Investment Bankers to Watch
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Middle Market Growth’s 2022 Business Development Report features a list of “Investment Bankers to Watch.”
The list was compiled by Middle Market Growth editors based on nominations from the ACG dealmaking community. The category was originally tailored for investment bankers who focus primarily on sponsor coverage, but it was expanded to include a broader set of bankers engaged in business development or other activities that support middle-market M&A.
Below are this year’s investment banking honorees. Also, be sure to check out our lists of Private Equity Business Development and Corporate Development Professionals to Watch.
BRENT BAXTER | Nolan & Associates
Managing Director
St. Louis, MO
VICTORIA BEARD | Piper Sandler & Co.
Director, Marketing and Business Development
Houston, TX
KATHERINE BELLOWS | Cascadia Capital
Managing Director
Seattle, WA
SYLVIA BLOUNT | Bardi Co.
Associate Director
Los Angeles, CA
DOUG BROOKMAN | Mesirow Investment Banking
Managing Director, Financial Sponsors Coverage
Chicago, IL
MATTHEW CHERIAN | BDA Partners
Senior Advisor
Silicon Valley, CA; and Houston, TX
ALEX CONTI | UHY Corporate Finance
Managing Director
Farmington Hills, MI
BILL CONWAY | CC Capital Advisors
Managing Director
Kansas City
CHRISANNE CORBETT | KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
Managing Director
Chicago, IL
CHAD CORLEY | Pinecrest Capital Partners
Director of Business Development
Dallas, TX
SHAWN FLYNN | Global Capital Markets
Principal
San Francisco, CA
DANIEL A. GAJEWSKI | Lazard Frères & Co.
Director, Financial Sponsor Coverage
New York, NY
JAMI GOLD | LCG Advisors
Managing Director
Tampa, FL
STEVEN HIGGINS | Delancey Street Partners
Managing Director
Philadelphia, PA
STEVEN HUNTER | TM Capital
Managing Director
Atlanta, GA
MATT JENSEN | ArkMalibu
Managing Director, Business Development
Cincinnati, OH
ISAIAH KNOUFF | Canaccord Genuity
Managing Director, Financial Sponsors, US
Nashville, TN
OTIS KU | Bank of America
Head of Middle Market Financial Sponsor Banking
Charlotte, NC
AMY LaBAN | Canaccord Genuity
Managing Director, U.S. Financial Sponsors Coverage
Chicago, IL
TUCKER LAURENS | Solomon Partners
Director, Financial Sponsors Group
New York, NY
TIM LUDWICK | Citizens
Director
Dallas, TX
CHRISTOPHER MACIOS | Guggenheim Securities
Managing Director, Private Equity Advisory
New York, NY
TYLER MCLINN | Moelis & Company
Financial Sponsor Coverage
Los Angeles, CA
JAKE MICHALKO | BMO Capital Markets
Investment Banking Associate
Minneapolis, MN
PAM S. NIGHTINGALE | Piper Sandler & Co.
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Minneapolis, MN
MIKE NORTON | Houlihan Capital, LLC
Director, Business Development
Chicago, IL
BLAKE OTTÉ | Raymond James
Managing Director, Investment Banking
New York, NY
SHERIEF RAHIM | IMPROVED Corporate Finance
Executive Director
Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The Netherlands
JESSICA SEFF | Statesman Business Advisors
Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
Houston, TX
STEPHANIE SIDERS | CC Capital Advisors
Managing Director
Mission Woods, KS
RYAN SUGRUE | Citizens M&A Advisory
Managing Director
Atlanta, GA
SAM VALENZISI | Lincoln International LLC
Managing Director
Chicago, IL
STEVE YAN | Houlihan Lokey
Director
Chicago, IL
“Tackling business development for a relatively new practice means every day brings new opportunities for Chris Macios.” Read more about Chris Macios.
“Experienced, tenacious, accessible and responsive are a few of the words that colleagues use to describe Amy LaBan.” Read more about Amy LaBan.
“Beard takes the lead on many fronts, including creating strategic partnerships and trusted client relationships that count when it comes to making strategic introductions. ” Read more about Victoria Beard.
“While his podcast is an important part of his mission to connect Silicon Valley with the rest of the world, it’s far from the only thing Flynn does.” Read more about Shawn Flynn.
“Yan, who has been raising debt and equity capital for clients as an advisor for over a decade, takes a client-first and objectives-focused approach to capital raising.” Read more about Steve Yan.
