CHICAGO, IL - FocalPoint Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce it has expanded its Capital Markets team in Chicago with the addition of banking veteran Holly Smyth. Ms. Smyth joins the Chicago office as Managing Director and will provide financing solutions for independent, private equity, and family-owned middle market companies across a broad array of industries.
Thomas Mills, Managing Director, noted, "We are thrilled to add a senior banker of Holly's caliber to FocalPoint's Chicago office. Her extensive experience successfully structuring, underwriting, and leading complex multi-party leveraged finance transactions will add tremendous value to our clients and our Capital Markets practice."
Managing Director Holly Smyth commented, "FocalPoint has established one of the premier debt capital advisory services in the middle market, providing its clients with speed and certainty of close that is needed in these markets. I am thrilled to be joining the FocalPoint team, where the culture is client-centric."
During a 20-year career, Ms. Smyth has provided financing solutions for independent, private equity, and family-owned middle market companies in the U.S. and Latin America. She has advised clients on various deal structures, including leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, and growth and acquisition financings. Ms. Smyth has worked with clients in the industrial, transportation and logistics, business services, consumer products, and renewable energy sectors of the economy.
Prior to joining FocalPoint, Ms. Smyth was a Senior Vice President in commercial lending at BBVA U.S.A. She previously served as Senior Vice President in commercial lending at the Royal Bank of Scotland, and as a Vice President in project finance at ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank. Ms. Smyth holds a Bachelor of Science in finance and marketing from Miami University (Ohio) and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
About FocalPoint Partners, LLC
FocalPoint is an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private placements (both debt and equity), financial restructurings, and special situation transactions. With offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Shanghai, the firm has one of the largest dedicated Capital Markets teams in the middle market. Our deep relationships with hundreds of middle market lenders allow us to navigate any given capital raise process with confidence and precision. To learn more, visit focalpointllc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Please contact Thomas Mills at 312-508-5777, Holly Smyth at 312-508-5787 with questions about this announcement or the firm's Capital Markets practice.