A financial services company in Portola Valley, California, Western Hills Partners advises companies in mergers and acquisitions, focusing particularly on software, services and Internet companies seeking to sell themselves to private equity buyers or larger technology companies. Western Hills Partners role in these transactions include creating marketing presentations and materials, preparing due diligence materials and analysis, developing financial models, contacting strategic and financial buyes and structuring and negotiating deal terms.

Founder and chief executive officer Paul Inouye has more than 30 years of banking experience with large firms such as Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley. As the founding partner at Western Hills, he draws on extensive knowledge of and experience in executing sellside transactions to successfully close important transactions for his clients. He and his team provide boutique financial advisory services for Silicon Valley clients.

One of the keys to the firm's success has been the senior involvement and attention provided throughout a transaction. It ensures that his clients are able to leverage his 34 years of Wall Street experience to successfully drive transactions to a close.

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