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MFR7 LLC
3830 Valley Centre Dr.
Suite 705-405
San Diego, CA 92130

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John is the leader of MFR7's corporate finance and operations. Prior to MFR7, John was Chief Operating Officer and Board Member of a joint venture with a NYSE-listed international media company with offices in New York and London.

John has 15 years of banking and finance experience and was previously with the investment bank Merrill Lynch advising both public and private companies on a variety of strategic and financing initiatives with a particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) as well as the raising of equity and debt capital in both the public and private markets.

Having worked and lived in Beijing, China, John has developed a unique international business experience with a focus on cross-border transactions and commodity trade involving Asia and EMEA (Europe the Middle East and Africa). He is currently the head of the MFR7's international business, where he counsels companies in international M&A transactions and trade. John has extensive knowledge of the CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) process and regulations in addition practical experience with international banking and trade processes, customs regulations as well as import and export compliance.

John’s experience:

• M&A Advisory - Offer a full suite of operational and transactional services for the valuation, purchase, sale, financing or strategic positioning of a company and its overseas operations. Support M&A activities, joint ventures, and strategic alliances and promote the enhancement of M&A and alliance formation capabilities for companies looking to penetrate overseas markets.
• Strategic Partner Advisory - Establish the formation of public/private partnerships and joint ventures, analyze clients’ needs and the circumstances that prompt them to look for a strategic partner, enter a new market or business vertical, start a new business, gain access to a technology or product, or improve/expand industry relations. John assists clients in identifying the best possible strategic partner and can assess the potential for value creation, develop the business strategy and capital necessary to structure, negotiate and implement a partnership.
• Trade Advisory - Manage and direct all international trade, customs, and operational import/export policies. Implement procedures and strategies in areas of U.S. and foreign government to enable import/export trade while strictly adhering to local customs regulations. Advisory includes detailed risk management analysis, duty-planning preference programs and management of policies and procedures. Supervision of all aspects of transaction and trade execution, including conducting in-country due diligence (U.S. Embassy and local government liaising), developing business strategies, managing communications, and negotiating terms and definitive agreements.

Rob holds a Masters degree in IT and Engineering and brings over fifteen years of experience in business development, new product development and practical technology applications.
There are current several local ventures, besides MFR7, that Rob has co-initiated and taken an active C-level role in.

Igniteble.com a proximity based consumer service, focussed on delivering the right message, at the right time and place to the right person via a proprietary mobile app and strategically placed BLE beacons and geo-fences. This fully integrated solution platform, with fleet management for national deployment, provides detailed retail analytics and measurable customer engagement.

Supverse.com, an online environment for knowledge capture that allows users to create ad hoc discussions on any web site or physical geo location. All content is automatically categorized and organized via smart keywords and visual mind maps. An online dynamic stream of thought can be shared in a Prezi like format.

EdPermit.com a technology that authenticates a user's credentials online, in real-time, in order to allow for immediate virtual signature approvals on documents. Optimized and positioned to help provide a completely comprehensive user management system for centralized creation, access and management of school or district Active Use Policies and school permission slips.

Rob supports MFR7 clients' technical due-diligence and advices on strategic alignment for innovations and partnerships in the mobile and online space.

MFR7 partners with the executive management and often the board of directors through all phases of a transaction. We collaborate with individuals, small and mid-cap technology and energy companies, multinational corporations, research laboratories, universities and private equity firms and strive to maximize the value-creation goals of our clients.

MFR7's corporate and finance relationships offer clients a unique combination of strategic, financial, and transactional advisory services. We work with clients on topics such as valuation, transaction support, capital markets, financial analysis and modeling and strengthening the finance "function." We often analyze historical performance, including the reorganization and restructuring of a company’s financials and capitalization to reflect economic rather than accounting performance. We forecast performance, with emphasis on not only the mechanics of forecasting but also how to think about a company’s future economics. We offer a full suite of transactional and outsourcing services for the valuation, purchase, sale, financing or strategic positioning of a company.

We know that investments come with a high cost to the business, in some cases this might make sense, but we believe in the concept of smart-money. This usually is achieved through strategic partnerships with individuals or companies who are on parallel paths. Alignments between the venues can result in synergetic collaborations that are not only time efficient, but are also less expensive.

MFR7 network of companies, organizations and individuals is ever expanding and allows us to make quick assessments and facilitate high level relationship introductions and collaborations.

Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures

To support the formation of alliances and joint ventures, we analyze our clients’ needs and the situations that prompt them to look for a business partner, whether to enter a new market or business vertical, start a new business, gain access to a technology or product, or improve or expand industry relationships. We also assist them in identifying the best possible partners "targets" and assess the potential for value creation. As plans for an alliance move forward, we help our clients develop the strategy and capital necessary to structure, negotiate and implement the alliance.

We have come across several ventures that have a great business model on paper, but somehow stagnate in the real-world execution. Our team loves a challenge, and is eager to brainstorm and make recommendations for parallel re-positioning of the business. When doing so we also take great care to ensure that the original road to success is not disturbed and that adding a new path is just another road to monetize the business.

China continues to provide tremendous opportunities for those who understand the market and business culture. Companies seeking to expand into other markets face a range of new and complex financial challenges. From funding cross-border expansion, to leveraging global capital markets, to acquiring companies from very different cultures. With a focus on financial decisions intrinsic to global expansion, MFR7 prepares you to create optimal financial strategies, policies and structures that enable our clients to compete in today's market.

MFR7 prepares you to compete effectively in capital markets in China. Our clients will develop the perspective, insight and analytical skill to make key financial decisions on financing, sales, investment and production in an international context gaining a new level of insight into the global economy, exchange rate risk management, acquisition valuation and integration, international capital markets, and multinational financing.

MFR7's experience, relationships and entrepreneurial mindset benefit our American and European clients seeking to expand into China as well as our China-based clients looking to do business in the U.S.