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Challenger Capital Group, Ltd.

Company Information

2001 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX
United States
Phone: 1 214 239 8600
Fax: 1 214 239 8601

Overview

Challenger is a leading independent financial services institution, offering both advisory services and private equity investing. We were founded for the specific purpose of filling the void of firms providing quality financial services to middle-market growth companies, which have been left behind by the massive wave of consolidation in the financial services industry. As mid-sized investment banks have been engulfed by mega-firms, interest in the middle market has waned or been relegated to step-child business units. In today's market, the mega-firms are driven to pursue only large transactions. This "up-market mandate" creates a structural barrier to quality service for middle-market companies. While Challenger is not a mega-firm, we are also not a "boutique." Rather, we are an institutional-grade financial services firm with a level of talent not normally seen by the middle market. Many of the small firms and boutiques, now serving the middle market, lack the experience and sophistication among their professionals necessary to execute complex or challenging transactions. In addition, boutiques often do not have the internal resources needed to provide the highest levels of service and ensure quality of execution. Our team possesses multidisciplinary capabilities and draws upon experience from more than 412 investment banking transactions, totaling in excess of $93 billion across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, and 15 private equity transactions, totaling $10...

Corporate Structure

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

JERRY MEYER

TOP EXECUTIVES

Chuck Davis      Executive Director of Challenger Capital Group
MICHELLE BROWN     
Todd Bradley     
Peter Tippen      Managing Director of Corporate Real Estate for Challenger Capital Group
MARK W STEPHENS      Founder
JEREMY NIEDERMAIER      Vice President
Travis Callahan      Associate
Sarah Everingham      Project Coordinator
R Jeffrey Harris      Board of Directors
Kenneth F Yontz      Board of Directors
Russell Mason      Associate
R Todd Bradley      Executive Vice President of Hewlett
Gail Strickland      Director of Operations
Robert T Bielinski      Managing Director Private Placements
Jack Henry      Director
Travis Wibracht      Analyst
Gary R Griffith      Board of Directors
Steven C Francis      Co-Founder & Chairman of Amn Healthcare Services Inc.
Michael C. French      Executive Director
Peter T. Grauer      Board of Directors
Harry R Jacobson      Board of Directors
Todd D. Robichaux      Managing Director
John T Sanford      Executive Director
Peggy Bureau      Director of Communications
Jeff Milkie      Vice President
Michael J Burr      Vice Chairman & Executive Director
Nick White      Board of Directors
Bryan Grabowsky      Analyst
Herbert M Baum      Board of Directors
Forrest W Tippen      Managing Director Corporate Real Estate
Kent Capps      Associate
James J Ellis      Managing Partner of Ellisrosier & Associates
Thomas C Keene      Managing Director
Douglas D Wheat      Chairman
Ali Grayson      Associate
Cynthia A Wilson      Vice President, Operations
Jackson Balthrop      Analyst
Jeff Matthews      Managing Director
Matt Lewis      Vice President
David T Della Penta      Board of Directors