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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.1M
- Private
- US
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Granahan McCourt Capital, LLC is a private investment firm focused on investments in the telecommunications and media industries. We believe that there are significant investment opportunities when dramatic technological and regulatory events change the way in which products and services are delivered to the end customer. For over 25 years, we have been investing in companies that exploit these technological and regulatory changes. We have an active investment philosophy rooted in our unique talents and abilities, and anchored around the following principals: - We combine our unique industry experience with comprehensive due diligence to identify a company's absolute value. - We only invest in parts of the world that we know, understand and have had past successes. - We invest in companies where we see a catalyst -- either natural or one that we can create -- that will unlock intrinsic shareholder value. At Granahan McCourt we make transformational investment to build long-term value.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
David C. McCourtNumber of Employees 3
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NAICS Code : 999990
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Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corporation and Pro Brand International, Inc. Announce Pro Brand International, Inc.'s First Quarter 2008 Results
Highlights * Q1 2008 revenue increased 28% year-over-year to $41.8 million * Q1 2008 EBITDA increased 36% year-over-year to $4.2 million * Reiterates 2008 revenue, EBITDA and net income guidance of $160.0 million, $18.0 million and $11.0 million, respectively NEW YORK & MARIETTA, Ga. -- Granahan...
Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corporation to Merge with Pro Brand International, Inc
Highlights * Designer and developer of advanced antenna and RF systems for the satellite industry * Initial consideration of $75.0 million includes $55 million of cash and $20 million of stock, plus earnout contingent on performance through 2010 * Granahan McCourt team adds many years of operating...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Barak Bar-Cohen | President and Chief Operating Officer |
| James P Crownover | Director, Vice, President and Chief, Operating Officer |
| Ellyn Ito | Chief Admin Officer |
| Patrick Tangney | Chief Financial Officer |
| Joseph Tangney Patrick | Executive. Vice President, Strategy |
| Gopi Sundaram | Vice President of Business Affairs |
| Blair Turner | Head, Operations |
| Barry S. Sternlicht | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David C. McCourt | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
| Philip M Shou | Director, Chairman and Chief Executive, Officer |
| George John Tenet | Board of Directors |
| Paul D'Addario | Board of Directors |
| Roger Werner | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Narrowstep, Inc. | Chairman and CEO | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Chairman, President & CEO | Former |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| Georgetown University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Narrowstep, Inc. | COO | Current |
| RCN Corporation | Vice President, Public Relations & Vice President, Customer Care | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | CFO & Treasurer | Former |
| RCN Corporation | Senior Executive | Former |
| Brandeis University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Director, Vice, President and Chief, Operating Officer | Current |
Ellyn M. Ito has served as our Chief Administrative Officer since our inception. Ms. Ito has been Chief Administrative Officer of Granahan McCourt Capital, LLC, a position she has held since March 2005. From August 2003 through December 2004, Ms. Ito served as Senior Vice President of Employee Services at RCN Corporation. In this role, Ms. Ito was responsible for all corporate compliance, compensation, benefits, payroll, staffing and recruiting functions across the company. From November 1999 through July 2003, Ms. Ito was Director of Corporate Staff Development and Director, Staffing at RCN Corporation. From October 1998 to October 1999, Ms. Ito was a Management Consultant for Ernst and Young, LLC, serving clients within their Finance, Technology and Administration Group. Prior to this role, Ms. Ito ran her own independent consulting practice, working with Fortune 500 clients such as MetLife, Harvard Management, Sun Life Financial, New England Financial, and Putnam Investments in addressing their talent acquisition and human capital management. Ms. Ito is the recipient of the Top Human Resource Business Leader for 2004 Award from the Society of Human Resources Management Organization and holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Chief Admin Officer | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Chief Admin Officer | Former |
| RCN Corporation | Senior Vice President of Employee Services | Former |
| RCN Corporation | Director of Corporate Staff Development | Former |
| University of Colorado | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Mocondi, Ltd | Chairman | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | CFO | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Duke University | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Director, Chairman and Chief Executive, Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Executive. Vice President, Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Vice President of Business Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Head, Operations | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Head, Operations | Former |
Mr. Sternlicht is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, a private real estate investment firm he formed in 1991. From October 2004 until May 2005, he was Executive Chairman of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a company which he formed in 1995 and of which he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until October 2004. Mr. Sternlicht also is a trustee of Brown University and serves on the boards of a number of civic organizations and charities including the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy, Business Committee for the Arts, Inc., The Harvard Club, the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International's "National Leadership Advocacy Program", and Kids in Crisis. He also serves on the advisory boards of JPMorgan Chase and EuroHypo AG. He is a director of national Golf and a member of the Presidential Tourism and Travel Advisory Board, the Young Presidents Organization, the World Travel and Tourism Council and the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Sternlicht is a member of the Audit Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Starwood Capital Group LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Global Travel & Tourism | Current | |
| Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Starwood Capital Group LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Director | Current |
| Young Presidents' Organization | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Urban Land Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fogelson Forum | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Golf | Director | Current |
| Young Presidents' Organization | Member | Current |
| Urban Land Institute | Member | Current |
| Starwood, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Starwood Capital Group LLC | Founder | Former |
| Brown University | Trustee | Former |
| Westinworkout | Dynamic and Innovative Hotel Leader | Former |
| Heavenly Bath | Dynamic and Innovative Hotel Leader | Former |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Starwood, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Societe du Louvre | Chairman | Former |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Brown University | BA | Former |
George J. Tenet has served as a director since our inception. Since July 2004, Mr. Tenet currently serves as a distinguished professor at Georgetown University. From July 1997 through June 2004, Mr. Tenet has served as the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to that, Mr. Tenet served in other government positions, including as Deputy Director of the C.I.A., Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council and Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Mr. Tenet serves as a member of the Board of: L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., Guidance Software and the British defense firm, QinetiQ. In addition he is the Chairman of the CIA Memorial Foundation. Mr. Tenet holds a B.S.F.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and an M.I.A. from the School of International Affairs at Columbia University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gridpoint, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| Georgetown University School of Foreign Service | B.S.F.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Palisades Ventures | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Leg World | Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director, Palisades Ventures | Current |
| Palisades Ventures | Founder | Former |
| Showtime Arabia | Board Member | Current |
| Leg World | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Omneon Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation | Managing Director | Former |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Former | |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| Zinio Systems, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Crown Media Holdings Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Imax Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Villanova University School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| The London School of Economics | M.Sc. | Former |
| Boston College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Moose Awards | President, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Shot Show | Board of Directors | Current |
| Golden Moose Awards | Board of Directors | Current |
| Narrowstep, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. | President and CEO | Former |
| Shot Show | President, Chief Executive Officer of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. and Outdoor Channel | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Engagement Manager | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Virginia | M.B.A. | Former |
| Trinity College | Former |
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