Nashville | Dallas
Partner
Will has nearly 30 years of experience as an investment banker representing growth companies in a wide variety of merger and acquisition transactions and public and private equity and debt transactions. After spending the first part of his career with the investment banking firms of J.C. Bradford & Co. and Jefferies, he established what is now Silvermark Partners in 2004 with the primary goal of serving as a trusted advisor to clients across the country that value candor and discretion. While he has experience across a broad range of industries, his practice focuses primarily on healthcare, business services and technology.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Silvermark Partners LLC (2004 – present). Partner
Jefferies LLC (2000 – 2004). Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking
J.C. Bradford & Co. (1990 – 2000). Partner, Investment Banking
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS
Horizon Resource Group (now known as Omnia Partners). Former Member of Board of Directors
Change Healthcare Corporation. Former Member of Board of Directors
Trilliant Health. Former Member of Board of Directors
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University. BS in Mathematics, BA in History.
Partner
Jack has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and principal investing activities. His accomplishments include a variety of mergers and acquisitions assignments, equity and debt raising transactions, and strategic advisory roles. He has also developed significant corporate governance experience as an equity sponsor and a member of the board of directors of several companies. Jack's main sectors of emphasis are healthcare, business services, IT/software, and distribution.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Silvermark Partners LLC (2012 - present). Partner.
Brentwood Capital Advisors LLC (2003-2012). Partner and Managing Director.
Nelson Capital Corp. (1994-2002). General Partner and Vice President.
Accenture (1991-1992). Consultant.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS
Consumers Insurance Group, Inc. Former Member of Board of Directors, Member of Executive Committee, Chairman of Compensation Committee.
HealthStream. Former Observer of Board of Directors.
InfoPartners, Inc. Former Member of Board of Directors.
Performics. Former Observer of Board of Directors.
Chartered Financial Analyst. CFA designation awarded in 1998.
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University. BA in Mathematics.
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management. MBA.
Partner
Kirk has over 25 years of experience as an investment banker representing companies across the U.S. in a variety of merger and acquisition transactions, public and private capital formation transactions, and financial advisory assignments. He began his career at Dean Witter Reynolds where he worked in the firm’s Dallas Corporate Finance office. He then joined J.C. Bradford & Co. where he developed a primary focus in working with technology and tech-outsourcing companies. Subsequently, Kirk joined Bear Stearns & Co. in its Dallas office where he further concentrated his focus on advising technology companies. In 2006, Kirk joined Silvermark Partners, with a goal of serving the broad investment banking and financial advisory needs of mid-sized companies that are increasingly ignored by larger investment banks.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Silvermark Partners LLC (2006 – present). Partner
Bear Stearns & Co. (2000 – 2005). Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking
J.C. Bradford & Co. (1993 – 2000). Partner, Investment Banking
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University. BBA in Finance.
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. MBA.
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