M&A Capital Professionals

Thomas J. Murphy, Managing Director

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Direct: 818-707-8322

Thomas Murphy brings to the firm and its clients a diverse background with experience in investment banking (including mergers & acquisitions, private placements of both senior and subordinated debt, equity placements and financial restructurings), commercial lending (including loan origination, loan administration and workouts), and principal investing (including initiating and structuring leveraged buyout transactions). During his career, Mr. Murphy has been involved in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, apparel, engineering and construction, financial services, marketing services, metals, printing, real estate, retail, technology and wholesale distribution.

Mr. Murphy has been responsible for over $7 billion of investment banking and financial restructuring assignments involving both private and publicly-held companies completed, including the recent $200 million equity raise to pursue aerospace acquisitions with a top 10 private equity firm; the sale of Maly's, Inc. to L'Oreal USA (ENXTPA:OR); the sale of ORCO Construction Supply, Inc. to Home Depot Supply; the sale of Ontic Engineering, Inc. to BBA Aviation plc (LSE:BBA); and $375 million financing for Wise Alloys, Inc. With his extensive investment banking and senior lending background, Mr. Murphy has been involved in direct principal investing activities, including the management buyout of a $90 million wholesale nursery distribution operation Shemin Nurseries, Inc., a significant minority equity investment in a $100 million convenience store chain Plaid Pantries, Inc., and the acquisition and management of a $40 million commercial real estate portfolio. He currently serves on the advisory board of First Rehabilitation Life Insurance which serves its statutory board and is president of Shemin Real Estate Holdings, Inc. and managing member of Shemin Real Estate I and Shemin Real Estate II.

Prior to forming M&A Capital, Mr. Murphy's professional experience included serving as a Founder and Managing Director at Murphy Noell Capital, Director at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin and a Portfolio Manager at Barclays PLC. Additionally, he has held positions with CIT Group and Union Bank, and served as CFO of two manufacturing companies.

Mr. Murphy earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kevin D. Kelly, Managing Director

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Direct: 818-707-8323

Kevin Kelly brings to M&A Capital and its clients over twenty-five years of commercial and investment banking experience. In addition to leading M&A Capitals marketing efforts and sourcing new transactions nationwide, Mr. Kelly serves as the firms initial contact point when M&A Capital approaches potential financing sources for client debt or equity placements. Mr. Kelly is responsible for maintaining M&A Capital's proprietary database, which follows the activities of virtually every significant source of debt or equity capital.

During his career, Mr. Kelly has completed financing transactions totaling more than $2.0 billion in a wide range of industries for both middle market and large corporate entities. Some of his past clients included Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYS), Electro Rent Corporation (NASDAQ: ELRC), Southwest Water Company (NASDAQ: SWWC) and National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC). Prior to joining M&A Capital, Mr. Kelly was with the investment banking firm of Murphy Noell Capital, LLC and financial institutions that included Mellon Business Credit, Mellon Bank, N.A., Sanwa Bank California and Barclays Bank PLC.

Mr. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural and Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association and Association for Corporate Growth.

Loc T. Van, Director

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Direct: 818-707-8324

Loc Van brings to the firm over 10 years of broad corporate finance experience, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and private placements of debt and equity capital. He has completed approximately $1 billion in transaction value through buy-side and sell-side M&A, capital raises of senior, junior, and equity capital, and restructuring engagements. Most recently, he's been involved with the sale of First Rehabilitation Insurance Company of America, a $200 million equity raise to pursue aerospace acquisitions with a top 10 private equity firm, a $45 million capital raise for 1800 LoanMart, and a $65 million capital raise for a public aerospace company. In addition, Mr. Van has been involved with the sale of Malys of California, Inc., a leading distributor of professional hair care products to L'Oreal; the sale of Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. to BBA Group; the recapitalization/MBO of Goldline International, the leading numismatic coin retailer in the US; and the sale of A-Mark Financial, Inc., a $2.5 billion in sales trader of precious metals products, the sale of Furrs Restaurant Group, Inc., a $150 million per year in revenue, 55-store restaurant chain in the Southwest; and the sale of Steel Horse Automotive, Inc. In 2010, Mr. Van was named by the M&A Advisor as a 40 Under 40 Recognition Award Winner.

Prior to joining M&A Capital, Mr. Van worked at Murphy Noell Capital, a middle market investment bank and Western Peaks Financial Corporation where he structured numerous working capital, purchase, and renovation loans.

Mr. Van earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

L. Nicole Carnation, Vice President

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Direct: 818-707-8318

Ms. Carnation has a broad corporate finance background working with private and public companies in a variety of industries. Most recently, Ms. Carnation was involved in the recapitalization of First Rehabilitation Insurance Company of America, the largest provider of statutory DBL insurance in New York; a $200 million equity raise for a manager to pursue aerospace acquisitions with a top 10 private equity firm; a $45 million capital raise for 1800 LoanMart; and a $65 million capital raise for a public aerospace company. In addition, Ms. Carnation was involved in HD Supply's acquisition of ORCO Construction Supply, the leading independent supplier of high-quality construction materials to professional contractors on the West coast; LOreal USA's acquisition of Malys West, the largest, family-owned professional salon distributorship in the United States; Maguire Aviation's acquisition of Skytrails Aviation, a full service fixed based operator at the Van Nuys Airport, the busiest general aviation airport in the United States; and the recapitalization/MBO of Goldline International, the leading numismatic coin retailer in the United States.

Prior to re-joining M&A Capital, Ms. Carnation held positions with Bank of America's middle-market banking group; Murphy Noell Capital, a middle-market investment bank; and Rutberg & Co., a technology-focused investment bank.

Ms. Carnation earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and is on the board of a local chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Jodi L. Wicks, Financial Operations Consultant

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Jodi Wicks brings to M&A Capital over 20 years of diverse accounting experience having been involved in the financial services, manufacturing, retail and agriculture industries. Prior to joining M&A Capital, Mrs. Wicks was an accounting consultant. Previously, she was a Controller with California Companies, Inc. and a Supervising Senior Accountant with KPMG.

Mrs. Wicks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge, a CPA license and is an active member of the California Board of Accountancy.