Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 23, 2003
GARRETT MELBY, Director of Acquisitions for Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.,
leads acquisition strategy, origination and execution across Safeguard's
business services, software and life sciences disciplines. Mr. Melby
joined Safeguard to assist in repositioning the company in preparation
for an $850 million public offering in early 2000 and served for two
years as Vice President for Services and Software, managing Safeguard's
venture investments in these sectors. He has served as a Director of
several private and public Safeguard partner companies and is a frequent
speaker at technology and venture capital conferences. He began his
career as a mergers and acquisitions attorney with the international law
firm Skadden, Arps, managing complex, multi-billion dollar domestic and
international transactions and joint ventures. His experience includes
two years in the firm's London office, focused on the restructuring and
privatization of several national telecommunications carriers. He also
has considerable corporate finance experience, having represented
issuers, LBO and venture capital investors and underwriters in public
equity offerings raising over $5 billion, including over $3.5 billion
raised in IPOs for technology and telecommunications companies. He
received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Law degree
from Boston University School of Law. Profile
Safeguard Scientifics?
Mr. Melby: Safeguard is a technology commercialization company that has
been publicly listed on
