Brad Curtis has joined investment bank The Peakstone Group as a new Managing Director. He will primarily focus on transactions in the consumer sector.
Mr. Curtis has spent most of his career working with privately held, middle market businesses in a wide range of consumer segments including consumer healthcare, personal care, OTC pharmaceuticals, pet products, juvenile products, food and beverage, private label, and apparel.
Prior to joining Peakstone, Mr. Curtis worked with Allegiance Capital Corporation where he opened the firm’s Chicago office in 2010. Earlier in his career, he was a senior operating executive for two Jordan Industries’ portfolio healthcare companies where he led organic growth initiatives and completed strategic acquisitions prior to their successful sale to a strategic buyer. Mr. Curtis has also worked for Hilco, a financial advisory, business valuation and specialty finance company based in Northbrook, IL. He received his AB from Brown University and holds an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.
The Peakstone Group is an investment bank focused on middle market and family-owned businesses, with a targeted transaction size of $10 to $100 million. Peakstone provides investment banking advisory services and also makes select private equity investments through its affiliate, PAG Capital. The firm is based in Chicago, IL (www.peakstonegroup.com).
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