Raffi Bloom is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Global Transaction Advisory Group in Los Angeles. He is part of the firm’s Software & Technology Industry group, and brings more than 12 years of public and private experience, specializing in buy- and sell-side financial due diligence for private equity and strategic clients.

Pierre Boldt is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice in Los Angeles. His primary area of concentration is driving equity value for private equity funds and their portfolio companies through the A&M Rapid Results Program™.

Nicolai Buehl is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles.

Richard Chen is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He specializes in operational diligence and performance improvement for private equity clients.

Kepha Chin is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He brings more than 15 years of industry and consulting experience. Mr. Chin focuses on end-to-end supply chain improvement initiatives and has helped drive companies in the industrial, automotive, retail, medical device, and food and beverage sectors toward the low-cost position in their markets. 

Matt Dresser is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group in Los Angeles. He specializes in buy- and sell-side financial due diligence services for private equity and strategic investors.

Stephen Ferguson is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Global Transaction Advisory Group in Los Angeles.

Vikram Gore is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He specializes in due diligence and rapid sustainable value creation.

Ben Hope is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He brings more than 20 years of deep media and entertainment industry experience. including television, content production, global distribution, and theme parks operations. 

Fred Koerber is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement practice in Los Angeles.

Kyle Lemmon is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He brings over 15 years of experience serving private equity funds across transformation-related topics, including growth strategy, M&A strategy, operational performance improvement, organizational design, and cost optimization for diversified industries, with a focus on consumer and industrial products and services.

Bret Masterson is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Services in Los Angeles. He has more than 15 years of experience serving a diverse set of private equity firms and corporate clients primarily in the media, entertainment, technology and alternative energy sectors.

Arthur Mattousch is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He specializes in driving operational excellence and value creation for private equity portfolio clients and brings deep experience in procurement, strategic sourcing and supply chain optimization.

Chris Merkt is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group in Los Angeles. He brings 15 years of experience in accounting and finance in consulting and corporate capacities. Mr. Merkt is an experienced industry generalist who has extensive experience in manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and technology.

Jonathan Miller is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He brings over 30 years of experience in operational technology leadership across start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses and large corporations.

Robert Perez is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He specializes in operations and supply chain performance improvement.

Fabio Pires is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Latin America Transaction Advisory Group in Los Angeles. He heads the Global Transaction Advisory Group in Latin America. With more than 15 years of business and transaction experience, Mr. Pires specializes in leading both buy-side and sell-side financial accounting due diligence on behalf of both private equity and corporate acquirers across Latin America.

Danny Popielinski is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He works in the Technology Industry Group. His primary areas of concentration include integration/separation planning and execution, operational due diligence, carve-outs, and performance improvement.

Scott Rickert is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He specializes in performance improvement and M&A advisory as part of the firm’s Technology Industry Group. His primary areas of concentration are operational due diligence, carve-outs, integration planning, forecasting and pricing.

Michael Scott is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. He brings 25 years of experience in enterprise resourcing planning, information technology and program, human capital and workforce management. His primary areas of concentration are project management and rescue and post-merger acquisitions. Mr. Scott has worked across a range of industries, including healthcare, technology and mining.

Jeff Shaffer is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Services in Los Angeles. He works in the Operations Group and specializes in pre- and post-acquisition operations assessment and integration. Mr. Shaffer’s primary areas of concentration are post-merger integration, carve-out planning & execution, due diligence, IT strategy, systems integration, and interim management.

Irene Signorino is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice in Los Angeles. She is part of A&M’s Technology Industry Group. Ms. Signorino concentrates on M&A deal advisory, specifically on commercial and operational due diligence, integration and separation execution, go-to-market and manufacturing operations. 

Nancy Tseng is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Transactions Group in Los Angeles. She advises Fortune 500 and private equity deal teams and their boards through all phases of the M&A lifecycle, including diligence, purchase agreements, merger and divestiture readiness, value creation, and business transformation.   

Kathleen Voss is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles. She brings more than 15 years of experience in technology, media, entertainment and telecommunications industries, specializing in synergy assessments, Day 1/Day 100 phases and leading post-merger integration efforts for complex transactions.