Michael D. Bacon

Michael D. Bacon represents Bhansali SFO DMCC, a single-family office based out of Dubai, U.A.E. The firm takes a multi-strategy approach to long-term asset appreciation and holds a global investment portfolio of public equities, private equity, real estate, and fixed income instruments. Its private equity portfolio is focused on the technology, financial services, and healthcare sectors.

Mr. Bacon has extensive investing and operating experience in a variety of industry areas including media, technology, aerospace/defense, healthcare and telecommunications as both an investor and an operator. Mr. Bacon was part of the sponsor group, and later served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Sheridan Square Entertainment, Inc., one of the largest independent music production and distribution companies. As CFO, Mr. Bacon oversaw all the Company's financial and business development operations, including M&A, corporate finance, treasury, and investor/lender relations until its sale to Entertainment One (ETO:LN) in 2007.

Prior to Sheridan Square, Mr. Bacon was an executive at Raytheon Commercial Ventures, placing investment capital and leveraging Raytheon Corporation's proprietary technologies to build commercial businesses. Before Raytheon, Mr. Bacon was a corporate executive at Artisan Entertainment, Inc., a leveraged roll-up of film and video distribution assets and a portfolio company of Bain Capital. At Artisan, Mr. Bacon was involved in all aspects of the company's activities including M&A, corporate finance, treasury and operations. Artisan became the largest independent filmed entertainment production and distribution company until its sale to Lion's Gate Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LGF.A) in 2003. Prior to his time at Artisan, Mr. Bacon was a corporate strategy consultant for A.T. Kearney, Inc. in San Francisco, CA where he advised Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries on acquisitions, growth strategy and new market penetration.

Mr. Bacon received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and his M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.