Blackhill Partners, a Dallas-based investment bank that specializes in complex situations, has appointed Ken Hirsch as a Managing Director. In addition to advising clients on strategic and financial issues, Mr. Hirsch will also be responsible for leading the build-out of the firm’s capital raising practice.
Mr. Hirsch has more than 30 years of investment and corporate banking experience and has a particular expertise in private placements of debt, equity and equity-linked securities for refinancings, recapitalizations, buyouts and growth financings.
“Ken brings to Blackhill a terrific ability to assist clients in developing prudent capital strategies, identifying the appropriate capital market to access and executing transactions at the high quality that Blackhill clients have come to expect. His knowledge of the private capital markets and key investors is unparalleled,” said Jeff Jones, Managing Director of Blackhill Partners.
Previously, Mr. Hirsch co-founded and served as a Managing Director at Western Reserve Partners where he managed the firm’s capital raising practice and opened the firm’s Dallas regional office. Prior to founding Western Reserve Partners, he spent eight years as Managing Director at McDonald Investments, now KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he managed the Debt Capital Group.
During his career, Mr. Hirsch has originated and executed in excess of $2 billion of public and private debt and equity capital raising transactions, advised on numerous mergers and acquisitions transactions and undertaken a variety of strategic advisory assignments. Notable clients and transactions include the recapitalization of Cimarron Energy by Lynx Partners, the sale of InterWrap to Quad-C Management, the sale of Quatech to Graham Partners and capital raising transactions for Gibraltar Corporation, TCP International, Lesco, and Fire-Dex. Mr. Hirsch holds a BA in Economics from Kenyon College and MBA from the University of Chicago.
Blackhill Partners has served Fortune 500 and middle-market companies on over $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions, financings and restructurings across a broad range of industries. The firm has specific expertise in energy and industrial businesses. Blackhill Partners is headquartered in Dallas (www.bhpllc.com).
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