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Edgar joined Mercanti in 2005 after spending more than six years working with Gateway, Inc. Edgar is focused on covering targeted industries including baby/juvenile products, pet products and services, housewares and appliances, personal care products, software as a service, internet media, computing/electronics and enterprise applications. His recent client transactions have included the sales of a small appliance division, a software as a service company, a retail entertainment business, a gaming equipment manufacturer and a wholesale plumbing distributor. While at Gateway, he led various transactional and finance efforts, most recently with Gateway�s Consumer and Small Business Sales division. Prior to that, he was Gateway�s Assistant Treasurer, a director in the Corporate Financial Planning group, head of finance for the Mobile Products division and a key member in both the Strategic Outsourcing operations and Corporate Development areas. While in corporate development, Edgar was responsible for assisting in the management, valuation and due diligence activities for Gateway�s $300 million strategic investment portfolio consisting of both private and public companies, including AOL, eSoft, OfficeMax, ProAct Technologies, Rentway and Transmeta. Prior to joining Gateway, Edgar spent more than four years as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Co. working on both M&A and capital markets activities for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small private companies. He worked on advisory engagements for clients such as Allied Waste Industries, Brylane, Hilton Hotels, Litton Industries, MedPartners, Mossimo, Oakley, Safeskin Corporation and Tenet Healthcare. Edgar received a BA in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. | 