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We promise to work with you to create the most appropriate, innovative solution to your financial needs by listening; by involving only the most reliable and responsible lenders; and by applying all our expertise and creativity to deliver a product that precisely matches your requirements each and every time. You can trust Loofbourrow to partner with you to expand the realm of the possible.

John W. Loofbourrow
President

John Loofbourrow founded John W. Loofbourrow Associates, Inc. in 1980, and has specialized in institutional private placements for more than 30 years.

Prior to founding the firm, he had established the Investment Banking division of First Pennco Securities, where he and his staff structured and sold over $300 million in healthcare and educational financings. He began his capital markets career at Salomon Brothers Inc., serving as Director of the Computer Division and Vice President in the Institutional Bond Division.

Mr. Loofbourrow holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and did graduate work at Case Western Reserve Business School. Mr. Loofbourrow is a National Association of Securities Dealers (FINRA) Principal and a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Principal.

Scott T. Schauer
Managing Director

Scott Schauer joined Loofbourrow in 1998, and has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Before coming to Loofbourrow, Mr. Schauer was responsible for originating asset-backed purchases for Sumitomo Bank, Limited and its various Commercial Paper conduits. Prior to his experience at Sumitomo, he was with the Private Placement Group of Prudential Insurance, where he analyzed various types of asset-backed securities and developed risk and portfolio management tools.

Mr. Schauer holds a B.S. in Management from Saint John Fisher College and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU. He is also a National Association of Securities Dealers (FINRA) Principal.

Andrea J. Blattman
Managing Director

Andrea Blattman has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Prior to joining Loofbourrow, Ms. Blattman was a Director in the Private Placement Group at ING Barings responsible for transaction origination, structuring and distribution globally, and specifically focusing on Latin America. Before going to ING, Ms. Blattman was Vice President and Deputy Manager of the Asset-Backed Finance Group at Banco Santander, S.A., where she developed a substantial book of structured finance business in both commodity and esoteric asset classes. Prior to joining Santander, Ms. Blattman worked in the Mortgage and Asset-Backed Capital Group at Prudential Securities.

Ms. Blattman has a Bachelor of Science in Finance/Management from Binghamton University and her MBA degree in Finance/International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business. She is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers FINRA). She is also fluent in conversational Spanish.

 Brian Foley

 Managing Director

As President of Brian Foley Associates, Brian Foley is a recognized thought leader in the general aviation sector.  Since 2006 the firm has focused on the analysis and synthesis of this area with a specialty in business aviation.  His primary practice areas are industry analysis and forecasting, market research, strategic planning, new product evaluation and transaction support.  Sample engagements have included assisting prospective investors with industry and company market due diligence, evaluating aircraft valuation dynamics for a bank, developing a marketing plan for an aircraft finance company and writing a Private Placement Memorandum market summary for an aviation services company.

Through his affiliate John W. Loofbourrow Associates, Inc. he is licensed to help general aviation companies find growth capital or develop an exit strategy.  Simultaneously he helps investors find opportunities in the aviation sector.  His latest focus has been in the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO), charter/management and aircraft parts and services sectors.

After starting at Boeing, he later served 21 years as worldwide marketing executive for Dassault Falcon Jet, a major business jet manufacturer.  He participates in numerous industry associations such as The Wings Club, and speaks at related meetings and conferences.  He's routinely quoted in such publications as the Wall Journal, TIME Magazine, Business Week and USA TODAY on various general aviation topics.

 

 David S. Wilson

 Managing Director

 David S. Wilson has over 25 years of experience in the automobile industry.

 Prior to joining Loofbourrow, Mr. Wilson had been President, COO and CFO for several large automobile   dealership groups.  He has been a trouble shooter for General Motors and Ford Motor Company, providing operational and strategic expertise to successfully turnaround several dealerships experiencing severe operational and financial problems.  Mr. Wilson was President and COO for a hedge fund  backed group of trouble automobile dealerships which he turned around and positioned for sale.  Mr. Wilson was also CFO for a large automobile dealer group in the Washington, D.C. market where he developed internal control and cost saving programs that have remained in effect for over 22 years.  Mr. Wilson has extensive experience in benchmarking, due diligence and by/sell agreements and is particularly knowledgeable about the ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds data processing systems.

Mr. Wilson has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting/law from the University of Baltimore and has done post graduate work at several universities. 

   

Thomas A. Thompson

Managing Director

Thomas A. Thompson is a Managing Director whose 35-year business career includes experience in durable goods manufacturing, telecommunications, electric utilities, banking, financial services, professional services, consumer products, computer hardware, software, tourism, hospitality and aviation.

 Prior to his affiliation with Loofbourrow Associates he served a wide range of public and private sector clients as vice president of MDI Associates, LLC, a management and valuation consulting firm. Tom began his career at Arthur Young & Company, now Ernst & Young, in the firm's New York City office.  He then spent a decade with Garden Way Incorporated, where he filled an increasingly responsible series of financial accounting, planning and corporate development positions.  Later, he joined Enable Software as CFO and, subsequently, Bitwise Designs, now Authentidate Holding Corporation, as COO. 

Tom earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Hamilton College and an MBA from Rutgers Business School.  He is a licensed CPA Accredited in Business Valuation, a certified general real estate appraiser, and holds a commercial pilot license.  Tom is Managing Director of an affiliated company, Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc.

 

Andrew Vickery

Managing Director

Andrew C. Vickery is Managing Director at Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc. and Loofbourrow.  He has deep    experience in corporate, syndicated, structured, project and export finance, capital markets, and restructurings.  He manages a significant number of investor relationships and provides corporate finance and restructuring advisory services to a variety of clients.  Since 2003, he has been Managing Director of Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc., a financial advisory firm.  Prior to 2002, Mr. Vickery was a Director/Vice President with the Investment Bank of JP Morgan Chase and Co.  His last assignment with JP Morgan Chase was in Frankfurt, Germany heading a Corporate Finance team responsible for technology, media and telecom names.  Prior to that, he was based in Hong Kong and Singapore.

 He holds a Bachelors degree in economics from the University of Colorado.  He manages several private equity and distressed debt investment vehicles.  He also serves on a variety of corporate, charitable and advisory boards including Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, an $80 million endowment, on which he serves on both the Board of Directors and the Investments Committee.

Cynthia Brooks

Managing Director

Cynthia Brooks has worked in the Financial Services Industry for 17 years.  She is Founder and Director of BD  Capital Management LTD. located in London, England, an affiliate of John W. Loofbourrow Associates, Inc.  Ms. Brooks has been a Strategic Advisor to companies in the Healthcare, IT, Financial Services, Retail, and Telecommunications sectors.

Ms. Brooks worked for the Northern Trust Corporation as a Vice President and NASD Principal managing a six state team of Financial Planners engaging corporate and Key individual Trust business.  As a Vice President at the Harris Trust Corporation, she led a team of Financial Advisors to commence the distribution of Harris Institutional & Retail Fund Management.  Her career began as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch and later as a Senior Financial Advisor at Harris Investors Direct, Inc.

Ms. Brooks has a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Western Michigan University.  She is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) holding Series 79 and Series 7 licenses.

        

Michael G.S. Kondracki

Managing Director

Mr. Kondracki has over 20 years of experience as an Investment Banker financing corporations, real estate projects, sovereigns and oil and gas and power projects.  Prior to joining Loofbourrow, Mr. Kondracki worked for Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown ("DBAB") as Director originating and executing project financings in North and South America.  At DBAB Michael was based in New York and Buenos Aires and focused on oil, gas and  power projects.  He and his team closed a $2.5B project financing for Petrobras in Brazil that was named the Americas Oil and Gas Deal of the Year by Project Finance International Yearbook.

 Before joining DBAB, Michael was a Vice President at Prudential Securities Inc. ("PSI") where he originated and executed corporate financings, exclusive sales and restructurings for emerging growth issuers in North and South America.  At PSI, Michael executed the initial public offerings for the largest brewery and winery in Chile and the largest truck and bus manufacturer and steel mini-mill operation in Mexico.  He and his team completed the Privatization of Ecuador's national airline and the first Euro-Subordinated Bonds for a Latin American bank as well.  Michael has held various positions at Citigroup in LBOs, at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in Sovereign debt restructuring and North American Oil and Gas, and at the Inter-American Development Bank working with the national wat4er company in El Salvador.  He closed various advisory and financing assignments at each institution. 

Mr. Kondracki has also acted as a Simultaneous Spanish Interpreter for Latin American Diplomats, Ministers and Presidential Candidates for the U.S. Dept of State.  Mr. Kondracki was graduated from the University of Scranton Magna Cum Laude with Honors, completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Lima, Peru, received his MBA from New York University's Stern School in Finance/International Business and was recently awarded a Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Investment from The Schack Institute of Real Estate at New York University.  He is a frequent contributing writer to the NY Real Estate Journal and has appeared as a market commentator on Channel 12 News in CT.  He is a FINRA member, holding Series 7, 63, 65 licenses.

Daniel G. Eastman

Managing Director

Daniel Eastman joined Loofbourrow in 2010, an has over 30 years experience in the financial services industry.  In addition to C&I lending, Mr. Eastman's experience includes project finance, high tech, biotech, media & telecom, and asset based lending.  He has also been a Managing Director of the affiliated investment banking firm of  Bay Colony Capital since 2008.

Prior to joining Bay Colony Capital, Mr. Eastman represented a number of prominent banking institutions ranging from small regional banks to major multi-national competitors.  In 2005, he launched Citibank's successful entry into the Boston Market, which culminated in the opening of 30 de novo retail branches, the recruitment of 500 employees and the origination of over $1 billion in new business.  Prior to Citibank, he represented the Citizens Bank subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was responsible for originating large corporate relationships in New England.  Prior to Citizens, he managed Sumitomo Bank's loan production office in Boston, and served as a top commercial lender for Lloyds Bank Plc., Daiwa Bank Ltd. and Bank of Boston.

Mr. Eastman holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from Cornell University, and completed post-graduate courses in banking and accounting at Boston University and the Darden School of Business in Virginia.  He is a member of FINRA and holds a Series 7 license.

            

  Jim Croop

  Managing Director

James M. Croop is Managing Director at Bay Colony Capital, LLC and Loofbourrow.  He has considerable    experience in corporate finance, capital markets, and restructuring, Jim co-founded Bay Colony in June of 2008 prior to that he was Managing director at Artisan, LLC a financial advisory firm following a successful tenure at Argilus Investment Banking.  Jim also worked at ValuQuest Business Appraisals a Bonadio & Co., LIP division (the largest independent accounting firm in NYS outside of NYC) conducting business valuation studies for a variety of industries.  Jim was the CFO at the center for Governmental Research, a 95 year-old management consulting firm for 14 years.

Jim received his BS from St. John Fisher College an his MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.  Jim maintains Series 79, 7 & 63 securities licenses.

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