William Hornell Managing Director, Investment Banking
321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654  |  312.595.6176  |

Area of Focus: Merger and Acquisition Advisory

Profile:

• Extensive experience in the paper and packaging industries
• Has 20 years of investment banking experience, including 18 years with Mesirow Financial
• Has completed more than 100 transactions since joining the firm in 1988, with clients including International Paper, Georgia-Pacific, Amcor, Packaging Corporation of America, SCA, Smurfit-Stone, Rock-Tenn, Menasha, Exopack, Ampac and others
• Previously was a vice president in the Corporate Finance Department at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company
• Holds NASD Series 7 license

Accomplishments:

• Frequent industry speaker for the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters

Education:

• B.S., Indiana University
• M.B.A., Harvard University