IZAR CAPITAL WELCOMES
RENOWNED INDUSTRY EXPERT AND THOUGHT LEADER
IN
CORPORATE FINANCE
THOMAS FRANCIS O’NEILL
AS OPERATING PARTNER
WASHINGTON, DC (September 2020)
Izar Capital Welcomes Senior Industry Expert Thomas F. O’Neill as Operating Partner
Corporate Finance, Debt and Equity, M&A, Bonds (public/private), Restructurings, Loans (performing/non-performing)
Industry Sectors
Financial Services, FinTech, Community Banking, Real Estate, Insurance, Private Equity
Geographies = USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland
September, 2020
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Izar Capital Group (“Izar Capital”), a leading specialized middle-market corporate finance advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Thomas F. O’Neill has become an Operating Partner of the firm. Mr. O’Neill is a well-regarded global thought leader and execution professional in investment banking for the middle-market, having built numerous corporate finance advisory firms and merchant banks over the last 48 years. The historical core of Mr. O’Neill’s expertise is coverage of community and mid-sized banks, which has expanded over the years to include all aspects of corporate finance investment banking.
Mr. O’Neill co-founded Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. in 1988, the largest private investment bank serving the financial services industry, providing M&A, capital markets, fixed income sales and trading, equity sales and trading, equity research, balance sheet management, mortgage finance, consulting services, and publishing research on about 300 financial institutions across the United States. In 2019, Mr. O’Neill’s firm was sold to Piper Jaffrey (NYSE: PIPR).
Most recently, Mr. O’Neill was Co-Chairman of First Empire, and orchestrated the growth merger with Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a $47 billion market cap investment bank.
Mr. O’Neill serves/has served on multiple Boards of Directors, including Archer Daniel Midland (NYSE:ADM), NASDAQ Group (NASDAQ:NDQ, BankFinancial Corp (NASDAQ:BFIN), and Misonix (NASDAQ:MSON), among others.
Prior experience includes being Founding Member of Kimberlite Group (merchant bank), CEO of Ranieri Partners (residential and commercial real estate investment platform), Sandler O’Neill, L.F. Rothschild and Bear Stearns.
Mr. O’Neill holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from New York University and is a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
About Izar Capital Group (www.izarcapital.com)
Izar Capital Group, LLC is a middle-market focused, strategic advisory investment bank with expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions (buyside and sellside), Joint-Ventures and Partnerships, Private Debt and Equity Capital Advisory, as well as Corporate Strategic Advisory services. The firm operates globally, and has particular expertise within the U.S., as well as cross-border deals with Spain, Europe and Latin America.
Izar Capital’s hallmarks of excellence are grounded in critical-thinking, creative problem solving, intellectual rigor, value-added insight and deal-based expertise in solving a wide variety of corporate finance and strategic growth challenges for middle-market enterprises.
Izar Capital professionals have completed over $18bn of transactions.
Izar Capital Welcomes Senior Industry Expert Thomas F. O’Neill as Operating Partner
Corporate Finance, Debt and Equity, M&A, Bonds (public/private), Restructurings, Loans (performing/non-performing)
Industry Sectors
Financial Services, FinTech, Community Banking, Real Estate, Insurance, Private Equity
Geographies = USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland
September, 2020
======================================================================================
Izar Capital Group (“Izar Capital”), a leading specialized middle-market corporate finance advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Thomas F. O’Neill has become an Operating Partner of the firm. Mr. O’Neill is a well-regarded global thought leader and execution professional in investment banking for the middle-market, having built numerous corporate finance advisory firms and merchant banks over the last 48 years. The historical core of Mr. O’Neill’s expertise is coverage of community and mid-sized banks, which has expanded over the years to include all aspects of corporate finance investment banking.
Mr. O’Neill co-founded Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. in 1988, the largest private investment bank serving the financial services industry, providing M&A, capital markets, fixed income sales and trading, equity sales and trading, equity research, balance sheet management, mortgage finance, consulting services, and publishing research on about 300 financial institutions across the United States. In 2019, Mr. O’Neill’s firm was sold to Piper Jaffrey (NYSE: PIPR).
Most recently, Mr. O’Neill was Co-Chairman of First Empire, and orchestrated the growth merger with Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a $47 billion market cap investment bank.
Mr. O’Neill serves/has served on multiple Boards of Directors, including Archer Daniel Midland (NYSE:ADM), NASDAQ Group (NASDAQ:NDQ, BankFinancial Corp (NASDAQ:BFIN), and Misonix (NASDAQ:MSON), among others.
Prior experience includes being Founding Member of Kimberlite Group (merchant bank), CEO of Ranieri Partners (residential and commercial real estate investment platform), Sandler O’Neill, L.F. Rothschild and Bear Stearns.
Mr. O’Neill holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from New York University and is a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
About Izar Capital Group (www.izarcapital.com)
Izar Capital Group, LLC is a middle-market focused, strategic advisory investment bank with expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions (buyside and sellside), Joint-Ventures and Partnerships, Private Debt and Equity Capital Advisory, as well as Corporate Strategic Advisory services. The firm operates globally, and has particular expertise within the U.S., as well as cross-border deals with Spain, Europe and Latin America.
Izar Capital’s hallmarks of excellence are grounded in critical-thinking, creative problem solving, intellectual rigor, value-added insight and deal-based expertise in solving a wide variety of corporate finance and strategic growth challenges for middle-market enterprises.
Izar Capital professionals have completed over $18bn of transactions.