Company: CHPG
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-039846
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Company: ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: S-1/A
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NACD). We believe that Mr. Snyder’s long track record in financial advisory and corporate finance makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors. David Mao , Director Nomineewho will become our director upon the effectiveness of this prospectus ,has more than two decades in financial consulting and financial valuation. He has diverse experience serving a wide range of industries including industrial manufacturing, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and technology, media & entertainment. Mr. Mao has been a Managing Director at Ironside Advisory, a M&A advisory firm in California, since January 2023. Before joining Ironside, Mr. Mao served as a Director at RSM US LLP, from September 2020 to December 2022, serving as a senior member and co -leaderof the accounting firm’s Los Angeles valuation practices. Between November 2013 to January 2020, Mr. Mao served as a Senior Manager in the Economics & Valuation Services (EVS) practices at KPMG LLP. Prior to joining RSM, Mr. Mao worked for 8 years at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP from 2005 to 2013. Mr. Mao began his career in 2001, working in valuation and advisory positions at various boutique accounting, valuation and advisory firms before joining Deloitte. Mr. Mao holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from University of California, Riverside. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation holder. We believe that Mr. Mao’s background in advising corporate transactions and evaluating transactional targets makes him well suited to serve as a member of our board of directors. Robert H. Grigsby, Director Nomineewho will become our director upon the effectiveness of this prospectus, has broad experience in private equity and investment, with a particular focus on real estate investment. His decades -longreal estate investment and management background includes corporate relocation, lease restructuring, tax incentive negotiation, real estate finance, and investment sales. Since October 2016, Mr. Grigsby has served as the Managing Partner of BSW Capital Group, LLC, a boutique private equity firm he founded to focus on real estate and operating business investment. Previously, from December 2013 to October 2016, he served as Managing Director of Mandalay -FCREManagement Company LLC, an independent real estate investment firm with offices in U.S. and Asia, and a $335 million portfolio of value