Paul Pignataro Bio

Paul is a Managing Director at Oberon, bringing over 20 years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience to the firm’s clients. Paul started his Investment Banking career at J.P. Morgan, then shifted to Morgan Stanley where he focused on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy, Power, and Utilities Sectors. Some landmark transactions he worked on included the $33.3Bn merger of BP Amoco and ARCO and the $7.6Bn sale of American Water Works to RWE. After Morgan Stanley, Paul moved to the buy-side working for T.H. Lee Putnam Ventures, the $1.1.Bn buyout and growth equity arm of $20Bn buyout giant Thomas H. Lee Partners, led by the former CEO of American Express. Paul is also the author of the “Investment Banking and Private Equity in Practice” series of books published by Wiley Finance. Since its publication, “Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity”, the first book in the series, has been ranked #1 on Amazon.com in Finance Hot New Releases and #1 in Valuation Bestsellers. Paul earned a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from New York University.