Hilco Global further expanded its corporate advisory solutions practice with new talent and services including buy-side and sell-side representation, debt & equity capital raises, and strategic advice.
Jason Frank, CEO of Hilco Corporate Finance (HCF) announced that Stephen Wrobel has joined the HCF team as a Managing Director.
In this role, Mr. Wrobel will be responsible for business development, as the business continues to expand its advisory services and adds new investment banking clients who are seeking strategic solutions such as recapitalization, debt restructuring, business expansion, liquidity creation, sale of a business, ownership succession, and management transition.
Mr. Frank said, "We’re thrilled to have Stephen join our team and continue to fuel our growth. Since launching our corporate finance practice a few years ago we have had tremendous success attracting clients that are looking for our unique combination of practical experience, strategic smarts and day to day agility.”
Most recently, Mr. Wrobel had served as head of Debt Capital Markets for Balmoral Advisors where he was responsible for leading all debt capital markets and special situation transactions, including closing on sell-side M&A mandates, acquisition financing, and debt refinancing opportunities. Prior to joining Balmoral Advisors, Mr. Wrobel worked for Focal Point Partners, an investment banking firm, Z Capital Partners, a special situations private equity firm and leveraged lender, as well as several commercial lenders.
Mr. Wrobel brings to HCF his considerable experience in the commercial finance sector completing hundreds of transactions and helping to provide clients with professional, strategic, and financial advisory services associated with selling a business or exiting a portfolio company, divesting a subsidiary or division, or completing a merger or acquisition transaction.
Mr. Frank said, “Stephen has an impressive track record as a specialist in investment banking, strategy, and corporate finance. His extensive corporate mergers and acquisitions experience, and his expertise in assessing going concern enterprise values will attract new middle market clients that are seeking strategic alternatives that will help maximize the intrinsic value of their business assets and help monetize that value.”
Mr. Wrobel has a Master of Business Administration from the Keller School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Northern Illinois University. He an active member of several industry associations including the Turnaround Management Association, Association for Corporate Growth, Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors, and Secured Finance Network. He is also actively involved with non-profit organizations such as The Chicago Arthritis Foundation, Geneva Academic Foundation, Goodwill Industries and TCAMF.