GulfStar Group Promotes Two Employees and Hires Two New Financial Analysts
CONTACT:
Kent Kahle
GulfStar Group, Inc.
Phone: 713-300-2025
Email: kkahle@gulfstargroup.com
HOUSTON (February 22, 2010) GulfStar Group is pleased to announce that two employees have been promoted within the firm. John J. O'Brien III has been promoted to Senior Vice President, and Brian J. Lobo has been promoted to Vice President. John joined GulfStar in 2004. Brian joined the firm in 2006.
“John and Brian have each contributed significantly to the success of GulfStar in recent years and they are highly deserving of their respective promotions,” said Kent Kahle, a Managing Director of GulfStar Group.
GulfStar Group is also pleased to announce that Jason Stone and Jeffrey Maddox have joined the firm as Analysts. Prior to joining GulfStar Group, both Jason and Jeffrey worked as Associates for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Dallas. Jason worked in the Transaction Services group, providing valuation opinions and consulting services to clients, specializing in the valuation of business enterprises and intangible assets. Jeffrey worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers's assurance and business advisory practice to provide a variety of audit and assurance services to clients in the energy, telecommunications and health care industries. Jason and Jeffrey both received their Bachelors of Business Administration and Masters of Public Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.
GulfStar Group is a leading middle-market investment and merchant bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm specializes in providing merger and acquisition advisory services, institutional private placements of equity and debt, restructuring and turnaround advisory services and general corporate finance advisory services to companies with revenues or enterprise values generally ranging from $25 million to $350 million. Since its formation in 1990, GulfStar has completed more than 450 assignments across a variety of industries. Through its merchant banking affiliate, the firm also makes equity and subordinated debt investments and serves as a transaction sponsor for acquisition-oriented growth strategies.
For additional information please visit GulfStar's website at:
www.gulfstargroup.com
Securities offered through GulfStar Group I, an affiliated entity, member FINRA - SIPC
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