JOSHUA B. TANZER

Managing Director : Los Angeles
joshua.tanzer@morgankeegan.com

Mr. Tanzer has spent the last 20 years working with private companies and fund managers providing assistance in raising capital and merger and acquisition advice. He has produced over $5.0 billion of venture gains for his investors from transactions he has agented in his career. Mr. Tanzer joined Morgan Keegan Technology Group in January of 2006 from Lazard Freres & Co. where he was a Managing Director. At Lazard, he raised $175 million of private equity capital for Virgin America, the largest amount of private equity raised for a de novo airline. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Tanzer started and operated his own firm focused on clients in the technology and digital media industries, Principia Capital Group. Principia was responsible for raising Vonage Holdings’ private equity capital. Principia also sold the wireless data division of Vivendi Universal, Moviso.

Before forming Principia, Mr. Tanzer was the Global Head of Private Equity for CSFB's Technology Group (formerly DMG Tech Group) from 1996-2003. The group completed 85 transactions and raised approximately $5.4 billion including many of the most successful transactions for clients and their investors like Verio, Exodus Communications, Advertising.com, OpenWave, Commerce One, Interwoven, Datek and others. Mr. Tanzer raised the largest amount of private equity capital for technology companies for the year 1999 (Zhone Communications – $500 million) and 2000 (Datek Online Holdings – $700 million) and raised the largest amount of private equity capital for a Chinese technology company, China Netcom ($300 million).

Mr. Tanzer is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Denver. Mr. Tanzer currently serves on the Board of P.S. Arts, an arts education program for Title 1 schools in Los Angeles. He also served on the Board of the University of Denver's School of Accountancy and ODC Dance Company. Mr. Tanzer was also a volunteer member of the United States Peace Corps and Big Brothers of New York City.