Blackhill Partners Appoints Ken Hirsch Managing Director
Veteran Investment Banker Adds to Blackhill's Expertise in Raising Capital
DALLAS, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackhill Partners, an investment bank specializing in complex situations, has appointed Ken Hirsch as a Managing Director. In addition to continuing to advise clients on a wide range of strategic financial issues, Hirsch will lead the build out of the firm's capital raising practice. Hirsch brings more than 30 years of investment and corporate banking experience to the Blackhill team. He has particular expertise in private placements of debt, equity and equity-linked securities in a broad range of transactions, including refinancings, recapitalizations, buyouts and growth financings.
"Ken Hirsch has a demonstrated track record of delivering thoughtful, creative financial solutions to his clients, the type of experience critical to clients given the opportunities and challenges of today's capital markets," said Jeff Jones, Managing Director of Blackhill Partners. "With the growth in the breadth and depth of the capital markets, Blackhill recognizes the need to stay at the forefront of market developments to assure our clients of the most attractive, flexible financing, within the context of their overall strategic objectives. 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."
Previously, 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.
Hirsch began his career at First National Bank of Chicago. While at First Chicago, he supported the execution of numerous high profile leveraged buyout transactions, was responsible for the origination and execution of capital markets and lending transactions for leading transportation companies and, after joining the bank's Cleveland office, was responsible for regional coverage of Fortune 500 companies in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
During his career, Hirsch has originated and/or 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 Inc. by Lynx Partners, the sale of InterWrap, Inc. to Quad-C Management, the sale of Quatech Inc. to Graham Partners and capital raising transactions for Gibraltar Corporation, TCP International, Lesco, Inc., and Fire-Dex, LLC.
Hirsch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, with Honors, in Economics from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio and an M.B.A from The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. He is on the Executive Leadership Committee of First Tee of Dallas and is an alumnus of Leadership Dallas.
About Blackhill Partners
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Blackhill Partners, LLC is an investment bank specializing in complex situations. Blackhill's professionals have advised Fortune 500 and middle-market companies on over $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions, financings and restructurings across a broad range of industries, with particular depth in energy and industrial businesses. www.bhpllc.com
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