veteran technology Financial advisory boutique
30+ Years of Silicon Valley Tech M&A Expertise
veteran technology Financial advisory boutique
30+ Years of Silicon Valley Tech M&A Expertise
The Team
Paul Inouye - Founder and CEO
Paul has over 30 years of west coast technology banking experience and has completed over 150 transactions in his career. He focuses on providing M&A transaction services for software and internet companies. Paul started his career in the M&A team at Robertson Stephens and has also worked at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Perella Weinberg and Union Square Advisors.
Ben Brettman - Associate
Ben has recently joined the Western Hills Partners from the management consulting industry, where he primarily dealt with and specialized in security working with the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the global Energy industry. Ben earned his M.B.A. at the University of Denver and is also heavily involved in philanthropy supporting U.S. military Veteran issues as well as Jewish causes through a nonprofit called Fulda Foundation, which he co-founded. Before management consulting, Ben served in the U.S. Army for twelve years and was a part of the Green Berets, a prestigious special forces unit within the military.
Nick Graham - Associate
Nick joined Western Hills Partners after several years of building and leading successful start-ups in the cybersecurity and software space. Nick was an early founding member of Blackpanda, a digital forensics and insurtech company in Southeast Asia, where he served as VP Operations and VP Finance. Following Blackpanda, Nick joined SightGain, a cybersecurity software company, where he led operations and built out the company's customer success team. Nick previously served in the U.S. Army Special Forces where he led a twelve-man team, specializing in intelligence and human terrain analysis. Nicholas holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Cincinnati and is pursuing a Masters in Finance from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.