Investment bank Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has added two professionals to its ranks with the hirings of Nick Melton and Owen Weihman as managing directors.
Based in New York City, Messrs. Melton and Weihman will work within its infrastructure and environment vertical where they will establish BGL’s new digital infrastructure investment banking team.
Mr. Melton will lead BGL’s investment banking activities in digital infrastructure, and he has nearly 30 years of M&A, restructuring, and capital markets experience in the telecommunications and digital infrastructure industries. Prior to joining BGL, he was the head of North America at Rubicon Capital Advisors, an infrastructure focused advisory firm. Earlier in his career he was a managing director at Lazard Freres & Co., Rothschild & Co., and Greenhill & Co.
“BGL represents an ideal platform to serve companies and financial sponsors in the digital infrastructure space,” said Mr. Melton. “Clients in this sector place a premium on independent advice, industry knowledge, and longstanding relationships. BGL’s strong Infrastructure & Environment team, full-service advisory and capital markets capabilities, and experience in the middle market will position the firm to capitalize on the market dynamics that matter most to digital infrastructure players.”
Mr. Weihman has over 15 years of experience in strategic advisory, digital infrastructure, and renewable energy. Prior to joining BGL, he was a director at Rubicon Capital Advisors. Earlier in his career, he was a director within the mergers & acquisitions group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and he held a senior operating role at Safari Energy, where he led teams developing commercial-scale renewable energy projects.
BGL’s new digital infrastructure group is one of several sectors within the firm’s infrastructure and environment vertical which also includes environmental infrastructure, energy transition, and transportation and logistics infrastructure.
“We are pleased to welcome Nick and Owen to our firm and excited about the experience and relationships they bring to the firm’s capabilities in digital infrastructure,” said Effram Kaplan, the head of BGL’s infrastructure and environment vertical. “Their impressive backgrounds and extensive expertise in strategic advisory will help us expand in this high-growth and strategically important sector.”
BGL has been actively adding professionals to its services verticals. In February 2023, BGL hired Craig Decker as a managing director within its services vertical. Mr. Decker is based in BGL’s New York City office.
Brown Gibbons Lang is a mid-market investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, capital markets, financial restructurings, valuations, and fairness opinions. The firm was founded in 1989 and has investment banking offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York City.
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