Press Release
Capstone Partners Promotes David DeSimone to Director
January 29, 2010
Boston, MA - Capstone Partners LLC, a national investment banking advisory firm dedicated to middle market transactions, today announced the promotion of David DeSimone to a Director of the firm. Mr. DeSimone, who joined Capstone Partners in 2005, has developed industry expertise and transaction execution capabilities that are at the core of Capstone’s long term commitment to technology companies across various verticals and the firm’s dedication to offering senior investment banking attention and Wall Street expertise to its clients.
“David is an incredible asset to our clients and has proven over a long period of time that he has unquestionable command of middle market deal making,” commented John Ferrara, president and managing partner of Capstone. “He has shown an unyielding commitment to our clients and our firm, and deserves the recognition and responsibility that this new role will bring him.” David DeSimone added, “I welcome the progressive responsibilities related to representing Capstone in the technology industry practice and am looking forward to extending my ability to deliver exceptional service to our clients. As we enter 2010, there is much to be excited about at Capstone; we have added new merchant banking capabilities, launched new dedicated industry practices and will be announcing a new service line extension. We expect to be firing on all cylinders and I am energized to be part of the core team making that happen.”
David is responsible for working with clients on mergers and acquisitions, private placements, divestitures, and recapitalizations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. DeSimone was a Vice President at Boenning & Scattergood, a Philadelphia-based middle market investment bank, where he worked with clients across a variety of industries and developed the firm’s technology practice. David also worked at Needham & Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and equity offerings for middle-market technology and biotechnology companies. David has experience as an associate at Robertson Stephens, and as an analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York. David received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard University.
Capstone Partners LLC is a leading national investment banking advisory firm dedicated to serving the transaction needs of middle market companies. The firm provides corporate sale & divestiture, merger & acquisition, private placement and valuation advisory services. Capstone focuses on the Outsourced Services, Technology Solutions, and Manufacturing & Distribution industries and maintains dedicated sector teams in Education and Healthcare. In addition, the firm has recently added merchant banking capabilities through Capstone Ventures to actively co-invest in support of its clients’ transactions. www.capstonellc.com
Contact:
David DeSimone
Director
617.619.3327