Harvard Sustainable Business Strategy-certified President and Founder specializing in ESG capital strategy, institutional valuation, risk architecture, M&A, and complex public and private transactions.
Michael Ely is President and Founder with more than 30 years of experience in venture capital, corporate securities, financial services, corporate governance, business management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, and reverse mergers. He brings deep expertise in complex financial and corporate transactions, with a background spanning ESG capital strategy, institutional valuation, risk architecture, capital formation, and business growth.
Michael is Harvard Sustainable Business Strategy certified and is a certified member of the British Society of Commerce as well as a charter member of the Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM). His credentials also include advanced qualifications in financial planning, accounting and finance, and business financial valuation and analysis.
Throughout his career, Michael has played a key role in numerous IPOs, M&A transactions, funding initiatives, and corporate finance projects, including transactions involving publicly traded entities across major exchanges such as NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, OTC, OTCBB, Grey Sheets, Pink Sheets, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and OTC Markets. His experience reflects a strong command of both public- and private-market deal structures, with particular strength in strategic finance, governance, valuation, and transaction execution.
His project and transaction background includes work connected with companies and initiatives such as Frontier Airlines, Boston Chicken, Combined Insurance, ValCom Entertainment, LA Entertainment, Silliwood Entertainment Technology, PopNGo Inc., Enex Energy, Genesis Bio Ventures, Struthers Inc., Mitsubishi International, and VWIN Century, among others. Across these engagements, Michael has been involved in capital formation, transaction structuring, financial oversight, valuation, and strategic advisory work across sectors including aviation, insurance, biotech, entertainment, energy, and international business.
Michael is recognized for his broad transaction experience, strategic financial leadership, and ability to operate across complex corporate, capital markets, and growth-stage environments.
Career Highlights
- ›Harvard Sustainable Business Strategy Certified
- ›Charter Member, Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM)
- ›Certified Member, British Society of Commerce
- ›30+ years across NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, Grey Sheets, Pink Sheets, Tokyo Stock Exchange
- ›IPO and M&A experience across aviation, insurance, biotech, entertainment, and energy
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