Professional Experience
Mr. Lane is Chairman, CEO and a Founding Partner of Lane, Berry & Co. International. Previously, Mr. Lane was a Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, as well as of Credit Suisse First Boston upon CSFB's acquisition of DLJ in 2000. When Mr. Lane joined DLJ in 1976, he was one of only eight investment bankers at the Firm. He was instrumental in the growth of DLJ's investment banking business as reflected in his installation to DLJ's Hall of Fame.
The founder of DLJ's first regional investment banking office in Boston in 1980, Mr. Lane spent more than half of his career in New York, where he served on the Firm's Equity Underwriting, Banking Review and Fairness and Valuation Committees. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Lane was Co-Head of DLJ's Mergers and Acquisitions Department.
An active private equity investor, Mr. Lane was a Founding Investor of Staples, Inc. and has invested successfully in numerous other private companies, including Seven-Up; VMX; Bitpipe; Online Resources; and MediaVast.
Banking Experience
Mr. Lane was previously with:
Credit Suisse First Boston
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Bessemer Securities Corp.
Coopers & Lybrand
Industry Experience
Mr. Lane's industry experience encompasses a broad range of industries: aerospace, consumer products, retail, distribution, telecommunications, media and electronics. Mr. Lane has extensive experience in working with growth companies which seek to combine organic growth with growth through acquisitions.
Education
Mr. Lane received his BA, Cum Laude, from Harvard College in 1971, and his MBA, With Distinction, from Harvard Business School in 1973.
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