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Tony Avila joined JMP Securities in February 2002 as a Managing Director.
Prior to joining JMP, Tony was a Principal at Banc of America Securities and its predecessor, Montgomery Securities, specializing in homebuilding, real estate, lodging and golf properties mergers and acquisitions. Tony previously worked at Accenture in strategic consulting and at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco in savings and loan special situations, including asset workouts.
Since 1996, Tony has been involved in mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $10 billion and in equity and debt capital raising transactions raising more than $5 billion. Tony advised the seller in the two largest private homebuilder sales ever (Transeastern to TOUSA/Falcone; Town & Country Homes to Hovnanian/Blackstone) and advised the buyer in the homebuilding industry's second-largest merger (D.R. Horton/Schuler). He also advised the buyer in The Irvine Company's acquisition of Irvine Apartment Communities and played an advisory role in the acquisition of the Pebble Beach Company. Tony has served as an advisor in the largest homebuilder mergers in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Tony holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as a member of the executive committee for the Transferring Tomorrow campaign at Moreau Catholic High School. He is also a member of the finance advisory boards for the Sisters of the Holy Family and Saint Ignatius Parish of San Francisco. | 