Jonathan S. Howe

Experience

Wedbush Securities Inc., Managing Director, Investment Banking
Responsible for originating, processing and closing investment banking engagements with public and private companies as an industry generalist. Transaction experience included merger & acquisitions (sell-side and buy-side; going private transactions), initial public offerings, follow-on public equity offerings, private debt and equity financings, fairness opinions, and financial advisory assignments. Management experience included co-head of Investment Banking Department for three years, Co-chairman of Fairness Opinion Review Committee, leading deal teams and managing professional development of junior professionals.

Houlihan Lokey Inc., Senior Vice President, Investment Banking
Responsible for originating, processing and closing merger & acquisition engagements with public and private companies. Clients included companies operating in the consumer products, food, business services and telecom sectors among others.

Big Dog Sportswear, Chief Financial Officer
Appointed by majority shareholder to help manage the branded apparel company's initial public offering. Interviewed potential investment banking firms to lead the transaction and participated in all aspects of completing a successful IPO for the company. As CFO, led all accounting and strategic financial functions for the company.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Associate Director, Investment Banking
Responsible for executing engaged mandates. Transaction experience included high-yield bond offerings, IPOs, convertible bond offerings, mergers & acquisitions, hostile tender offers, fairness opinions, and general financial advisory assignments. Clients included companies in a variety of industry sectors.

Education

• MBA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
• BA, Business Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California