Imperial Capital, a full service investment banking firm, has hired five equity sales professionals. They are Anthony Greer, managing director; Anthony Reiner, managing director; Philip Minardo, senior vice president; Yves Lefebvre, senior vice president and Dustin Sanza, vice president.

Vicente Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Intellectual Technology. Financial terms were not announced. Carlsbad, Calif.-based ITI provides on-demand printing and fulfillment solutions to modernize DMV operations and services. Imperial Capital provided financial advice to ITI.

David M.V. Barnes will join Imperial Capital as a managing director and head of its financial sponsors coverage team in the investment bank’s LA office. Previously, Barnes had been with investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

Imperial Capital has added John Putrino as a managing director in the investment banking group. Previously Putrino was the head of North American lodging and leisure for the investment banking group at Credit Suisse. In his new role, Putrino will be based in New York, and will focus on the real estate, lodging and leisure sectors.

Imperial Capital has promoted Nicole Fry to managing director in its investment banking group, the firm said. Fry is based in Los Angeles, and focuses on the consumer sector, including restaurants and food and beverage companies. Investment banking firm Imperial Capital was formed in 1997 and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Boston and Houston.

Imperial Capital Group has acquired Petra Pet Inc., owner of the Beefeaters brand of pet treats. No pricing terms were disclosed. BMO Bank of Montreal provided debt financial.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boutique investment bank Imperial Capital Group Inc postponed its initial public offering, an underwriter said, citing market conditions. The Los Angeles-based company had hoped to raise about $107 million in a deal that had already been downsized. The bank, which offers sales, trading and advisory services, had hoped to sell 6.7 [...]

Imperial Capital has opened a new office in Boston. It will be staffed by Chip Mellen and Diana Knightly, who are both joining as managing directors of high yield sales.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boutique investment bank Imperial Capital Group Inc is planning to raise as much as $150 million in an initial public offering. Imperial Group offers sales and trading services to institutional investors, a wide range of investment banking advice, and capital markets and restructuring services to middle market clients, according to a [...]

Imperial Capital Group, a Toronto-based mid-market buyout firm, has closed its fourth fund with C$126 million in capital commitments. The fund’s first deal was an acquisition ofSchulman Associates IRB Inc., a Cincinnati-based institutional review board for life sciences research protocols and consent documents.