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Mark Boidman is an investment banker and attorney at law in the media and entertainment sector specialized in mergers and acquisitions. Digital media industry executives and professional publications have recognized him as a leading investment banker in the media sector. His clients have included Outfront Media (f/k/a CBS Outdoor) in connection with its acquisition of Van Wagner’s billboard assets, as well as Clear Channel Outdoor, Discovery Communications, Disney, Liberty Media, Mediacom Communications (special committee,) Branded Cities, Cox Enterprises, DirecTV, Fairway Media, Lionsgate Entertainment, RMG Networks, Scripps Networks, Searchlight Capital, TiVo, Van Wagner, and General Atlantic.〔 〕 A cancer survivor, he co-founded (under the pseudonym Steve Smith) “AntiOX In-A-Box” in 2007. The e-commerce company is dedicated to promoting antioxidant snacks, products, and healthy habits for cancer patients. Part of the annual profits are donated to universities researching the health effects of antioxidants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Cancer Survivors Develop Healthy Food Gift Business ) 〕 Boidman received joint LL.B and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees from the Faculty of Law at McGill University (2000). During his final year at McGill University, he clerked for the Superior Court of Quebec. Prior to law school, he studied business at McGill’s Faculty of Management. He was a recipient of the J.W. McConnell Scholarship. He is married to Andrea Boidman, former executive director of the Hearing Health Foundation,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Deafness Research Foundation Appoints Executive Director ) 〕 and current executive director of the Osteo Science Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing hard and soft tissue regeneration in the area of oral, cranial, and maxillofacial surgery through high-quality basic and clinical research. ==Background== In 2000, Boidman joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison a law firm in New York City, where he practiced law in the Internet, Media, and Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He also served on the law firm’s public matters and hiring committees and was elected to its associates committee. He represented private equity firm, General Atlantic in several transactions including: SSA Global Technologies; Patni Computer Systems; Schaller Anderson; and Tickets.com (PIPE transaction.) He also represented Warner Music Group in its sale of Warner Bros. Publications to Alfred Publishing. From 2004 to 2013, Boidman joined Barclays Capital (originally Lehman Brothers) in the investment banking division in New York City. During his stint at Barclays Capital he executed more than $40 billion in transactions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Investors Want To See Revenue And Growth ) 〕 He was head of the firm’s Out-of-Home Advertising (DOOH), TV broadcasting and radio coverage and was a senior member of the firm’s Defense/Activism team. At Lehman Brothers, he was an associate and then vice president in the Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group, and a member of its Global Advisory Committee. During this period of time, he was an advisor to Lionsgate for the acquisition of Summit Entertainment; to Van Wagner for the acquisition of Fuel Outdoor; to TicketMonster for sale to Living Social,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Event Recap: Barclays Capital M&A Overview ) 〕 and to Discovery Communications for acquisitions of HowStuffWorks and Convex Group. In 2007, Boidman (under the pseudonym Steve Smith) and Jon Ziefert, both testicular cancer survivors, launched the e-commerce site “AntiOX In-A-Box.” On Nov. 9, 2012, Boidman started the process for RMG Networks to become a public company. According to a ''Second Amended and Restated Offer To Purchase For Cash'' SEC document: :“On November 9, 2012 Mark Boidman of Barclays Capital, Inc., RMG’s investment banker, introduced an associate of Donald R. Wilson, Jr., the beneficial owner of DOOH, to Garry McGuire, Chief Executive Officer of RMG, via teleconference. Mr. Wilson had made previous investments in the digital-out-of-home advertising industry, and Mr. Wilson’s associates had previously been introduced to Mr. Boidman as an investment banker in the sector.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Second Amended and Restated Offer To Purchase For Cash ) 〕 :The next day, Gregory Sachs, SCG’s CEO, spoke via teleconference with Wilson, and during the discussion, Wilson described RMG to Sachs and the two discussed whether RMG would be an attractive target candidate for SCG. In March 2013, Boidman spoke with Phil Cohen, President of America’s Minority Health Networks, during the Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in a recorded interview. This interview provides an inside perspective as to how investors look at the DOOH space.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How Investors Are Looking At The Digital Out of Home Space ) 〕 The DSE is the official trade show of the Digital Signage Federation, a nonprofit trade organization serving the worldwide digital signage, interactive technologies and digital-out-of-home (DOOH) network industries. In October 2013, during the DailyDOOH Investor conference Boidman addressed important topics taking place in the industry such as the media convergence and its impact on DOOH; how social media is becoming a key DOOH component; whether mobile will cannibalize or replace digital signage and digital ad networks; and the advertising shift to programmatic buying. He presented again at the DailyDOOH Investor conference in October 2014 where he was interviewed by Stephen Nesbit, conference co-chair and managing director of Prestonwood Trail Holdings LLC. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mark Boidman Returns as Speaker at The DailyDOOH Investor Conference ) 〕 Boidman left Barclays Capital early 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The DailyDOOH Investor Conference ) 〕 A managing director at Peter J. Solomon Company (PJSC), in the Media, Entertainment, Communications and Technology Advisory Practice, Boidman is responsible for the firm’s digital media, marketing services, mobile, and out-of-home media practices. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of the Digital Signage Federation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Digital Signage industry. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, including Digital Signage Expo (DSE) and The DailyDOOH Investor Conference (which takes place in New York City each October). In 2014, he was a DSE Recognized Faculty Member, having contributed to the advancement of professional education in the digital signage, digital out-of-home and interactive technology industries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DSE Distinguished and recognized faculty ) 〕 He is a member of the New York and Massachusetts State Bars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Boidman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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