Strathspey Crown Holdings Appoints Brian J. Brille as Managing Partner, Strathspey Crown, and Chairman of its Crown Sterling Subsidiary

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC ("Strathspey Crown"), a leading firm focused in lifestyle healthcare, announced today that Brian J. Brille is joining the firm as a Managing Partner. Additionally, Mr. Brille will serve as Chairman and a Managing Partner of Crown Sterling LLC ("Crown Sterling"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Strathspey Crown. Mr. Brille has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and investment banking; he has broad expertise in senior management, client relationships, investment and transactional execution globally. 

"We welcome Brian to our managing partnership and look forward to integrating his global relationships and expertise developed over the past 25 years, which we believe can add tremendous value to our expanding platform," said Robert E. Grant, Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner of Strathspey Crown. "Brian is expected to lead the expansion of the capabilities and the services we offer to our specialty physician partners. Under Brian and Vik's combined leadership, I am excited about Asset Management function that Crown Sterling is developing to provide investment opportunities to specialty physicians and institutions."  

"I am excited to join the Strathspey Crown team," said Mr. Brille. "I believe the opportunities in aesthetics/lifestyle healthcare are among the most attractive in healthcare. I am looking forward to working with Robert, as well as with Vik, my long-time investment banking partner at Bank of America."

Vikram Malik, Managing Partner of Strathspey Crown and CEO of Crown Sterling, added, "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Brian again. At Bank of America in the early 2000s, Brian successfully led the formation of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group to a leading position among healthcare investment banks within a very short time. I was privileged to be part of that effort with Brian and look forward to creating 'Alpha' together at Crown Sterling."

Prior to joining Strathspey Crown, Mr. Brille worked in various capacities for Bank of America Merrill Lynch since 2009.  Most recently, Mr. Brille was based in Hong Kong and served as Chairman/President Asia Pacific for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, with responsibility for the combined Asia Pacific platform across 12 countries and 4 business lines. Prior to this, he served as Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America. He was also responsible for building and leading Bank of America's Healthcare Corporate & Investment Banking business, as well as previously establishing and leading Morgan Stanley's Healthcare Services Group.  In 2003, he was named Investment Dealer's Digest Banker of the Year.

Mr. Brille holds a JD from Stanford Law School, a Masters of Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Mr. Brille currently serves on the Asia Pacific Council of The Nature Conservancy, and is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. 

About Strathspey Crown

Strathspey Crown is a leading firm focused in lifestyle healthcare. Strathspey Crown uniquely partners with board certified physician specialists to bring to market innovative technologies and services in the self-pay sector. The firm is founded with physician investors across key medical specialties including: plastic surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, orthopedics and cosmetic dentistry. For more information visit www.strathspeycrown.com.

About Crown Sterling LLC

Crown Sterling LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC, is an innovative and specialized global investment management and financial services firm that focuses on serving the physician community. It leverages the collective intellect, experience and insight of its physician affiliates and its leading edge proprietary and revolutionary business model to deliver alpha returns to specialty physicians and institutions.  

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