Having long worked with bulge-bracket banks, I am not familiar with smaller specialized institutions. Currently, I am providing consulting services to several high-tech startups, and one of my clients wishes to engage a boutique investment bank to assist in marketing and managing an asset sale. The asset involves Silicon IP, so priority is given to institutions that maintain connections with the semiconductor industry (such as BRCM, QCOM, MRVL, INTC, etc.) and have completed transactions involving semiconductor IP.

If you know of boutique investment banks that meet the above criteria, please send me the institution names and any contact information you have. Thank you for your help.

—Consultant (also serving as CFO/COO)