Barry Petersen
Managing Director

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Barry Petersen is a Managing Director at Houlihan Smith & Company with the capital markets group focusing on M&A advisory and corporate finance, managing sell and buy-side M&A mandates, private debt and equity placements, as well as financial restructuring transactions. He began work on M&A transactions in the financial services sector for CNA Insurance, and continued working in middle market investment banking with Dresner Investments. Significant depth of experience includes oil and gas sectors, manufacturing, financial services, business services, and consumer goods.

Additional capital markets experience includes managing an institutional derivatives desk, and as principal of a debt futures arbitrage desk. He has international trade experience working in management for the US subsidiary of the oldest Japanese trading company, Okaya, where he was involved directly in their investment in U.S. based manufacturing assets as well as cross border trade and investment.

Mr. Petersen received a B.A. in history from Knox College and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He holds Series 7, 66 & 79 securities licenses.