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Bert is responsible for new acquisitions and has experience leading, sourcing, and executing digital media, internet services, and mobile investments. Bert has managed investments in sixteen early stage companies across a variety of technology sectors and has had broad operational and investment management responsibilities.
Prior to ICG, Bert was an Investment Partner at Mitsui & Co., where he led Mitsui’s NY Technology Investment Group. While at Mitsui, Bert was responsible for managing and executing venture and private equity investments and oversaw the firm’s overall investment strategy. He led Mitsui’s investment in Synacor and had board responsibilities for Synacor and Anystream.
Previously, Bert was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch and managed a strategic venture fund consisting of investments in the internet, media, and mobile sectors. Within this portfolio, he managed and was a board observer on several notable investments, including CapitalIQ (NYSE: MHP), The Wedding Channel (NASDAQ: KNOT), and MyFamily.com (part of the Generations Network). Additionally, Bert executed technology business development and strategy for ML’s Technology Group, where he sourced and evaluated strategic technology alliances. Bert was also a founding member of Merrill Lynch’s first seed-stage venture fund which focused on the Financial Services IT sector. He began his career in the Capital Markets Group, where he focused on middle market institutions. | 