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Craig Mahfood is a Partner in the New York office of MMG Partners. Mr. Mahfood has consulted for financial services firms in areas of strategy, new product development, and operations.Selected experiences include: Performed due diligence for a private equity firm's proposed investment in a floor-based derivatives exchange, including assessment of market growth, macroeconomic risk factors, and potential for operational efficiency improvements.For a leading market data vendor, developed an extensive market intelligence program to track market size, growth, and competitive share of information and technology spending across the securities industry globally.Assessed a venture capital firm's proposed investment in an upstart electronic loan syndication and trading platform, including development of a US market entry strategy.Recommended electronic trading strategy for a floor-based stock exchange. Developed business plan and evaluated technology partners for the new venture.Advised on product strategy for a pioneering energy exchange, including design of a new derivative trading product, credit risk system, and market data service. Developed business case for a financial software vendor to build a fixed income electronic trading platform. Recommended functionality, pricing and roll-out strategy.Identified market structure, technology, and trading rule changes needed to facilitate the acquisition of an electronic competitor by a floor-based options exchange.Prior to MMG Partners, Mr. Mahfood was a consultant in the securities practice of Mitchell Madison Group, and also worked in the technology corporate finance group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown.Mr. Mahfood holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | 