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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. | 