Bio

Chad has over 15 years of investment banking transaction experience executing sales, mergers, divestitures, leveraged recapitalizations, go-private transactions, initial public offerings and follow-on public offerings. He has completed nearly 50 transactions with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $4 billion. Chad has represented entrepreneurs, family-held businesses, private equity firms, corporations and large and small public companies. His clients have spanned multiple industries, including consumer branded products, retailers, restaurants, food, industrial products and services, building products, business services, distribution and software. Chad began his investment banking career with Dain Rauscher Wessels where he focused on equity offerings and M&A primarily for public companies in various consumer sectors. After RBC Capital Markets acquired Dain Rauscher Wessels, Chad remained with RBC for several years executing a wide variety of transactions. Later, Chad joined Goldsmith Agio Helms, (now Lazard Middle Market) where he focused exclusively on M&A. In 2013 Chad became a senior member of the M&A Group at Craig-Hallum Capital. Chad joined Hennepin Partners as part of its founding in 2018.