Pre-Transaction Planning

Ross Goolsby leads Bridgepoint Consulting’s Financial Consulting practice across Houston, Boston, and Atlanta. He brings extensive experience in capital markets, including venture capital, IPO readiness, international expansion, and mergers and acquisitions, partnering with high-growth companies through critical stages of growth.

Ross has served as CFO for multiple technology companies, including Calxeda, HealthTronics, and SigmaTel, and has overseen two IPOs. His background spans strategic planning and forecasting, treasury and cash management, investor relations, internal controls, information systems, and SEC compliance and reporting. He holds an Accounting degree from the University of Houston.

A trusted advisor to entrepreneurs, funds, investors and businesses, Matt Smith is a veteran deal lawyer with nearly two decades of experience guiding clients through complex transactions. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and commercial transactions, with an emphasis on lower-middle-market businesses.

Before joining Polsinelli, Matt spent more than a decade as in-house general counsel with Goldman Sachs, the D. E. Shaw Group and Solera Holdings — experience that honed his business-focused perspective and sharpened his understanding of how clients assess risk, strategy and growth. He began his career at leading law firms, where he developed the technical foundation that he now brings to every deal.