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About the Author

ROD ROBERTSON IS THE MANAGING PARTNER of Briggs Capital, a Boston-based mergers-and-acquisitions firm (www.briggscapital.com) that he has managed since 2001. Rod has personally directed over fifty of the firm’s transactions in raising cash and leading buy-or-sell-side assignments for the firm’s clients. Briggs Capital’s deals typically range from one million to thirty million dollars in enterprise value, and Briggs has established itself as a leading transaction firm in New England for entrepreneurs and the small-business market.

While at Briggs, Rod has enjoyed traveling the globe and being involved in multiple transactions as a principal and broker in developing countries. Rod spends considerable time in Panama, where Briggs has an office, performing numerous roles as business owner and intermediary. He is a motivational and guest speaker on a wide range of topics domestically and abroad and is a regular speaker at the Harvard Business School and the Babson MBA program, among other venues.

Before Briggs, Rod owned or was an equity partner in three businesses in the consumer products, technology, and real estate sectors. In all three, Rod led the successful sale of the businesses. Rod’s fascinating life style has had him visiting over fifty-five countries, and he is a collector of eclectic military antiques from around the globe. Most recently, Rod has been gallivanting through Romania and Moldova and has led a trade delegation to the Ukraine, sharing America’s best practices in business.