Investment bank subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank
grows team to 16
One of the country’s top investment banking teams is joining
PNFP Capital Markets, Inc., the investment bank subsidiary of
Pinnacle Bank. Six members of Fidus Partners are now part of PNFP
Capital Markets, Inc. They are based in Charlotte, NC.
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Ed Imbrogno, John Cheek, Stephen Dockery,
Adam Dings, John Kuhns and Grant Fletcher have joined PNFP Capital
Markets, Inc., the investment bank subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank.
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- Ed Imbrogno, Fidus Co-founder and Managing Director
- John Cheek, Managing Director
- Stephen Dockery, Managing Director
- Adam Dings, Vice President
- John Kuhns, Analyst
- Grant Fletcher, Analyst
“This team comes with one of the strongest legacies in
investment banking,” said Gary Wunderlich, managing director of
Pinnacle Capital Markets, Inc. “Fidus is a nationally known firm
with a history that stretches back to Bowles Hollowell Conner &
Co., at one time one of the most highly regarded middle market
investment banks in the nation. A group of former BHC bankers
founded Fidus in 2005 to provide world-class advisory services to
founder and family-owned businesses and privately held companies.
We’re honored they have chosen to bring that lineage and tradition
to Pinnacle as we continue to build high-level investment banking
capabilities at our firm.”
PNFP Capital Markets, Inc. is a middle-market investment bank
specializing in mergers and acquisitions and capital advisory
services. They partner with businesses and financial sponsors for
sell-side and buy-side M&A, recapitalizations, capital raises
and other strategic alternatives.
The addition of these six from Fidus brings the team to 16 with
offices in Nashville and Knoxville, TN, and now Charlotte to serve
clients throughout the Southeast and across the country.
“We founded Fidus Partners to bring a culture of exceptional
client service and the highest standards of quality to business
owners in the middle market,” Imbrogno said. “What we found in
Pinnacle is a perfect match – a top notch banking platform with
deep client relationships and a shared passion for excellence.”
The Fidus team includes:
Ed Imbrogno
Imbrogno has more than 30 years of investment banking experience
focused on merger and acquisition and corporate finance
transactions, as well as extensive experience in the industrials
sector, including water infrastructure, flow control and engineered
industrial products. Imbrogno co-founded Fidus in 2005 and prior to
that served as managing director and head of financial sponsor
coverage at Wachovia Securities. Previously, he was a managing
director in the M&A group at Wachovia Securities and a partner
with its predecessor, Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. Prior to
joining BHC, he worked in the investment banking group of Morgan
Stanley.
Imbrogno earned his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Davidson
College and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden
School.
John Cheek
Cheek has 20 years of investment banking experience focused on
M&A and debt and equity capital raise transactions. He has
extensive transaction experience in the consumer, services and
building products sectors. Cheek joined Fidus when the firm was
founded in 2005 and has also held corporate operating roles across
multiple sectors.
Cheek earned his bachelor’s degree in business, magna cum laude,
from the Calloway School at Wake Forest University. He currently
serves on the Board of Directors for Mental Health America of
Central Carolinas.
Stephen Dockery
Dockery has more than 30 years of investment banking and related
experience focused on M&A and corporate finance transactions.
He has extensive transaction experience in the industrial, building
products and distribution sectors. He joined Fidus in 2006 and
prior to that served as managing director and head of building
products investment banking at Wachovia Securities. Previously,
Dockery was a managing director in the M&A group at Wachovia
Securities and an officer with its predecessor, Bowles Hollowell
Conner & Co. He also served as a corporate M&A attorney
with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
Dockery earned his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from
Davidson College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and
valedictorian. He received a J.D. degree from Yale Law School,
where he was managing editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review.
Adam Dings
Dings has more than nine years of experience in financial
services across public accounting, valuation services and
investment banking. His prior experiences span across industries
including financial services, logistics and distribution, specialty
chemicals and healthcare. Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2023,
Dings worked in the healthcare investment banking groups at North
Point M&A and Edgemont Partners. He also spent several years
with Lincoln International and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he
started his career.
Dings earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in
accounting and finance from Villanova University, as well as the
CFA designation.
John Kuhns
Prior to joining Fidus in 2023, Kuhns interned with Spencer
Stuart. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor’s
in business and enterprise management with a concentration in
financial analysis.
Grant Fletcher
Prior to joining Fidus in 2024, Fletcher was a research analyst
with Harvard Business School. He also graduated from Wake Forest
University with a master’s degree in Accountancy, with a
concentration in financial markets and transactions.
About PNFP Capital Markets, Inc.
PNFP Capital Markets, Inc., a subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank, is a
middle-market investment bank specializing in M&A and capital
advisory. They partner with family-owned, founder-owned, and
closely-held businesses, and financial sponsors to provide advisory
services for sell-side and buy-side M&A, recapitalizations,
capital raises, and other strategic alternatives. Supported by a
full-service capital markets platform and a leading regional bank,
the team utilize all their resources, leveraging experience and
expertise across industries, to provide every client with
distinctive service and effective advice.
About Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking,
investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services
designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested
in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution.
The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin
MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No.
11 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work
For® in the U.S., its eighth consecutive appearance and was
recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to
Work For 11 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10
billion in assets in 2023.
The firm began operations in a single location in downtown
Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately
$50.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024. As the
second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates
in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.
Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in
the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at
www.pnfp.com.
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