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Pascal Luck is currently Managing Director at Core Capital, a $170 million private equity fund that provides capital to both early-stage ventures and small to mid-sized growth companies. Luck concentrates primarily on the firm's technology investments. His areas of focus include the telecommunications, software, and information technology sectors. Portfolio companies for which he is responsible include Covega, NexTone, Sourcefire, and Trinity Convergence. Prior to joining Core, Mr. Luck was a Director and Founder of CrossHill Financial Group, a DC-based, private investment banking firm. At CrossHill, Mr. Luck was responsible for executing numerous merger and acquisition transactions, private placements, and financial advisory assignments for clients in the communications, high technology, manufacturing, and service industries. Earlier, Mr. Luck was a Senior Manager in the management consulting division of Deloitte & Touche, where he specialized in finance and strategy for the telecommunications and information technology industries. His clients included AT&T, MCI, Sprint, GTE, Bell Atlantic, Williams, and US West, among others. Mr. Luck began his career as an engineer with Bell Laboratories working on the PBX product line and international telecommunications standards. Mr. Luck is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research. He holds an MBA in Finance with Distinction from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics/Engineering from Loyola College. He and his wife reside in Washington DC. | 