Bio

Joe Manko has over 20 years of transaction experience as an investment banker, principal investor and corporate finance lawyer. Mr. Manko previously was a Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Switzerland-based BZ Fund Management Limited, where he was responsible for corporate finance, private equity investments, three equity funds and special situations and event-driven strategies. Previously, Mr. Manko was a Managing Director with Deutsche Bank in London where he was Head of their European and Asian Equity Capital Markets business. He began his investment banking career at Merrill Lynch as a Vice President in its Hong Kong investment banking office. Before beginning his investment banking career, Mr. Manko was a corporate finance attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.