Bio

Artin Sedighan has been an investment banker since 2004 and has focused on both buy-side and sell-side mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, leveraged finance and restructuring transactions for small-to-large-cap public and private companies. Mr. Sedighan has advised clients in a broad array of industries including business services, consumer products, education, food & beverage, industrials, financial institutions, financial technology, media, specialty retail, technology and real estate. Prior to joining Cappello, Mr. Sedighan was an industry and product generalist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Investment Banking Division based in Los Angeles, where he joined after completing his M.B.A. Mr. Sedighan was also an industry generalist for Houlihan Lokey’s M&A Group, where he joined from Chanin Capital Partners’ M&A Group; both roles were based in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Chanin Capital Partners, Mr. Sedighan was an Analyst within HSBC’s Investment Banking Division where he was a real estate sector coverage banker in London and a M&A banker in New York. Notable transactions include advising: Gusmer Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of fermentation and filtration products for food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications, on its growth debt financing with Kayne Anderson Capital; Citadel Fitness LLC, a leading Planet Fitness franchisee, on its unitranche growth financing with ArrowMark Partners; Prologic Technology Systems, Inc. on its sale to Frontline Technology Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, LLC; MMGY Global LLC on its majority recapitalization transaction with Peninsula Capital Partners LLC; Sport Chalet, Inc. on its debt private placement with Crystal Financial and its sale to Vestis Retail Group; Chaotic Moon on its minority equity recapitalization and subsequent equity investment by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment; Ameron International Corporation, on its sale to National Oilwell Varco Inc.; Visa Inc. on its acquisition of PlaySpan Inc.; WASH Multifamily Laundry Services LLC on its sale to CHS Capital; Detection Logic Fire Protection Inc. on its sale to United Technologies Corp.; T-Systems International Inc. on its sale to Deere & Company; Batteries Plus LLC on its sale to Roark Capital Group; Legacy Estate Group LLC, parent company to wine producers Freemark Abbey, Arrowood and Byron, on its Section 363 asset sale to Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates Ltd.; Ronco Corporation on its Section 363 asset sale to Marlin Equity Partners; Kraft Foods Inc. on its sale of Stella D’oro to Brynwood Partners; and Warner Estate Holdings plc on its acquisition of Ashtenne Holdings plc.