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Valeria
Alberola, Partner
Valeria Alberola has over 12 years of international experience in corporate finance and strategic consulting. At Q Advisors, Valeria has executed mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and strategic financial advisory engagements across a variety of sectors including telecommunications, software, media and business services for clients such as Associated Content, Circle Graphics, Evolving Systems, LightEdge Solutions, NuVox and XceedID.
Prior to joining Q Advisors, Valeria was the Director of Business Development for VeloCom, an international telecommunications company, where she was involved in acquisition and capital raising activities. Prior to VeloCom, Valeria was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Santiago, Chile, and an equity analyst with Citibank in São Paulo, Brazil.
Valeria currently serves as a member of the Associate Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Business Circle of Colorado.
Valeria received a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management where she was a Fulbright scholar. She is fluent in four languages, including Spanish, French and Portuguese.
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Michael Crawford,
Partner
Michael Crawford has over 17 years of investment banking and
operating experience. Prior to Q Advisors, he spent five years
with Level 3 Communications, a Fortune 500 telecommunications
service provider, where he held leadership positions in Corporate/Business
Development, Sales Management, and Marketing. Prior to Level
3, Michael was an investment banker with Prudential Securities
in New York, and with both a leading middle market firm and
a telecommunications boutique in Denver. During his investment
banking career, he has executed mergers and acquisitions, raised
private and public equity, and managed debt transactions in
a variety of industries. Within information technology and telecommunications,
Michael has worked with companies in the web hosting, Internet
Service Provider, Internet commerce/content, call center, and
competitive local exchange carrier markets.
Michael received a B.A. in Economics from Lafayette College
and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.
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Rob Kaufman, Partner
Rob Kaufman has over 20 years of international capital markets experience raising and investing capital as both agent and principal, and representing clients in mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Q Advisors, Rob was President and CEO of netLibrary, Inc., where he was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2002 Technology Pioneer, a distinction awarded to only 69 CEOs worldwide. Rob has helped execute the mergers and acquisitions, financing and recapitalization strategies of clients including Circle Graphics, Highwinds Network Group, IP Commerce, MatchLogic, SpectraLink and Symbios Logic. Before moving to Colorado, Rob was Managing Partner of a Boston-based investment partnership, and a Vice President with Goldman Sachs in London.
Rob is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado at Boulder, a past member of the Board of Directors of AeA Mountain States Council, and on the Board of the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) in Boulder.
Rob received a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
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Michael
Quinn, Partner
Michael Quinn has over 20 years of experience in capital raising
and mergers and acquisitions, bringing a reputation as an effective
problem solver and a provider of strategic advice to the clients
of Q Advisors. Michael has led M&A and debt and equity financings
in a variety of sectors including the competitive wireline telecom,
wireless, mobile content, satellite and mobile infrastructure
and solutions sectors for Q Advisors clients such as 2ergo Group
plc, Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., Lightship Telecom, mBlox,
NuVox, Inc. and WildBlue Communications. Michael also focuses
on telecom software and business services sectors, guiding companies
such as Associated Content, Evolving Systems, IM&I Communications
and Lightedge Solutions through strategic transactions.
Previously, Michael was a founder of and Chief Corporate Development
Officer for VeloCom Inc., where he was responsible for capital
raising and acquisition activities. Prior to VeloCom, Michael
was a partner in the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart
LLP, guiding their international corporate finance practice.
Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Michael practiced with
the New York-based law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen &
Hamilton.
Michael received a B.A. in International Affairs from The George
Washington University and a J.D. from the New York University
School of Law.
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Patrick
Scott, Partner
Patrick Scott has over 15 years of international investment
banking and corporate finance experience. Prior to joining
Q Advisors, Patrick was a Director in KZC Catalyst’s $150
million private investment fund. Previously, he was a
Principal in the Telecom Group with Bank of America Securities,
raising over $2.0 billion in debt and advising companies on
over $5.0 billion in transactions. His work with Bank
of America included a $1.8 billion project financing for a BellSouth
cellular subsidiary, earning IFR and PFI Deal of the Year in
2000. Patrick also created and managed his own consulting
firm, advising on over $2.0 billion in merger and acquisition
transactions, including the acquisition of a Qualcomm CLEC subsidiary
by an MCI company and advising Embratel S.A., a Brazilian long-distance
operator, in its bid to purchase strategic assets from AT&T
Latin America.
Patrick received a B.A. in Political Science from the University
of California, San Diego, and an M.B.A. from the University
of Michigan.
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Brian
Barnell, CFA, Vice President
Brian Barnell brings over 10 years of experience in the financial
services industry to Q Advisors. Previously, Brian worked with
Bank of America Securities in various capacities, most recently
serving as a Vice President in the Global Structured Finance
Group in New York. With additional experience in the Latin America
Debt Capital Markets and Global Project Finance groups, Brian
has extensive experience in creating and reviewing business
plans and financial forecasts, and designing creative capital
structures. Brian holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Brian received a dual B.A. (History and Spanish) from The University
of California at Santa Barbara and a M.A. from the Monterey
Institute of International Studies.
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Andy
Monroe, Vice President
Andy Monroe brings more than nine years of diverse corporate
finance experience to
Q Advisors. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Andy was
Vice President at a Seattle-based investment bank, where he
managed and executed numerous private placement and merger and
acquisition transactions. Former clients include companies such
as Twisted Pair Solutions, Crisp Wireless, Purcell Systems,
and numerous others within the Communications, Wireless, Software
and other emerging growth sectors. Previously, Andy was
a sell-side equity Research Associate for Chicago-based William
Blair & Company, responsible for performing strategic analysis,
financial modeling, and valuation analysis for the wireless
communications, technology and other business services industries.
Andy has held previous finance positions for FrontierVision
Partners, a cable systems operator, and was a Senior Auditor
in the Communications practice of KPMG.
Andy holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Colorado
at Boulder and an M.B.A. in Finance and Entrepreneurship from
the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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Chris
Zook, Vice President
Chris Zook brings over nine years of international corporate finance
experience to Q Advisors. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Chris
worked in London as an Associate in the Technology Investment Banking
Group of SG Cowen (now Cowen & Co.), where he was involved primarily
with software industry clients. Before helping to open Cowen's London
office, Chris was based in Boston and New York, where he assisted the
firm's technology clients with mergers and acquisitions. Over the course
of his career, Chris has been involved in the execution of almost $3
billion in public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions and
private capital raises, including work for clients such as Lightship
Telecom, SpectraLink and Stonesoft, as well as transactions involving
Avocent, BEA Systems, IBM, Polycom, Openwave, and Texas Instruments. In
addition to his investment banking work, Chris' experience also includes
middle market corporate banking.
Originally from Colorado, Chris received a B.S. in Business
Administration with honors from the Daniels College of Business at the
University of Denver.
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Andrew Altorfer, Associate
Andrew Altorfer has over five years of investment banking
and capital markets experience. Prior to joining Q Advisors,
Andrew worked with Citigroup’s Private Equity Placements
Group as a financial analyst, where he assisted in raising
capital both for private equity funds and for early-stage
and growth companies. Previously, Andrew worked with Goldman
Sachs as a middle office analyst in credit default swap and
interest rate product trading.
Andrew received a B.A. in Finance with
honors from the University of Illinois.
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Brendan
Hickey, Associate
Brendan Hickey joined Q Advisors after a distinguished academic
career at the University of Colorado at Boulder. During his
final two semesters at the University, Brendan worked as an
investment analyst at Mount Yale Capital Group. As a member
of the portfolio management team, Brendan participated in due
diligence, investment recommendations, and portfolio performance
analysis for Mount Yale’s hedge fund of funds.
Brendan received his B.S. in Finance with High Distinction from
the University of Colorado, earning the Chancellor’s Recognition
award for his academic excellence. In addition, he was named
the Leeds School of Business Outstanding Graduate for his graduating
class.
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Sarah Billstein, Analyst
Sarah Billstein joined Q Advisors after an accomplished academic
career at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While at the
University of Colorado, Sarah worked as an Investment Analyst
for Mount Yale Capital Group, an alternative investment management
firm with over $1.5 billion in assets, where she participated
in the due diligence, selection, and management of private equity
investments.
Sarah received her B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado.
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Abi Fadeyi,
Analyst
Abi Fadeyi joined Q Advisors after working
in New York as an analyst in Structured Products at Deutsche
Bank Securities, Inc. While at Deutsche Bank, Abi was the
lead analyst for several securitizations with a total transaction
value in excess of $2 billion. Abi also interned at Credit
Suisse where he was exposed to many forms of short-term and
asset backed financing options, including bridge loans and warehouse/revolving
credit facilities.
Abi received his B.A. in Economics from
Princeton University, and wrote his senior thesis on exchange
rates and the applicability of optimum currency area theory.
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Daniel Kenney,
Analyst
Daniel joined Q Advisors following an exceptional academic and
athletic career at the University of Colorado at Boulder. During
the summer before his senior year, Daniel worked as an Investment
Intern with JP Turner Inc., where as a member of the financial
planning team, he reviewed and analyzed investment portfolios,
and helped make investment recommendations for clients. Daniel
also worked as a Financial Representative Intern at Northwestern
Mutual where he sold financial planning and investment products.
Daniel received his B.S. in Finance/ Accounting with High Distinction,
as well as a minor in Economics from the University of Colorado.
He was named the University of Colorado’s Senior Scholar
Athlete for 2006/2007 as well as Outstanding Finance Student
by the Leeds School of Business.
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Scott Miller, Analyst
Scott joined Q Advisors after a successful academic career at
the University of Denver. During his final year at DU, Scott
worked as the Business Development Manager with U.S. Capital,
a Denver-based venture capital firm. In this role, Scott performed
due diligence, helped market the firm to the surrounding business
community and assisted portfolio companies. Prior to U.S. Capital,
Scott worked as a Research Assistant with Praxis Advisory Group
where he helped evaluate securities to be purchased by the firm’s
clients.
Scott received a B.S. in Business Administration with honors
from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
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Betsy Crane, General Counsel
Betsy Crane is General Counsel of Q Advisors. Prior to joining
Q Advisors, Betsy worked with the Denver-based law firm Holland
& Hart LLP on a variety of mergers and acquisitions, venture
capital transactions, and technology transfer matters. Later,
she worked as an in-house attorney for two Denver-based technology
companies. Betsy is responsible for the firm’s FINRA compliance
and related securities requirements, as well as general corporate
and human resources matters.
Betsy received a B.A. in English from Bowdoin College, and a
J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law, where she
was graduated Order of the Coif.
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Natalie
Bolleurs, Office Manager
Natalie Bolleurs is office Manager of Q Advisors. A native South
African, Natalie held positions as Administrative Assistant
for Energy Africa, an oil and gas company headquartered in Cape
Town, and as Executive Assistant for ISIS Information Systems,
an information systems company located in Cape Town. Additionally,
she worked as an office services manager for the Society for
Range Management, an industry trade association in Colorado.
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