Neil Adams CFO/CCO/CPA/Venture Capital/Global Startups

High-Tech Investments; CFO/COO/CPA; Int’l VC/Skype (Estonia) & Baidu/Focus Media/Spreadtrum/Kong Zhong/(China)/Celestial Fund & Fund 21/Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet; E&Y; Paramount Pix/Warner Bros. Pix/Sony Pix; CTP (Int'l Treasury); Investor Relations; International Startups & Expansion Consultant; Globalization; International Operations, Treasury, Tax, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Affairs (US SEC Compliance for Funds, UK FSA, Singapore MAS, etc.); Fortune 500 International Division Financial Mgmt; Media Finance; Investment Funds; Investment Analysis and Family Office Advisor experience across 5 continents in China, Hong Kong, Dubai, the UK, Australia, Germany, Singapore, South America, Canada + Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Hollywood, Austin, Dallas, Miami, etc. In the US. Previously, Venture Partner & Managing Director & CFO of DFJ ePlanet, a leading global venture capital fund ($750MM+) that invested in multiple paradigm-shifting startups and <$1B+ Unicorns>: Skype in Europe ($8B+), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU)($85B+) and Focus Media in China ($3B+), D-Wave Quantum Computers in Canada (merger with DPCM: $1B+), Jawbone/BodyMedia (was $3B+, now $zero!) in the USA, & multiple Asian/European M&A deals & IPOs: Kong Zhong (China), HiSoft, End2End & FirstHop. The aggregate high-water, if-held shareholder value of ePlanet exits is >$100B+. Family-Office Private-Equity Advisor; international-focused Finance Executive at Warner Bros., Sony (Columbia Pictures) & Paramount; E&Y, Fuhu & US + German Media & consumer product startups, such as Telefilm Essen, Arthaus, etc. Director/Secretary of ePlanet companies in Asia (Singapore/Hong Kong), the US & Europe, & CFO/Chief Rep in China (Beijing & Shanghai). Board advisor on Europe & Asia operations. Experienced in venture capital; private equity; international expansion; strategic planning; global investments; family office investing; VC/PE fund formation; offshore investment structures; media/Internet finance; international financial operations; global fund raising; international accounting, budgeting, control & tax; global transfer pricing & treasury; global tax; cross-border growth strategies; FATCA, MAS (Singapore), Hong Kong (SFC), FSA/FCA (UK), AML & Registered Investment Adviser (SEC) compliance; corporate management; M&A; IPOs; investor relations; D&O and other insurance; international treasury management; risk management; global HR and legal affairs.