Sagent Advisors hires new MD and diversified industrials head

Investment bank and adviser Sagent Advisors has appointed Greg Melconian as a managing director and head of diversified industrials. Previously, Melconian worked at BMO Capital Markets where he served as a managing director and co-head of diversified industrials.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Sagent Advisors, a leading independent investment banking and advisory firm, announced today that Greg Melconian has joined the firm’s New York office as a Managing Director and Head of Diversified Industrials.

Mr. Melconian has over 20 years of investment banking experience providing strategic advice and raising capital for industrial companies and financial sponsors. He has been a leading advisor to both large and mid-cap companies across the industrials sector with particular expertise in capital goods, diversified companies, industrial services, and transportation.

Prior to joining Sagent, Mr. Melconian was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Diversified Industrials at BMO Capital Markets in New York. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group at Barclays and in the Global Industrials Group at Lehman Brothers.

“We are delighted to have a banker of Greg’s caliber and reputation for providing high quality, independent advice to join Sagent and bolster our efforts in the Diversified Industrials sector,” said Bill Kohr, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sagent.

About Sagent Advisors
Sagent Advisors is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing strategic and financial advice on mergers, acquisitions, sales, divestitures and private capital solutions. Sagent’s clients include leading domestic and multi-national corporations, middle market and emerging growth companies, private equity sponsors and family-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses. Sagent has completed nearly 200 transactions exceeding $60 billion in aggregate value across a broad range of industries and transactions types.

Sagent provides broad industry and execution expertise through its three offices in the US and strategic partnerships in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Founded in 2004, Sagent’s dedicated team of seasoned professionals are committed to the long-term success of their clients by providing original thinking, uncommon access and Pure Advice™, free of structural conflicts. For additional information please visit: www.sagentadvisors.com.