Bio

Brendan is the founder and a managing partner at Riparian Partners, LLC. in Providence, Rhode Island, where he established the mergers and acquisitions advisory firm in 1993. Brendan has concentrated his efforts in the investment-banking field with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and the private placement of both debt and equity for privately held companies. Throughout his career, he has managed approximately 100 principal engagement responsibilities with greater than $1 billion in transaction value. Before founding Riparian Partners, Brendan served as a Principal at a local regional investment banking firm, DWQ Associates. Previously, he was a Senior Lender in the Commercial Banking Group of Bank of Boston/Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank. While at Bank of Boston, he specialized in structured financing, leveraged buyouts, ESOP’s and tax-exempt financing. From 1984-1986, Brendan helped to provide lease financing to both government and private sector organizations across the nation in the Specialized Lending Department at Old Stone Bank. He is an active board member of several privately held companies and has served on the board of several dozen charitable and civic organizations. He is a Series 63 and 79 Registered Securities Representative with BML Securities LLC. Brendan received an MBA from Babson College, specializing in Finance, and earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.