Duane Stullich is a co-founder of FocalPoint Partners and has extensive experience advising middle market companies with mergers and acquisitions (both healthy and distressed), leveraged transactions, private placements of debt and/or equity capital, private equity investing, debt restructurings, and financial opinions including solvency and fairness opinions. He is a frequent speaker to business groups regarding M&A related topics and has been published or quoted in Barron’s and The Deal. In addition to being an accomplished investment banker, Mr. Stullich is also a seasoned entrepreneur. He was one of the key contributors to the establishment of the corporate finance department at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, a co-founder of Murphy Noell Capital, and, most recently, a co-founder of FocalPoint Partners. This entrepreneurial experience, combined with his multi-faceted career in corporate finance, has given him a unique understanding of entrepreneurial organizations and a proven ability to structure and close complex transactions.

During his career, Mr. Stullich has successfully closed approximately 50 M&A transactions, raised approximately $1.0 billion in middle market private placements (typically ranging from $10 to $50 million per transaction), advised numerous companies in financial distress, and completed several private equity investments. Mr. Stullich has broad industry expertise, including food products and distribution; retail, restaurants and health clubs; location-based entertainment; consumer products; service businesses; manufacturing and capital goods; and distribution. Former clients include Crunch, Lucky Strike Lanes, Physician’s Formula, La Brea Bakery, Baby Guess?, The Walking Company, Callaway Golf, Shoe Pavilion, Fuddruckers and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.

Beyond his responsibilities at FocalPoint, Mr. Stullich served on the Board of Directors of Milacron Inc. (NYSE: MZ), a global manufacturer of plastics processing equipment and supplies.

Mr. Stullich received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Securities products and services are offered through FocalPoint Securities, LLC.