Mr. Sauter specializes in leading complex M&A transactions to successful completion and supports Legend’s SPAC, security, bio-med and technology practices. He also helps clients of the firm’s Convergent Security Group increase the value of their enterprises by improving their strategies, raising capital and making acquisitions. Mr. Sauter previously served as COO of the Chesapeake Innovation Center, a public-private security technology partnership where his expertise in venture financing, growth strategies and the security market helped member companies win substantial financing, major contracts and profitable exits. His analysis of the security market includes co-authoring widely-quoted white papers and McGraw-Hill’s leading university textbook: Homeland Security: A Complete Guide to Understanding, Preventing and Surviving Terrorism.Mr. Sauter’s experience includes serving as a senior executive at several venture capital-backed companies; principal investigator/program manager for a contract with a major U.S. intelligence agency; and an Army officer in infantry and special forces units. Mr. Sauter is a graduate of Harvard University, magna cum laude, and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. He holds Series 7 and 63 Registrations. |