James Haft

Current

Co-Founder & Director at NEXTPERIENCE
Advisor to the Board at Air America media
Managing Director at Pacific Alliance Limited, LLC

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Past

Director at Broadway Asia Entertainment Ltd.
Advisor at Lightspeed Audio and JamNow.com
Digital Media Banking at milbank roy

Co-Founder & Owner at CONDO.com
CEO -- DAVnet, USA at DAVnet LLC
Co-Founder & CFO at eSalon
Managing Director, Latin American Equity Capital Markets at ING Barings (US) Inc.
Managing Director, Emerging Market's Investment Banking at Furman Selz, LLC
Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.

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Education

Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Emory University School of Law
Vassar College

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James Haft’s Summary

Entrepreneurial Merchant Banker with broad experience in all aspects of fund raising, business strategy and M&A. Over 40 domestic and cross border transactions with an aggregate transaction value of over $15 billion between US, Asian and Latin American markets, including the first listing of a Chinese company on the NYSE. Direct experience with Global integrated media, telecom, emerging markets, financial consulting, real estate and venture capital.

James Haft’s Specialties:

Strategic and Funding advisory and principal activities; Domestic US and Cross Border Merchant Banking in Asia and Latin America (China, Korea, Japan, HK, Singapore, Philippines. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia); significant experience with Internet-based businesses, Renewable Energy, Real Estate, Telecom, VoIP, Wireless, Healthcare Services.

James Haft’s Experience

Co-Founder & Director

NEXTPERIENCE

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

Digital Marketing Agency providing creative and performance based solutions for the Hispanic markets in Latin America and the US. We advise and investing early stage digital businesses in our sector. Offices in Buenos Aires and NYC. Visit us at http://www.nextperience.net .
Advisor to the Board

Air America media

(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Advising on strategy and execution of fundraise, the development of a multi-media business model and on the structuring, building and re-launching of the www.airamerica.web site.
Managing Director

Pacific Alliance Limited, LLC

(Internet industry)

February 1996 — Present (13 years 11 months)

Significant experience working with On-Line Internet Advertising Networks, Social Networks, Telecom, New Media and Entertainment. Cross Border M&A experience in Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Recent Tranactions:

• Roll-up of three complimentary On-Line Advertising Networks and subsequent NASDAQ listing.

• Sale of Digital Ventures, the largest Spanish language Internet Advertising Network to Fox International Media (FOX.net, a division of News Corp.) in July 2007.

• Advisor to fund focussed on Mezzanine investments in Renewable Energy Project Finance
Director

Broadway Asia Entertainment Ltd.

(Entertainment industry)

January 2004 — October 2009 (5 years 10 months)

Bringing the Best of Broadway to Asia. The largest and fastest growing producer of live entertainment for the Asian region. Accomplishments include being the only company to have toured a Broadway musical through mainland China.

2007 tours in Asia include:

THE KING AND I
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS LIVE!
42ND STREET
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
42nd STREET
I LOVE YOU, YOUR PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!
CINDERELLA (with Lea Salonga)

Learn more at: www.baent.com
Advisor

Lightspeed Audio and JamNow.com

(Online Media industry)

September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)
Digital Media Banking

milbank roy

(Privately Held; Investment Banking industry)

August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Responsible for international and domestic M&A and investment banking activities.

Represented largest Global Spanish language on-line advertising network in sale to FOX Interactive Division of NEWS Corp.

Advised international corn-based ethanol producer in restructuring and financing.

Represented on-line music community social network in strategic planning and funding.
Co-Founder & Owner

CONDO.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

January 2004 — March 2007 (3 years 3 months)

Condo.com is the largest online marketplace dedicated exclusively to transacting and supporting global condominium sales and marketing with over 600,000 listings in the US and 70+ international markets valued in excess of $150 billion. The site receives over 1 million visitors monthly and is dedicated to the evolution and prosperity of the condominium real estate market.

Combining the market-leading vertical on-line advertising network with the largest social network dedicated to its community, Condo.com improves and simplifies the way people buy, rent, sell, manage, market and enjoy the condo lifestyle. Listings of condominiums for sale and for rent globally cost-effectively deliver exposure and qualified leads to developers, brokers and for-sale-by-owners through exposure to a global network of real estate websites visited by 15+ million monthly viewers.

Positions held: Co-founder, Director and, interim CFO
CEO -- DAVnet, USA

DAVnet LLC

(Internet industry)

January 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 6 months)

Strategic advisor to Chairman for acquisition of New World Telecom in HK and CEO of US operations.
Co-Founder & CFO

eSalon

(Internet industry)

January 1997 — December 1999 (3 years )
Managing Director, Latin American Equity Capital Markets

ING Barings (US) Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ING; Investment Banking industry)

January 1995 — February 1997 (2 years 2 months)
Managing Director, Emerging Market's Investment Banking

Furman Selz, LLC

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Investment Banking industry)

January 1993 — January 1995 (2 years 1 month)

Ran practice focussed on fund raising for Pacific Rim businesses seeking to access the US Capital Markets.
Managing Director

Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BSC; Investment Banking industry)

July 1987 — August 1993 (6 years 2 months)

Responsible for Asian Investment Banking activities from office in Hong Kong. Responsible for 1st listing of Chinese Joint Venture Company on the NYSE.