Bill Cavanagh:  

Life Married for 16 years to Pam (Wayzata High School) with three children (Anne--12, Elisabeth--10, Matt--5). Resides in Edina in a ”constant fixer-upper” home near Minnehaha Creek with dog Teddy (6 y.o. Australian Shepherd), assorted fish, and Hapgood, the Bearded Dragon lizard. Enjoys golf, biking, downhill skiing, boating, photography and travel. Professional: Bill has nearly 20 years experience as a Mergers & Acquisitions expert assisting growth-oriented, entrepreneurial companies. He is currently a founding partner of Counsel Funding Partners, an investment banking boutique located in Edina. Bill began his M&A career in 1986 at Western Companies Inc. (Wayzata, MN), an Investment Banking boutique that represented sellers of private businesses. After a five-year stint at Western, in 1990 Bill started his own direct marketing catalog business, Fine Art Impressions, while simultaneously earning an MBA. Fine Art Impressions was an early entrepreneurial business start-up with a physical store located at the Mall of America and mail order operations headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. After successfully growing and selling his business to an industry buyer, Bill utilized his business valuation knowledge and M&A expertise, serving as a corporate development officer for two public entities: Communications Systems, Inc. (Amex: JDS) and ValueVision Media (Nasdaq: VVTV). Prior to co-founding Counsel Funding Partners, Bill was a Vice President with Bayview Capital (Wayzata, MN), a boutique investment bank affiliated...Expand for more