Westlake Securities Welcomes New Hires
February 18, 2008AUSTIN, TX - February 18, 2008 - In its continued expansion, Westlake Securities today announced the addition of two new investment bankers to the firm. Cory Allen and Ryan Foley recently joined the firm as a Vice President and a Senior Associate, respectively. The additions to the team illustrate the ongoing growth at Westlake as it continues to become one of the top mid-market investment banks in Texas.
Prior to joining Westlake, Mr. Allen was a Vice President for Lincoln International in Chicago, one of the leading global middle market M&A advisors. He has been involved in over twenty sell and buy-side transactions totaling more than $1.0 billion in transaction value in a wide variety of industries.
Mr. Foley joined Westlake directly from BMO Capital Markets in its Houston office, where he was an Associate in the firm's Energy & Power Investment & Corporate Banking Group where he worked on a variety of capital markets and M&A transactions. Prior to working at BMO, Mr. Foley worked at Janney Montgomery Scott, a full-service investment bank in Philadelphia. At Janney, he assisted senior bankers with the execution of investment banking transactions in a broad range of industries including IT services, basic industrials, life sciences and business services.
Westlake Securities is an investment banking firm serving middle market companies in a broad range of industries including technology, basic industrials, energy, financial services, consumer products, and life sciences. Westlake's clients include: family-owned businesses; privately held companies; private equity and venture capital funds; and publicly traded small-capitalization companies. Westlake's services include equity and debt private placements, merger and acquisition advisory and financial advisory (valuations and fairness opinions). The firm is headquartered in Austin, TX with another recently opened office in Houston, TX. Westlake is a member of FINRA and SIPC.
