Building a Partnership Between the Investment Sponsor and Operating Sponsor

Sean Alford, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy at Ziff Davis, Inc. (Formerly known as J2 Global). (NASDAQ: ZD)

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"You want to understand what you got wrong. But it's really important to look at the things you got right and try to replicate that in future situations." - Sean Alford

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In this episode, Sean Alford, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at J2 Global, talks about the importance of building a partnership between the investment sponsor and the operating sponsor.

Sean discusses the importance of alignment between the two, how to effectively hand off the deal to the operating sponsor and how to build strong relationships between the investment sponsor and the operating sponsor.

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Sean Alford

Sean he is responsible for origination, analysis and execution of mergers and acquisitions, investments and strategic transactions across the J2 Global portfolio. Prior to taking on his current role, Sean led corporate development for Ziff Davis and J2 Digital Media. He has been recognized in the “Next Wave of Leaders” by Multichannel News for his leadership in media and telecom. He started his career as an attorney at the law firm Proskauer Rose in New York City, where he was a member of the firm’s Sports Group and TMT practice. He has also worked at Comcast’s NBC Sports Group. Sean holds law and business degrees from the University of North Carolina.