Convergent Technology Capital, LLC Opens PortlandOffice; Thomas J. Sharp Appointed to Lead the...

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000

Convergent Technology Capital (CTC), a leading provider of investment banking services to information technology companies worldwide, announced it has opened an office in Portland, Ore., to be headed

Sharp will lead CTC in providing its merger, acquisition and strategic investment services to technology companies in the Oregon and Southwest Washington markets.

"Oregon is an exploding technology center with a tremendous demand for access to capital and markets, so this was a logical expansion for us as we establish ourselves in the world's most important technology centers," said Michael Sherry, CTC president and CEO. "Tom Sharp has the perfect pedigree of experience to make our debut in Portland a success."

Sharp joins the company with more than twenty years of executive management experience in business development, marketing and operations in the information technology sector. Previously, Sharp served as senior vice president of marketing and sales for E.Com International, a mobile computing and wireless e-commerce company (Beaverton, Ore.). Other positions held include vice president of operations, Virtual Data Systems (Albany, Ore.), vice president of marketing, Advanced Control Technology (Albany, Ore.) and manager of aerospace and defense industry systems, Texas Instruments (Beaverton, Ore.).

Sharp holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton

in Ohio, where he also completed graduate work in business administration and marketing. Sharp is past president of the Aerospace Industry Association of Oregon (AIAO) and he currently serves on the board of directors of the Tigard-Tualatin School District in Oregon.

About Convergent Technology Capital

Convergent Technology Capital is a leading provider of investment banking services to information technology companies worldwide. The company's principals have a proven track record including the founding and growth of software companies, as well as extensive merger, acquisition and investment experience. With headquarters in Seattle, offices in Portland, Tel Aviv, Brussels and London and strategic alliances in Australia, India and Japan, CTC is centrally positioned in the most important global technology centers of the world.

SOURCE: Convergent Technology Capital, LLC.