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Peter Arnstein |
| 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 | 312.595.6522 | | |
Areas of Focus: Leveraged Corporate Finance, Private Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Financial Advisory
Profile:
- Leads Mesirow Financial's private capital finance activities, focusing on the origination and distribution of mezzanine and private equity capital for companies with leveraged capital structures; executes merger & acquisition assignments; coordinates investment banking coverage of private equity sponsors
- More than 20 years of principal investing, capital formation and strategic financial advisory experience; investment banking experience includes public and private debt and equity financing, acquisitions and divestitures, and financial restructurings
- Industry coverage includes current focus on security / asset monitoring; IT & business services; significant experience with defense & aerospace, niche manufacturing, media, transportation, chemicals; metals, consumer products, retailing
- Prior to joining Mesirow Financial, was co-head of the Mezzanine Capital Group at GATX Capital in San Francisco, where he was responsible for investing the firm's capital in middle-market companies
- Previously an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber (now UBS) in New York, First Union (now Wachovia) in Charlotte
- Holds NASD Series 7, NASD Series 63 licenses
- B.S., Stanford University
- M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton Business School
- Association for Corporate Growth, member
