Walter O'Haire

Senior Analyst
Banking

wohaire@celent.com

Walter O'Haire is a senior analyst in Celent's Banking group and is based in the firm's San Francisco office. His research will focus on: treasury management systems; document management systems; IT and business process management, including offshoring; mortgage lending technology; and B2B payment platforms.

Prior to joining Celent in 2007, Mr. O'Haire founded and ran a consulting firm where he was retained by financial institutions and financial technology companies as an advisor on strategic development initiatives and corporate development projects. Previously, he was a Vice President at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray and lead West Coast banker in the Financial Technology and Services Group, specializing in companies providing technology solutions for service providers in the banking, brokerage and payment sectors. During his time at Piper Jaffray, Mr. O'Haire was involved in transactions totaling $3.5 billion, including mergers and acquisitions and capital raising.

Mr. O'Haire began his career as an attorney, specializing in intellectual property and securities litigation. Mr. O'Haire advanced to corporate legal representation and focused on private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions and underwritings on behalf of both companies and investors. He worked for Perkins Coie LLP in both their San Francisco and Menlo Park offices. O'Haire began his career as an attorney, specializing in intellectual property and securities litigation. Mr. O'Haire advanced to corporate legal representation and focused on private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions and underwritings on behalf of both companies and investors. He worked for Perkins Coie LLP in both their San Francisco and Menlo Park offices.

Mr. O'Haire received a BA from Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA and his Juris Doctor (JD) from Georgetown University Law Center.

He is fluent in English and German and conversant in French.