COSTA MESA, Calif., June 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC, a global investment bank, has announced the promotion of three senior-level professionals to the position of managing director. Mark Agosto, David Burke and Michael Parham were previously senior vice presidents.
Agosto, Burke, and Parham each lead one of the firm's industry specialty groups. Agosto runs RSM EquiCo's Rubber, Plastics & Advanced Materials group; Burke oversees Engineering, Construction and Building Materials; and Parham heads the Energy team.
"These three executives have played a key role in helping RSM EquiCo reach new heights," said Hector J. Cuellar, president, RSM EquiCo Capital Markets. "Each combines a thorough understanding of investment banking with in-depth knowledge of his respective industry. These promotions are testament to their talent and work ethic."
Mark Agosto
Mark Agosto has more than 15 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience. Prior to joining RSM EquiCo, he was a vice president with a San Francisco-based merchant bank where he facilitated leveraged and management buyouts. He also worked as a mergers and acquisitions principal with a Boston based middle-market investment bank. He has advised more than 100 companies and has been involved in both the sell-side and buy-side of the merger and acquisition process in a variety of industries, including aerospace and defense, advanced materials, business services, industrial manufacturing and consumer products.
Agosto earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo and master's degree in business administration with honors in finance from Boston University. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.
David Burke
David Burke has more than 10 years of investment banking experience, with expertise in financial analysis, research analysis, business planning, and strategic and operational consulting. He has advised companies in a variety of industries, including construction, industrial minerals, manufacturing, distribution, and high technology. Prior to joining RSM EquiCo, Mr. Burke worked for Kibel, Green, Issa Inc., a crisis-management consulting and M&A firm, where he specialized in sell-side advisory services and debt and equity placements.
Burke has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Riverside and a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.
Michael Parham
Michael Parham's background includes mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring. Prior to joining RSM EquiCo Capital Markets, he was vice president in the M&A department of Credit Lyonnais Securities Inc. and served in the M&A Group of Daiwa Securities America, Inc. Parham began his career at Deloitte & Touche's international group, serving in New York and Moscow.
Parham is a CPA and an honors graduate of Dartmouth College. He received a master's degree in business administration from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.
About RSM EquiCo Capital Markets
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC (www.rsmequico.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private and public companies with annual revenues of up to $1 billion. The firm's services include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, capital raising, fairness opinions and restructurings. RSM EquiCo Capital Markets, which offers in-depth expertise in 12 distinct industry sectors, brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and strategic objectives.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets is affiliated with RSM McGladrey Inc., a professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting. Both firms are units of H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB), the world's preeminent tax services provider.
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets' international headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, Calif. It also has offices in Chicago, Boston, New York, Dallas and London. The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC.