Manager Vice President

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Hacienda Heights, **4-8856

CA 91745 plouie2@hotmail.c

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Paul E. Louie

Summary

International Corporate Finance executive with extensive experience

in mergers and acquisition, capital raising, strategic planning and

venture capital investing. A global background of cross-border

transactions and over five years of working experience in the Greater

China region. Fluent speaker of Chinese with strong presentation,

communication and negotiation skills. Managed and executed a range

of financial advisory assignments, including buy-side and sell-side

M&A transactions, venture capital transactions, equity and debt

financings, recapitalizations and restructuring transactions, and

cross-border M&A and financings.

Experience 01/2010-Present AMERICAN BRIGHT LIGHTING, INC.

Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Major responsibilities include strategizing growth opportunities,

pursuing strategic partnerships, sourcing debt and equity financing,

conducting M&A transactions and implementing best practices

Spun off company from parent organization to create stand alone

business

Entered into negotiations to acquire a LED thermal material company

in Taiwan

Sourced a publicly traded strategic partner in China to license

patented LED driver technology

Arranged an investor road show in Taiwan and China where we met with

17 institutional investors

09/2009-Present BB&T CAPITAL MARKETS, CONSUMER PRACTICE

Special Consultant

Hired as a Special Consultant by BB&T Capital Markets which is the

investment banking division of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). BB&T is

the ninth largest bank in the US with over $150B in assets

Working on a $30M M&A project for a client in the automotive

aftermarket industry. Assisted in preparing the Confidential

Information Memorandum and reaching out to over 140 target

institutional investors both in the US and Asia

Also working on the potential sale of a $140M division of a US public

apparel company to a Chinese strategic buyer

04/2007-08/2009 TAKENAKA PARTNERS LLC Los Angeles, CA

Vice President, Business Development and Greater China Region

Hired to head the Greater China Practice of a middle market

investment bank that specializes in cross-border strategic mergers

and acquisition advisory

Managed a team of three professionals that are Chinese nationals with

both MBA and either CFA or CPA designations

Retained both by non-Chinese clients (US, Korean and Japanese) and

Chinese clients to conduct cross-border transactions that included

joint ventures, M&A, strategic partnerships, technology transfer,

capital raise and exclusive licensing arrangements

Responsible for sourcing clients, managing engagements, producing

investment materials, overseeing valuation and due diligence, and

managing deal structure and negotiation

Managed the sale of a private company in Tianjin, China that provided

cell phone coating for some of the largest handset manufacturers in

the world

Hired to provide China Global Strategy consulting for a billion

dollar manufacturer of consumer electronics. Sourced and completed a

strategic partnership for this client with the largest manufacturer

of wireless routers in China

Sourced and completed a multi-million dollar software license

transaction for a GPS software client and a leading provider of

mobile software applications

Responsible for firm-wide business development initiatives by working

with attorneys, accountants, bankers, consultants, trade

associations, etc. to develop business and to promote the firms brand

and awareness within the industry

06/2005-03/2007 HOSPITALITY FOCUSED SOLUTIONS (HFS), L.L.C.

Long Beach, CA

Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development

HFS was a $150M provider of hotel renovation services including

interior design, architecture, purchasing, project management, and

installation

Responsible for short/long term strategy planning reporting directly

to CEO and Board of Directors

Provided SWOT analysis of 4 companies involved in roll up

Managed the process for all capital raising efforts

Managed and completed the acquisition of three partner companies

including one company located in Shanghai, China

Created strategy for expansion to Asia and visited Asia on several

trips to identify, qualify and engage potential JV partners and

acquisition targets

Developed the post-merger organization chart with CEO

Managed many aspects of the post-merger integration of the newly

consolidated company

HFS was voted by Los Angeles Business Journal as #1 Fastest Growing

Private Company in 2007. In the two years I was with HFS, the

company grew from $21M to $150M in revenue.

Worked together with CEO on budgets, forecasts, key hires, legal

issues, financing, and Board presentations

2003-05/2005 FLATIRONS PARTNERS L.L.C. Boulder, CO

Managing Partner

Flatirons Partners is a boutique strategic advisory firm that

connects small and medium sized companies to capital, strategy,

management and partnerships needed to grow or exit

Responsible for cross border business development practice,

specifically between US clients and Chinese partners

Consulted to six different companies regarding their market entry

efforts in Asia

Consulted to several private equity companies regarding direct

investments in Asia

Prepared business plans with fund raise clients and raised several

rounds of funding for a range of companies

Prepared and packaged investment books for several different M&A

sell-side clients

Recruited C-level executives for client companies

2002-2003 INNOSTREAM VENTURE CAPITAL Boulder, CO

US Liaison

Served as US representative for a Taiwan based Venture Capital Fund

Provided monitoring and reporting function for most US investments

Provided due diligence activities for prospective investments in the

US

Sourced deal flow from the US based on the Fund's investment criteria

Managed the process of follow on investments for three of these

portfolios

1997-2001 ALDARE CAPITAL PARTNERS Taipei, Taiwan

General Manager, Taiwan Office

Managed a private investment fund headquartered in Taipei with

offices also in the US and Sydney, Australia

Raised a $28M fund that invested in US and Asian technology startups

Responsible for all deal sourcing, deal structuring, due diligence,

and post management of investment portfolio companies

Invested in sixteen different companies in four-year span and

provided positive IRR to limited partners that included both large

public corporations and high net worth individuals

Served on Board of Directors for three portfolio companies

Advised on merger and acquisition transactions for several of the

portfolios

1996-1997 PACIFIC CONTINENTAL SECURITIES Taipei, Taiwan

Country Manager/Taiwan Branch

Responsible for the set up of Asian HQ for US based NASD/SIPC

brokerage

Successfully recruited and brought over six Series 7 & 63 licensed

brokers from the US to the Taiwan Branch to provide financial

consulting across the Asian region

In two year's time, developed a book of over 70 high net worth

clients across the Asian region

Finalized a strategic partnership with a leading Taiwan based online

brokerage to offer US securities

1994-1995 DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC. La Mesa,

CA

Broker Assistant and entered broker training program

Education 1988-1994 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY San Diego, CA

Bachelor of Science in International Business, San Diego State

University

One year of intensive language training of Mandarin Chinese at the

Mandarin Training Center in Taipei, Taiwan

Skills &

Affiliatio Fluent speaker of Mandarin Chinese

ns Intimate knowledge of business acumen of Chinese companies and

executives

Substantial experience in performing due diligence on emerging

companies from both sides of the Pacific

Strong analytical skills developed from over five years of venture

capital investing

Extremely skilled and experienced in negotiating with Chinese

companies, specifically with supplier agreements, distribution

agreements, investor term sheets, OEM/ODM agreements, bundling

agreements, and marketing alliances

Member of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Los Angeles Chapter

Member of Japan America Society

Member of Advisory Board and Review Panel for CTEK Angel Group.

(Largest Angel group in Colorado)

Member, Board of Advisors for Apex Advisory International Ltd. (M&A

firm located in Hong Kong)

Member, Dean Foster Associates network of executives speaking on

"Doing Business in China"

Married with two children and an avid golfer (13 handicap) and sports

aficionado

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