FocalPoint Adds Clay Bryan as Fourth Senior Hire in 2019

Los Angeles, CA — FocalPoint Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran Clay Bryan in its Los Angeles office.

Mr. Bryan has approximately 20 years of experience in debt and equity capital markets, M&A, and special situations, providing solutions to company owners ranging in size from middle market to large cap public companies. He has advised clients across a range of industries and has covered entrepreneurs, private equity funds, and other asset managers throughout his career. Mr. Bryan has worked at both bulge bracket and boutique investment banks, structuring and executing complex transactions with private companies, multinational public companies, private equity funds, credit funds, hedge funds, and CLOs.

Prior to joining FocalPoint, Mr. Bryan was a managing director at Cappello Global and worked in the sponsor coverage and M&A groups at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, respectively.

Clay Bryan commented, "I joined FocalPoint because of its scale, with approximately 50 bankers, sector expertise, and international reach. Moreover, their reputation for executing complex transactions aligns perfectly with my experience."

"Clay is a tremendous addition to FocalPoint," noted Nishen Radia, Managing Partner. "Like other Managing Directors at the firm, he excels in both healthy and distressed company transactions. This breadth of product capabilities is unique in the marketplace and has been a fundamental tenet of our firm since its formation."

About FocalPoint Partners
FocalPoint is an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private placements, financial restructurings, and special situation transactions. With offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Shanghai, the firm provides sophisticated bulge bracket services to the underserved middle market. For more information, please visit www.focalpointllc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

To learn more, please contact Nishen Radia, or Clay Bryan, Managing Director, at (310) 405-7085.