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Punching Out!
Column from: Tom Kastner
Tom Kastner is the president of GP Ventures, an M&A advisory services firm focused on the tech and electronics industries. He is a registered representative of StillPoint Capital, LLC—a Tampa, Florida member of FINRA and SIPC—and securities transactions are conducted through it. StillPoint Capital is not affiliated with GP Ventures. Tom has 20+ years’ experience in M&A, corporate development and technology investment management in electronics industry, semiconductors, semiconductor equipment, IoT, distribution, PC boards, contract manufacturing, and components.
Previously, Kastner served as president of Hakuto America, a division of Hakuto Co., Ltd. (a Japanese technology-oriented trading company). He was director of Hakuto’s investment program in the U.S. and Europe, leading and supervising investments in 11 technology companies with a value of $100 million+. He later joined OEM Capital, a technology-focused investment banking firm, gaining five years of deal-making experience. In addition, Tom co-founded an Illinois-based distributor of electronic components, Strategic Switch & Audio.
Tom holds an MBA from Yale University and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and is fluent in Japanese.