Scott Silverman specializes in mergers and acquisitions and has more than 16 years of experience advising both strategic companies and financial sponsors on all aspects of M&A, both healthy and distressed. He has executed domestic, international, and cross-border transactions with a combined deal value of more than $15 billion. Mr. Silverman has acted as financial advisor to Boards of Directors, Special Committees, and/or principal shareholders in the purchase or sale of numerous businesses in a variety of industries, identifying, analyzing, and recommending strategic and financial alternatives and opportunities.

Prior to joining Westbury, Mr. Silverman was a Managing Director at CDG Group in New York and a Vice President in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. Mr. Silverman also previously worked in Ernst & Young LLP's Corporate Finance Group in New York and Moscow.

Mr. Silverman holds a BA in History (Honors) from Brown University and received his Business Diploma from The London School of Economics and Political Science.