Halpern Capital Announces Senior Investment Banking Hires
03/18/2009AVENTURA, FL., March 2, 2009 / Halpern Capital, a boutique investment banking and advisory firm, announced today that it has expanded its investment banking team with the addition of two new Managing Directors, Peter Tesché and Jeff Smith.
Peter Tesché brings over two decades of investment banking experience, working with early stage as well as mature firms, with a focus on international corporate and real estate finance.
Jeff Smith has over 15 years of capital markets experience, with particular expertise in convertible securities, having originated and closed nearly $500 million in transactions.
“We are delighted to have Peter and Jeff join our firm. Our clients will greatly benefit from the deep experience and broad skill sets they will add to our investment banking and advisory team. Both have long-standing relationships with institutional and private equity investors, which will be an asset to our firm. Further, we are excited about new products Jeff has developed for asset-based financings.” said Baruch Halpern, Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Halpern Capital.
Prior to joining Halpern Capital, Peter Tesché was Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Canada, following 18 years with Bankers Trust Company. Previously, Peter held senior management positions with financial institutions in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. From August 2006 until September 2008, he advised SEACAN Realty Fund, an institutional real estate investment fund targeting the development of hypermarket anchored shopping centers in China. Peter is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and is a CFA Charter holder. He received his B.A. from Allegheny College and attended the Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh
Prior to joining Halpern Capital, Jeff Smith was a Director, Corporate Finance at Morgan Joseph & Co. where he started the Convertible Securities Group. At Morgan Joseph, Jeff originated and closed over $100 million in transactions. Previously, he was a Senior Managing Director and launched the investment-banking group at McMahan Securities, originating and closing $350 million in convertible securities transactions. He also was involved with the launching of the first hedge fund in Dubai, Argent Financial Group International, LLC. Argent was the hedge fund group of the McMahan family of companies. Prior to McMahan, Mr. Smith held various positions as an institutional and retail broker at several firms, including Halpern Capital, Bear Stearns, Prudential and Morgan Keegan.
About Halpern Capital
Halpern Capital provides sophisticated advisory and financing services to public and private companies, as well as specialized M&A services to the Hedge Fund of Funds industry. We are committed to exceeding client expectations and are proactive in delivering value-added advice and excellence in execution. With a combination of Wall Street research, portfolio management, merger and acquisition, private equity, corporate acquisition, and entrepreneurial experience, Halpern Capital has a unique and extensive set of skills and transaction experience to draw on when providing our clients with advice.
Source: Halpern Capital, Inc.
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