Paul Dickson

Sr. Managing Director of Mergers/Acquisitions

Credentials

  • B.A. Santa Clara University.
  • University of Oregon School of Law.
  • California State Bar.
  • FINRA 7 and 63 securities licenses

At Exemplar

Paul is nearing completion of his book, based on his witnessing the lack of business owners’ preparedness for eventual company sale, entitled: How to be a Strategic, “Two Track Leader” of your Company (Build your business for both (1) Growth & Profits and (2) Value & Lucrative Exit Paul has helped dozens of SMEs, mostly in the industries of advanced manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, semiconductor, electronic manufacturing services, electrical contracting, food & bev and consumer to grow, raise capital, build value and successfully exit In 2003, Paul started his manufacturing software company, which he grew and sold in 2006 to ASML, a large, public semiconductor capital equipment company. Paul has personally negotiated well over $1B in business transactions (product, services, cap raises and M&A) of various types on several continents. Paul is a highly successful investment banker and M&A advisor, with over 30 years of international business experience in marketing, sales, operations, law and finance.

Leadership

Paul is an active member in his local church. He acts as mentor to young people and entrepreneurs. Paul has “given back” and presented to local Portland and Oregon entities, including the CleanTech Open, Innotech, the University of Oregon MBA and Law Schools, the Oregon Stat

The Real Me

Paul loves his free and family time. You can find Paul exercising at his beloved
athletic club, fly fishing on Oregon rivers, traveling to visit his family in the U.S. and
Europe and playing basketball with his grandchildren