Mr. Sood has served as the lead advisor in leveraged
buyouts, financings, and merger & acquisition transactions
aggregating several billion dollars in transaction value.
For the last 15 years, he has focused on the middle
market, helping his clients raise both debt and equity
capital in connection with such transactions. During
his career, Mr. Sood has successfully structured, marketed
and closed over $5 billion in senior, subordinated,
preferred stock and common equity placements. His clients
have included many leading private equity firms as well
as corporate entities seeking to employ highly leveraged
capital structures. On numerous occasions he worked
on deals involving the commitment of private equity
to facilitate transactions, frequently on a principal
basis.
Mr. Sood has also acquired significant experience advising
management teams on merger and acquisition strategies.
As a senior member of the Leveraged Finance and Corporate
Finance team at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Mr.
Sood successfully closed numerous M&A transactions.
Prior to Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Sood worked in the Leverage
Finance and High Yield Group at NationsBanc Montgomery
Securities, where he completed leveraged buyout, cross-border,
high-yield and project finance transactions for a number
of leading companies in the United States.
Mr. Sood has represented clients in a wide range of
industries including automotive, manufacturing, business
services, building products, textiles, engineering services
and telecommunications. Former notable clients include
T.M. Cobb, Malden Mills, Wyle Laboratories, Orlimar
Golf, Knoll Furniture, Moseley Associates, Wilshire
Associates, Airgas, Penske Truck Leasing, Hunt Manufacturing,
Roseburg Forest Products, and Alcoa Fujikura Ltd.
Mr. Sood holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular
Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
and a Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis
in Finance from the University of Texas in Austin.
Securities products and services are offered through FocalPoint Securities, LLC.
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