John Poppe is a respected financial executive, banker and business operator. For over 15 years, John has been originating, analyzing and structuring middle market transactions.

Prior to co-founding MidCap Advisors, John held the position of Director in Hendrickson & Company's financial advisory practice for four years and served as Chief Financial Officer for a private middle market manufacturing concern for nine years. Earlier in his career, John spent several years originating and structuring middle market corporate finance transactions for Chemical Bank (now JPMorgan Chase).

During his career, John has structured merger and acquisition transactions, reorganized companies, established overseas operations, developed and implemented I/T systems, negotiated debt agreements, and managed investor relations. From strategic planning and high-end finance to understanding daily operational requirements, John has built a career understanding the needs of middle market business owners.

Richard Jackim is a Managing Director in MidCap Advisors' Chicago office.  Rich is an experienced investment banker and former Wall Street attorney. During his investment banking career Mr. Jackim has been involved in over 60 mergers or acquisitions of middle market companies with a combined market value of over $1 billion.

Rich is a respected expert on the topic of exit planning and middle market investment banking. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book,The $10 Trillion Opportunity - Designing Successful Exit Strategies for Middle Market Business Owners - A Guide for Professional Advisors. Rich has been quoted in or written articles for Business Week, The Chicago Tribune, The Counselor, The Business Ledger, Injection Molding Magazine, Bulk Transport, The Indianapolis Business Journal, Transport Topics and other regional and national publications.

Joe is the Managing Director of MidCap Advisors' Philadelphia office and head of MidCap's Transportation & Logistics Specialty Practice Group. He has over 35 years of experience providing financial advisory services to owners of small and mid-size, privately-held businesses.

Over his career, Joe has advised clients on matters relating to mergers & acquisitions, sales of businesses, recapitalization transactions, raising capital, ownership transitions, management buy-outs, business valuations, and other management consulting services.

Steve Smith brings over 25 years of professional sales, marketing and general business management experience to the table when working with clients. During his career, Steve has negotiated or arranged dozens of successful transactions for clients in a variety of industries, including distribution, manufacturing, business services, specialty retail and telecommunications. His many years of M&A experience include founding The Waterfront Group, a regional M&A firm based in San Francisco.

Laura Maver Ward is an accomplished entrepreneur and businesswoman with 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, management consulting, executive coaching, manufacturing and business services.

During the course of her career, Laura has advised over forty business owners on mergers and acquisitions and financial advisory issues.

As a fourth generation business owner and a seasoned business owner herself, Laura is passionate about helping business owners meet their personal, business and financial goals. In addition, Laura works closely with a select group of private equity investors and entrepreneurs to help them design and implement successful targeted acquisition programs.

Jeanie Sell Latz has served as an executive and corporate attorney for over 25 years in publicly held and private companies. She held the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Kansas City Power & Light Company and Great Plains Energy, and General Counsel for Midwest Research Institute. She has expertise in the issuance of securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, board and shareholder relations, organizational development, shared services, as well as all other areas of corporate law.

Jim Ward is a Managing Director of MidCap Advisors' Kansas City Office. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and businessman with more than 30 years of experience in management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and information technology.

During the course of his investment banking career, Jim has represented privately-owned middle-market companies throughout the United States and Canada. As a seasoned business owner, Jim brings a unique perspective to every engagement he works on. He is passionate about helping each and every business owner design new and valuable options to prepare themselves and their business for a successful transition of ownership. In addition, Jim works closely with a select group of private equity investors and entrepreneurs to help them design and implement successful targeted acquisition programs.

Allen Conger is a Senior Consultant with MidCap Advisors. In charge of MidCap's Charleston, South Carolina office, Mr. Conger works with clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. 

Prior to joining MidCap Advisors, Mr. Conger served as Director at Pegasus Funds, an investment bank focused primarily on public equities and mergers & acquisitions. In this capacity, Mr. Conger sourced transactions and managed relationships in a wide array of industries.

Mr. Conger's prior merger & acquisition and financial advisory experience includes positions at Deutsche Bank/Alex. Brown, Carroll Kapfhamer Capital Partners, Raymond James, and Caisse de Depots.

Frank Robertson joined MidCap Advisors in January 2008 as an associate in mergers and acquisitions, with special concentration in the insurance industry sector.  Frank specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory services, on both the buy-side and sell-side, for middle market companies.  Previous to joining MidCap Advisors, Frank was associated with Akin Bay Company, LLC, New York, NY, a middle market investment bank specializing in raising capital and mergers and acquisitions.

Frank also has experience with The Hartford, where he was a member of the Internal Transfers division, working in both fixed and variable annuity products.  Frank holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Connecticut School of Business.

Steve Champlin is a Senior Consultant to MidCap Advisors' Gaming and Entertainment Specialty Practice Group.

Steve is a casino owner who advises MidCap's investment bankers on transactions involving restricted and non-restricted gaming properties as well manufacturing and service companies that supply or serve the gaming industry.

Prior to becoming a casino owner and gaming consultant, Steve led the management buyout of a mid-sized metal fabrication company in northern Indiana.  Steve and two other employees raised the capital and secured debt financing needed to purchase the business from the retiring owner. Over the next three years, Steve designed and introduced new proprietary products that more than doubled the company's revenues. In 2005, Steve and the other shareholders sold the company to a strategic buyer at the peak of the market.

Jim Pringle is an experienced business owner, serial entrepreneur and business broker. In those roles, Jim has bought, built, and sold over a dozen companies over 20 years.

An Austin native, Jim grew up as part of a family-owned, home building and real estate development business. Following in his father's footsteps, Jim started his own company and grew it into one of Austin's top residential home builders and developers of commercial and multi-use properties. After selling that business, Jim started the Original Austin Shirt Company and built it into one of the largest textile screen printing companies in Texas.

Bob has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Bob has held senior management positions with world renowned financial services firms like Citigroup and American Express.

His extensive business management experience includes a particular emphasis in managing global businesses and structuring cross-border transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions.