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Recent News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FalconBridge Capital Markets Hires Securitization Professional Stephen Geis to Expand Specialty Finance Investment Banking Presence and Open Firm’s Charlotte Office
Dallas, Texas March 31, 2009 – FalconBridge Capital Markets, LLC announces the hiring of Stephen A. Geis to build out the firm’s expansion in the specialty finance investment banking sector and to open up the firm’s new Charlotte office.
“In this turbulent, fast-changing market environment it is critical to know what type of capital can be raised and to provide clients with sound advice. Stephen has earned the reputation of being a trusted advisor to a wide array of financial institutions ranging from start-up firms to global organizations,” says Bennett Cole, President and founder of FalconBridge Capital Markets. “We are pleased to have attracted talent of this caliber to assist our clients in meeting their capital raising needs. At this point in the cycle, there is no substitute for experience. Stephen brings a wealth of structuring and transactional experience to FalconBridge and he augments the firm’s existing client base with new relationships,” adds Cole.
Mr. Geis most recently was a senior member of the securitization practice at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where he was responsible for coverage of commercial and consumer finance companies. He joined SunTrust from PNC Capital Markets where he headed the Financial Services practice within PNC’s securitization group. At PNC, Stephen was responsible for all aspects of this practice including developing strategy, client origination and transaction execution. Previously he was a Managing Partner and co-founder of i3 CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, an alternative asset management and advisory firm focused on structured products investment. While at i3, Stephen authored research on financial services issues while also originating and executing multiple advisory engagements and raising capital for issuers in the specialty finance arena. From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Geis held various senior roles at Wachovia Securities where he started the quantitative analytics desk for Asset-Backed Securities structuring and served as a portfolio manager for a $3 Billion portfolio of ABS. Before this, Mr. Geis was employed as a product manager at Lewtan Technologies.
Mr. Geis earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds both Series 7 and 63 registrations with FINRA. He is a frequent speaker in the ABS industry, a member of the American Securitization Forum and a member of the International Association of Financial Engineers.
About FalconBridge FalconBridge Capital Markets, LLC was founded in 2005 and is a FINRA-member investment banking organization offering capital markets and corporate finance advisory services to a diverse global client base consisting of specialty finance companies and financial institutions. The firm’s services include private placements (debt, equity, and structured products), credit facility structuring and placement, loan portfolio sales & acquisitions, securities valuation, commercial real estate finance, structured finance, special situations financing, and corporate finance advisory. FalconBridge maintains active coverage of institutional investors and lenders including hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks, endowments, and asset managers. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at www.falconbridgecap.com. ###
Contact: Bennett S. Cole President FalconBridge Capital Markets, LLC Phone: 972-985-4100 |
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