DeParis Redinger is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor for the largest tech/media cocktail reception in the country, Twin Tech III. The brightest minds in the tech/venture space will be on hand to mix and mingle with one another during a happy hour style meet-up with an open bar. Stop by our table to say hello and register for an iPod Nano giveaway.

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When:

Thursday, January 22th, 2009 from 6:00pm-9pm

Where:

Lux Lounge: 649 New York Ave NW, Washington DC

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Parking is available across the street and the Gallery Place and Convention Center Metro stops are blocks away.

From the 9/11/08 edition of the SNPA newsletter:

BusinessWeek named Francesco DeParis one of 2007’s best entrepreneurs under the age of 25. At this year’s SNPA Annual Convention, this young entrepreneur will tell publishers why he thinks print media have the “winning ace” and what they need to do today to stay ahead of the curve.

DeParis says that, until recently, print media won all of the battles against new distribution channels such as radio and television. Today, the new media segment challenges and turns print on its head, offering consumers greater interactivity, relevancy and ease of consumption. While some claim “print is dead,” DeParis sees no one better to lead the charge and succeed in the new media landscape than today’s print media companies.

Prior to founding DeParis Redinger LLC, DeParis worked at L’Oreal USA in New York City as an assistant brand manager. He analyzed growth and market trends in the Skincare Division, but most notably prepared a marketing plan for L’Oreal’s Sublime Bronze sunless-tanning line. This plan created an awareness for skin-health that had not been previously marketed to the sunless-tanning consumer market.

After graduating cum laude from Babson College, DeParis joined Microsoft to analyze and assist in the financial management of the Enterprise and Partner Groups, a $14 billion sales organization. He then moved on to work on mergers and acquisitions in Microsoft’s Treasury group. Most notably, he worked daily with executives of the respective acquisitions on their closing and integration plans. While working in the Internal Audit group, DeParis spent time in Beijing and Taipei consulting with sales and R&D subsidiaries to improve their performance.

Recognizing the emergence of new industries based on alternative technologies, he founded DeParis Redinger with the premise of empowering visionaries in the international business world. He speaks four languages fluently: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French and English, and is a CFA candidate. DeParis is passionate about leveraging a diverse cultural background and solving problems in creative ways.

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BusinessWeek looks back upon the 2007 group of Best Entrepreneurs 25 and Under:

While it still focuses on the M&A field, DeParis Redinger has put more emphasis on consulting to new media companies that are hoping to invest in new technologies and monetize their businesses better as traditional print media withers. While the climate for deals has been tougher, says Redinger, the firm has still closed deals in both the $5 million to $10 million range and the $20 million to $30 million range. Right now, revenues are on track for $500,000 in 2008.

“In the fall of 2007, NAA asked 22 of some of the more insightful thinkers we know to provide their perspectives on how newspapers can shape their own future. Some are currently employed by newspapers, but most are outside observers (analysts, futurists, academics, customers, etc.) without a vested interest in the success or failure of new business or journalistic approaches.”

Kyle Redinger discusses the future outlook for the newspaper industry and the consequences of not responding rapidly to technology. NAA subscribers can access the full article here, or view the PDF file.

Four businesses established by Babson students and alumni are among the 25 businesses featured by Businessweek Online.

Full article here

Press Release to come shortly.

The article can be found here:

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2007/sb20071019_394343.htm

Kyle Redinger and Francesco DeParis’ feature can be found here:

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/10/1022_25and_under/source/9.htm

SQL Farms, Inc., a leading provider of database management and administration tools for large IT environments, announced earlier today an investment partnership with DeParis Redinger, a progressive technology-focused boutique investment bank led by former Microsoft M&A executives. Under the terms of the partnership, two managing directors at DeParis Redinger, Mr. Kyle Redinger and Mr. Francesco DeParis will hold key positions on SQL Farms’ management board to assist and lead the company through its ongoing growth. Additional details regarding the partnership were not provided by either side and remain undisclosed at this time.

“In the last several months DeParis Redinger and SQL Farms have been working very closely in a number of different areas to plan and facilitate the rapid growth of SQL Farms,” said Dr. Omri Bahat, Chief Executive Officer of SQL Farms. He added, “Formalizing this relationship represents a significant milestone, one of several that will be announced in the near future.”

When asked about the partnership, Mr. Kyle Redinger replied that “SQL Farms has demonstrated that managing complex data farms will only become increasingly difficult in the future. The company has created a truly innovative solution that addresses the needs of a world that is becoming digital. We are happy to lend our experience and advisory to the SQL Farms team and believe our roles will facilitate the acceptance of a much-needed database technology.”

About SQL Farms, Inc.

SQL Farms, Inc. (http://www.sqlfarms.com) develops database management tools and agile frameworks for working with many databases and servers in mid-size to very large SQL Server environments. The company’s products focus on deployment solutions for SQL Server, database administration, distributed querying and data collection capabilities in large data centers, as well as SQL server configuration and change management.

About DeParis Redinger, LLC

DeParis Redinger LLC (http://www.deparisredinger.com) empowers visionaries in the Digital Media, Alternative Energy and Information Technology industries. As a boutique investment bank, DeParis Redinger provides its clients with industry leading strategic and financial advisory. DeParis Redinger focuses on creating long term partnerships with clients in order to maximize the value of their innovative and disruptive ideas.

Official Release Here: http://ca.prweb.com/releases/2007/8/prweb544610.htm