Paul D'Addario

Bio

Mr. D’Addario, a former member of the Media/Telecom Group of CSFB, has over fifteen years of experience in the communications, media and entertainment financing and advisory business, and has important relationships with industry leaders in those fields. Mr. D’Addario was a Managing Director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. (DLJ), prior to CSFB’s acquisition of DLJ. At DLJ, he was a member of the investment committee of the DLJ New Economy Fund and managed a number of high-profile financings and M&A deals for major media, technology and entertainment companies including: Crown Media Holdings, Inc., IMAX Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., and Turner Broadcasting. Mr. D’Addario has developed relationships with private media, technology, and entertainment companies and maintains strong relationships with other major venture firms, investment banks, and accounting and law firms. Mr. D’Addario received a B.A. from Boston College, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and a J.D. from Villanova Law School. Mr. D’Addario is a board observer for Zinio Systems. Prior to DLJ, Mr. D’Addario was in the M&A Group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.