Edward “Skip” Wipson
Co-Founder / Managing Partner
wipson@excelsiorequitypartners . com

Mr. Wipson is a founder and Managing Partner of Excelsior Equity Partners. Having spent twelve years in corporate strategic advisory for emerging growth companies, he has advised on over 25 merger and acquisition engagements, representing over $5 billion in shareholder value. In addition, as head of RBC Capital Markets Semiconductor Investment Banking practice, Mr. Wipson helped corporate clients raise almost $2 billion in growth capital through public and private financings. Preceding his tenure at RBC, he spent five years at McKinsey & Company as a senior manager in Minneapolis and Sydney, Australia, specializing in strategy and M&A.

Mr. Wipson received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He served in the U.S. Air Force for five years as a captain and an advanced jet instructor pilot.

Rick Ehrman
Co-Founder / Managing Partner
ehrman@excelsiorequitypartners . com

Mr. Ehrman is a founder and Managing Partner of Excelsior Equity Partners. In addition, he is the Chairman and CEO of L4 Media Group, a group of 15 Class A broadcast television stations in the US. Prior to forming L4 Media Group in November of 2005, he spent 12 years as an executive with the General Electric Company. Most recently he held the position of Vice President of Corporate Development at ShopNBC (NASDAQ:VVTV), a minority investment of NBC/GE.

Mr. Ehrman was responsible for identifying, developing, and managing revenue diversification opportunities including cable distribution, mergers & acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. He assisted in growing the home shopping network’s business from $90MM to $700MM in sales in less than 5 years.

Prior to ShopNBC, Mr. Ehrman was with NBC where he completed multiple private equity investments, led in executing deals for NBC interactive and cable operations and developed an online strategy for CNBC before divesting the company to Microsoft in 2001 (CNBC.com). He began his career at GE in the highly competitive ”Corporate Audit Staff” where he participated and ran multiple M&A and integration projects for different GE businesses in the US, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Ehrman received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin

Michael Kline
Associate
kline@excelsiorequitypartners . com

Mr. Kline is an Associate with Excelsior Equity Partners. Mr. Kline is responsible for analyzing new investments and managing the day-to-day operations of the firm. Prior to joining Excelsior Equity Partners, Mr. Kline served as an Investment Banking Analyst Intern at Northland Securities while attending graduate school. In graduate school he was an active member of the Aristotle Fund, a student managed mid-cap portfolio. Mr. Kline has also worked for Ameriprise Financial, previously American Express Financial Advisors.

Mr. Kline received his M.B.A and B.A. in finance from the University of St. Thomas.