A seasoned management team with over 100 years of management, operational, and financial expertise.

Information technology industry specific knowledge, experience, and resources working with companies focusing on software, communications, and financial services.

Communications industry specific knowledge, experience, and resources working with companies including domestic and international RBOCs/PTTs, CLECs, satellite, and wireless carriers.

Homeland Security industry specific knowledge, experience and resources working with federal, state and local governments.

Partnership philosophy with entrepreneurs to augment their management, business and operational skill sets.

Unique credibility and name recognition among Silicon Valley information technology entrepreneurs and venture capital firms.

Mitigation of the investor's risk by seeking opportunities at substantial discounts to current market values.

Access to proven industry executives, managerial and operational resources.

Investment banking experience with initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, commercial lending, and private placements.

Sophisticated entrepreneurs prefer to deal with other professionals that have complementary skills who offer contacts that can maximize their own capabilities and resources. Forté is the preferred business and financial partner for fast-growth information technology, communications and Homeland Security enterprises in Silicon Valley due to its depth of entrepreneurial experience and resources. Through our affiliations with institutional investors and legal firms, we have a superior advantage by adding their experience to many sides of a transaction. There are a limited number of banking and private equity firms that exclusively target “Special Situations” business opportunities in Silicon Valley, and even fewer that possess the expertise and experience provided by the principals of Forté Capital Partners.