Thomas V. Metz

Thomas Metz founded the boutique investment bank T.V. Metz & Co., LLC in 1983 and has been an investment banker for more than four decades. The firm specializes in arranging mergers and acquisitions in the technology industries. Mr. Metz has closed transactions across North America as well as Europe. He has arranged the sale of 78 companies.

Earlier in his career he invested venture capital for a private holding company. He held positions in finance with the DeLorean Motor company and computer sales with IBM. Mr. Metz has a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oregon, He holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He has authored four books: Selling the Intangible Company--How to Negotiate and Capture the Value of a Growth Firm (John Wiley & Sons, 2009), Perfect Your Exit Strategy--7 Steps to Maximum Value (Bettencourt, 2016), Defining Excellence: The Discipline of Company Definition (Bettencourt, 2019) and Entrepreneurs: The Economic Spark (Bettencourt, 2025).