Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets division of Guggenheim Partners, hired Brent Surber as a senior managing director to strengthen its capital markets capabilities within its investment banking division. Surber is based in the firm’s New York office.
Surber joined Guggenheim with almost 20 years of investment banking experience He focuses on arranging customized private capital raises in support of refinancings, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts and financings for acquisitions and other growth initiatives, as well as broader capital markets advisory, structuring and distribution.
Surber joined Guggenheim from Houlihan Lokey, where he spent almost a decade focused on bespoke capital raises, most recently serving as a managing director in its capital markets group. Prior to Houlihan Lokey, he held investment and merchant banking roles at Integrity Square, Sagent Advisors and Bear Stearns.
“We are excited to welcome Brent to Guggenheim Securities,” Mark Van Lith, CEO of Guggenheim Securities, said. “Brent brings broad origination and execution experience across numerous products and industry verticals, which complements our growing capital markets platforms, particularly those oriented toward the middle-market financial sponsors. We look forward to his success at the firm.”
