Society of Security Analysts. | 