Our Team

Hovde Financial's experienced professionals provide client companies across all 50 states with the expertise, resources and focus necessary to structure, negotiate and successfully close strategic transactions.

Hovde Financial offers deep and specialized experience to bank and thrift executives, directors, and investors across the United Sates. Having successfully advised, operated, and owned banks and thrifts over the past 30 years, our principals bring an unparalleled perspective and understanding of this specialized sector that consistently outperforms our peers. Whether it is mergers and acquisitions, branch divestitures, FDIC transactions, capital raising, fairness opinions, valuations, special advisory committee services, or just peer-to-peer relationship building, our team of professionals can help developed custom tailored solutions that will help you meet the needs of your institution and serve your shareholders.

The firm’s investment banking team is led by the following:

The Hovde Group
Steven D. Hovde
President & CEO
(847) 991-6622
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The Hovde Group
Nickolas J. Barbarine
Senior Managing Partner
(301) 983-1897
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The Hovde Group
Stephen E. Nelson
Managing Director
(847) 991-6622
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Other Key Investment Banking Professional

Eugene Katz
Managing Director

R. Clark Locke
Managing Director

Andrew Fitzgerald
Director

Michael F. Timothy
Vice President

Kevin J. Ryan
Vice President

 

Douglas M. Hillhouse
Vice President

Joseph T. Morton
Vice President

Steven M. Ellis
Investment Banker

James T. Hill
Investment Banker

Ryan Smith
Analyst

Justin Maghen
Analyst

David Magli
COO & General Counsel

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