February 13, 2024 - B. Riley Financial ("B. Riley") announced today that Gayane Kirakosyan, Managing Director at B. Riley Securities, was named among the 2024 Women of Influence in Finance by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The 40 advisors and finance professionals - who happen to be women - selected by the Los Angeles Business Journal have demonstrated exceptional leadership, knowledge, skill and achievements in banking across the full spectrum of financial responsibility along with the highest professional and ethical standards, and for contributions to the Los Angeles business community at large.
Kirakosyan primarily works with middle market and sponsor-backed companies seeking capital for a variety of corporate purposes, including refinancing, growth capital, acquisition financing and rescue financing, among others. She has advised on financings across a wide range of capital structures, including asset-based, senior/first liens, unitranche, second liens, subordinated, mezzanine and minority equity. Throughout her career, she has closed over $3.1 billion in transactions across a wide variety of industries and structures.
Prior to joining B. Riley, Kirakosyan was affiliated with FocalPoint Partners, which was acquired by B. Riley Financial in January 2022. She has over 20 years of investment banking experience advising companies on debt and equity capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings and bankruptcies.
To view Los Angeles Business Journal's 2024 Women of Influence: Finance, click here.
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