fractional M&A and Business Consulting Services
Tailored services for Fortune 500, mid-market and PE firms
About Kantam LLC
Our Focus
Consulting and fractional executive services focused on M&A, from strategy development through pipeline building, deal execution and integration, applying 20+ years of in-house corporate development and consulting experience.
Gavin Furtado - Founder
Background
Gavin Furtado has over 20 yrs of corporate development experience. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development at Excelitas Technologies, a $900M+ PE-backed leader in the photonics space. Previously, Gavin worked at TE Connectivity, leading M&A activity for a $4B segment consisting of 4 global business units. Gavin joined TE from Carrier Corporation (formerly a business of United Technologies Corporation), where he worked in strategy and corporate development roles. He has led transactions in North America, Europe, China and India. Prior to his corporate development career, Gavin was a management consultant with Ernst & Young and manufacturing engineer with Ford Motor Company.
Experience
Strategy Development: In-house strategy experience at Carrier, TE Connectivity and Excelitas. M&A strategy development with consulting clients.
Transaction Experience: Public company acquisitions to asset carve-outs and minority investments in startups. M&A playbooks and standard work creation for former employers and consulting clients. Transaction leader for consulting clients.
Integration: Integration strategy, planning and PMO experience as in-house functional leader and as an independent consultant.
Operations: Shop-floor lean manufacturing and automation experience with Ford Motor Company and EY clients
Board Experience: Board-level experience at a PE-backed company.
Big Four Consulting Experience: Consulting experience with EY in their Supply Chain and Performance Improvement practice
Industry Experience
Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Electrical Connectors
Industrial
Medical/Life Science
Photonics
SaaS
Semiconductor
Sensors
Waste Management
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