Challenger Capital Group, Ltd.
Company Information
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
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
