On the Move: Fall 2024

Amanda Cooper Benbow, СВРА, joined Insperity in 2017. She has a track record of collaborating with private equity firms, investment firms and family offices to orchestrate seamless mergers and acquisitions.

Brad Burke serves the Northeast region and partners with PE and venture capital firms and family offices to help their portfolios move beyond growth plateaus, optimize operations and drive additional value creation. Earlier in his career, Burke held business development and account management positions in the payroll and automobile industries.

Monica Alfisi helps firms expand market reach and increase sales revenue. Prior to joining Insperity, Alfisi consulted with dental and medical practices, helping them increase revenue, streamline operations and implement comprehensive training programs. She also assisted practices in navigating the complexities of post-roll-up acquisitions.

Ryan Brown joined Insperity in 2009. Before Insperity, he held several sales leadership roles in the staffing and recruiting industries before embarking on a 10-year journey as an entrepreneur and business owner.

Houlihan Lokey: Erik Kistler

Erik Kistler has joined investment bank Houlihan Lokey’s Healthcare Group as a managing director. Based in New York, Kistler will cover select areas within healthcare retail multi-site, physician practices and pharma services. Before joining Houlihan, he most recently served as an executive director at Moelis & Co., where he covered multi-site healthcare and pharma services. Prior to Moelis, Kistler spent six years at Edgemont Partners, a healthcare-dedicated investment bank.

Renovus Capital Partners: Gary Tang

Gary Tang has joined Philadelphia-area investment firm Renovus Capital Partners as principal. Tang will focus on expanding Renovus’ healthcare services investment vertical. Prior to his new role, Tang was most recently a vice president at Chicago Pacific Founders, and he previously worked for Norwest Venture Partners. Prior to Norwest, Tang worked for Baird as an associate, and he began his career at PwC.

Lincoln International: Ryan Mitchell

Global investment bank Lincoln International has hired Ryan Mitchell as a managing director to lead the firm’s distribution efforts within the Business Services Group. Mitchell will be based in Richmond, Virginia, where Lincoln recently opened an office and expanded its U.S. footprint to the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to joining Lincoln, Ryan was a managing director in the services and industrials group at Piper Sandler. Previously, he was head of the commercial and industrial investment banking group at BB&T Capital Markets.

Pritzker Private Capital: Anna Edgcomb and Alyson Brown

Pritzker Private Capital, a family-backed direct investing firm, has added Anna Edgcomb and Alyson Brown as vice presidents. Both will help source and executive investments.

Edgcomb rejoined PPC as vice president of manufactured products after receiving her MBA from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. She previously was an associate at PPC and began her career in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Brown has joined PPC as vice president of services, having served most recently as senior associate at Wind Point Partners. Prior to that role, she worked at McKinsey & Co.

Houlihan Capital: Rodger Howell

Houlihan Capital, a valuation, financial advisory and investment banking firm, named Rodger Howell as its CEO. Howell’s tenure follows that of Houlihan Capital Co-founderWilliam Butrym, who has transitioned to board member and senior advisor. Howell’s career has included successful leadership positions at PwC and PRTM Management Consultants. Alongside the news of Howell’s appointment, Houlihan Capital announced that it is transitioning to an employee stock ownership plan structure.

Configure Partners‍: Connor Barth and Fitz Marren

Configure Partners, an investment banking platform specializing in debt placement and credit resolution services, announced the hiring of Connor Barth as a director and the promotion of Fitz Marren to associate.

Barth was previously a vice president within the Debt Capital Markets practice at Piper Sandler, and he began his career within the Capital Advisory Group at Lincoln International.

Marren joined Configure in 2022 as an analyst, having previously worked as an associate at Ankura Consulting Group.

OceanFirst Bank: Chad Dally

Chad Dally has joined OceanFirst Bank, a regional bank headquartered in New Jersey, as market president of greater Washington, D.C., and head of aerospace, defense and government services. Dally was most recently managing director and regional head of government contracting, mid-corporate and middle market banking at TD Bank in Vienna, Virginia. Earlier in his career, Dally held roles at Capital One, Wachovia and Harbourside Community Bank in South Carolina.

VSS Capital Partners: Michael Gebhardt

Michael Gebhardt has joined private investment firm VSS Capital Partners as a principal. He will focus on new investment opportunities, due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio company value creation. Prior to joining VSS, Gebhardt was a principal at Sagewind Capital. Previously, he was a vice president at Tailwind Capital and an associate at Riverside Partners.

MidCap Advisors: Shelby Cowley

Shelby Cowley has joined MidCap Advisors, a New York City-based middle-market advisory firm, as managing director. She comes to MidCap Advisors after serving as both a director and vice president of M&A at insurance and business solutions provider Acrisure, where she led more than 150 acquisitions. Prior to her senior executive roles at Acrisure, Cowley served as a private equity analyst at 50 South Capital and as an associate at Ernst & Young.

Harris Williams: Sam Hendler

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services, announced that Sam Hendler is rejoining the firm as a managing director focusing on healthcare IT, based in the Boston office. Hendler was previously with Harris Williams from 2005 to 2022 and was promoted through the ranks to managing director. He most recently was managing director of business development in the healthcare vertical at Thomas H. Lee Partners.

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