David Waxman

Current

• Managing Director at Azla Advisors

Past

• General Partner at Equip Ventures
• Chairman & Interim CEO at DropZone Networks/eZore Systems
• Entrepreneur in Residence at SAS Investors

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Education

• New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
• Yeshiva University

Connections

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Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

• My Company

David Waxman’s Summary

David Waxman has over 23 years experience as a Private Equity Advisor focusing on the Secondary Market, a Venture Capitalist, CEO and Entrepreneur.

I am interested in networking and connecting with other private equity professionals, especially those that are either:

- Investment Managers at Institutions considering a divestment of private equity holdings (LP interests in both Buyout & Venture General Partnerships or Direct Investments in Private Companies)

- Fund Managers and investment professionals active in purchasing, advising on or investing in secondary transactions

- GP's who have insight into interesting assets at attractive pricing

- GP's that have LP's that have capital call risk issues

- GP's Managing VC, Corporate or Buyout tail end portfolios

- Placement Agents that are raising capital for GP's

David Waxman’s Specialties:

Strong Private Equity & VC network, Secondary transaction management and structuring, Secondary direct portfolio management, VC Investment, value-added to portfolio companies, LP and VC capital raising, entrepreneurial & operating background, executing exit strategies, strong finance background (MBA, CPA, Series 7).

David Waxman’s Experience

• Managing Director

  Azla Advisors

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  Azla Advisors manages secondary market divestment transactions for Institutional Limited Partners, Financial Service Firms, Corporate Investors and General Partners that are divesting LP Commitments and Direct Investments across all asset classes. Azla has a strong track record of optimizing secondary market transaction outcomes and pricing for our clients.
  
  Additionally, Azla Advisors while partnering with sponsoring LP's, acquires and actively manages direct VC portfolios on the secondary market.

David Waxman’s Education

• New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

  MBA , Finance & International Business , 1988 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Selected for International Management Program - AGSM Sydney Australia

• Yeshiva University

  BS , Accounting & History , 1982 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Tennis & Wrestling Teams, Harvard Model UN

Additional Information

David Waxman’s Websites:

• My Company

David Waxman’s Interests:

I am married with 5 children and assist my community board and a number of several non-profit organizations. I have joined several mountaineering and trekking expeditions and led an expedition in the Karakoram Himalaya. I am a published travel writer and nature photographer. In my spare time I enjoy teaching my children history and camping with my family.

David Waxman’s Groups:

Guest Lecturer - NYU Leonard Stern Graduate School of Business, Founding Member - Tiberias Shelter Renovation Project, Little League Coach

•    Private Equity Investment Group

David Waxman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch