Brian joined Mercanti in May 2007 to further strengthen the firm’s investment banking presence in Health & Nutrition, Gaming and Consumer Products sectors. Prior to joining Mercanti, Brian worked at Seidler Capital where he advised middle market companies on a broad range of corporate finance transactions including buy-side and sell-side M&A, private and public capital raising, PIPE’s, debt recapitalizations and fairness opinions. While Brian has advised a diverse group of entrepreneurs and family-owned companies, his primary specializations are in health and nutrition and gaming with clients including NutriSystem, Reliv International, NDS Nutrition, AMS Health Sciences, Summit Gaming, Acres Gaming and PDS Gaming. Prior to Seidler, Brian worked in Enron’s Global Finance division providing corporate development strategy and transaction structuring for Enron’s numerous broadband initiatives. Brian received a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Georgetown University, where he graduated Beta Gamma Sigma. |