Don Luciani Bio

Don has over 25 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience. He has built a reputation as a tireless advocate for his clients and a creative dealmaker when it comes to getting complex transactions across the finish line. He specializes in providing transaction advisory services to public and privately-held companies pursuing strategies including, among others, the sale of a closely-held business, divisional divestitures, acquisitions, buyouts, joint ventures, financial restructurings, distressed sales and obtaining financing. Don’s clients include both large and middle-market companies spanning various industries, including industrial manufacturing and distribution, professional and business services, building products and consumer goods. His experience includes more than 100 transactions, representing in excess of $10 billion in total enterprise value. Prior to joining Amherst, Don served as Managing Director at Macquarie Capital Advisors, a division of Australia-based Macquarie Group, where he headed the global deal origination and execution activities of the Transportation Industry Group. Previously, as Managing Director at Giuliani Capital Advisors, Don co-led the Detroit office and directed industry teams focused on the transportation and industrial products industries. Don was also a Partner and later Managing Director in the Corporate Finance group at Ernst & Young LLP. In addition, he served as Chief Financial Officer for a diversified Michigan-based holding company, and as a commercial loan officer for a leading Midwest-based commercial bank.