TD Shepherd, the successor of Ehrhardt Leus & Associates, provides a unique blend of corporate finance expertise, hands-on experience with high-tech, high-potential companies, and a rich network of Dutch, European, Asian and US venture funds. Our team — former venture fund partners, serial entrepreneurs, corporate finance and business development VPs, CEOs, and marketing and HR specialists — put a combined century of expertise at our clients’ disposal.

The TD Shepherd team has been involved in over 80 successful mergers, acquisitions, financing rounds and management buy-outs, mostly in technology and technology related services, in the Netherlands, Europe, US and Asia. Successful transactions include Global Collect, Albumprinter (now Albelli), Speedlinq, Logica, (now CGI) Philips, UnifiedPost, Anachron, WithLocals, Effect Photonics, Cavendish Kinetics, Dedigate, Veronica, BSO, and many more.

As seasoned Silicon Valley veterans, we have a deep understanding of the markets we operate in and the setup and parameters for successful transactions. We remain in close contact with our clients’ teams after the deal completes, providing additional services and advice to ensure the company continues along its path of growth and success.

Our clients like working with us because we help them maximize lasting value, well beyond just the dollar amount of the deal. We get into our clients’ mindsets and work as an extension of them, in tight harmony. Clients also appreciate the way we help them savor what is, after all, a very exciting process: the growth of a thriving company and taking the next step in the development of the company.

Specific areas of expertise include financial service / fintech, cloud services, (including SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, hosting and managed services), mobile technologies, semiconductor / hardware technologies, automotive related services, and technologies, IT services, marketing automation.