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Private Equity Team


Dave Papritz, Senior Vice President, Director of Private Equity. dpapritz@howebarnes.com
312-655-2952

Mr. Papritz manages the Private Equity funds at Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett. He has spent his entire career in the financial services business, working for LaSalle Bank Corporation for almost 20 years. Mr. Papritz played an influential role in the company's growth having served as CFO of the Chicago based community banking group and also leading the organization's acquisition program during the 1990's that resulted in the bank growing from just over $3 billion in assets in 1990 to over $100 billion in 2000. Over a 10 year period, LaSalle acquired 8 financial institutions with assets in excess of $45 billion and invested capital of $6.5 billion. In his role as director of M&A at LaSalle, Mr. Papritz was responsible for developing and maintaining acquisition files on prospective candidates, determining financial returns of potential acquisitions, conducting due diligence, negotiating deal terms, working with regulatory agencies on merger applications, and integrating acquired companies into the LaSalle organization. Mr. Papritz graduated from Luther College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in business and English and received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.


Daniel E. Coughlin, Chairman, President, and CEO.
dcoughlin@howebarnes.com
312-655-2957

Mr. Coughlin has over 23 years of diverse experience in the financial services industry. Mr. Coughlin joined Howe Barnes in 1993, was named to the Board in 1997, was elected President and CEO in September 2001, and elected Chairman of the Board in October 2002. His background includes investment banking, equity research, bank supervision and regulation, and commercial and community banking. Mr. Coughlin's professional career began in 1984 with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, working in the Supervision and Regulation Division. In addition to his extensive regulatory experience, Mr. Coughlin has worked in the credit department at American National Bank, Chicago, Illinois and in various departments at McHenry State Bank, McHenry, Illinois. He is a member of the advisory committee for the HBI Private Equity Fund I, L.P. and the managing director of HBI Investment Funds, L.L.C. Mr. Coughlin graduated from Western Illinois University in 1984 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance. He received an M.B.A. in 1989 from DePaul University.

William Sammon, Director of Capital Markets, ICBA Securities and Senior Vice President and Director of Bank Equity Sales for Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.
bsammon@howebarnes.com
312-655-2959

Mr. Sammon is a principal of ICBA Securities and Howe Barnes and sits on the advisory committees of the HBI Private Equity Funds I and II, and the ICBA Capital Markets Private Equity Fund I. In addition, he is the capital markets liaison with Asset Finance Services. Mr. Sammon has over 10 years of experience in the investment business. His background includes institutional sales, private debt and equity transactions. Bill is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Steven J. Didion, Executive Vice President, Director of Financial Institutions and member of the Board of Directors.
sdidion@howebarnes.com
415-538-5720

Mr. Didion was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. prior to its merger with Howe Barnes Investments, Inc. in 2006. His primary responsibilities include management of the Firm's San Francisco office and coordination and development of the Firm's bank and thrift relationships in the Western United States. Prior to Hoefer & Arnett he was an investment banker in the Corporate Finance Department of Salomon Brothers Inc. in New York City, where he was actively involved with financings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for financial institutions. Mr. Didion graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988.

 

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