First Empire

Team

Operators, advisors,
and a long bench.

The people who run First Empire, and the advisors whose deal and operating experience the group draws on.

Leadership
Portrait of Evans Tachie-Menson
Evans Tachie-MensonPresident
Advisory board
Portrait of Roland FrasierRoland FrasierAdvisor · M&A and exits
  • Investor and operator across his own ventures and clients, credited with more than 1,000 acquisitions and exits.
  • Over $4B in portfolio company sales across the businesses he has built and advised.
Portrait of Grant TeepleGrant TeepleAdvisor · Transaction counsel
  • M&A attorney; founder of Teeple Hall, LLP.
  • Over $1B in transactions across buy-side and sell-side engagements of his own practice.
Portrait of Ryan DeissRyan DeissAdvisor · Growth
  • Founder of DigitalMarketer.
  • 17 acquisitions and exits across his own companies.
Portrait of Richard LindnerRichard LindnerAdvisor · Operations
  • Co-founder of Scalable.co; operations, optimization, and leadership.
  • Five acquisitions and exits of his own.
Portrait of DeAnna RogersDeAnna RogersAdvisor · Sales and events
  • Founder of Evolve Events.
  • Inside sales, monetization, and live and virtual event operations.

Advisor records reflect work with their own firms, funds, and clients.

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