Mr Brian L Holcomb

KANDO id: 108183

Bio

Brian Holcomb has specialized in mergers and acquisitions since 1981. During his 30 year career, Brian has been active in valuing, structuring and negotiating transactions for numerous privately held companies, as well as public companies such as ALLETE, Apogee Enterprises, Bemis Company, H.B. Fuller Company and Jostens. Buyers of his clients have included Arseus NV, Actuant Corp., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Faribault Foods, Goldner Hawn, Iowa Telecom, Newell Rubbermaid, Norwest Equity Partners, Pella Corporation, Ralcorp Holdings, The Riverside Company, Telephone and Data Systems, Weston Presidio and Wind Point Partners. He has also orchestrated several leveraged buyouts which involved complex structuring, strategy and acquisition financing. Prior to forming GH&F, he was a managing director of Goldsmith Agio Helms (Lazard Middle Market) and a managing director of Piper Jaffray where he co-directed its merger and acquisition activities. Brian is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) and the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management (MBA).

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