LCG Advisors Announces Jay Clark to Lead its Investment Banking Division

LCG Advisors Announces Jay Clark to Lead its Investment Banking Division

LCG Advisors, a leading Tampa based financial services advisory firm, has announced that Jay Clark has joined the firm as Managing Director to lead its Investment Banking division.

Clark has over 27 years of experience in the financial services industry and has completed over $3 billion of transactions in his career which include mergers & acquisitions, capital formation and transaction advisory assignments.

Prior to joining LCG, Clark was a Managing Director of Algon Group, a special situation advisory firm and the co-founder and Senior Managing Director of FD Capital Advisors, LLC, the investment banking affiliate of top 80 accounting firm Frazier & Deeter. Previously he was a Managing Director with Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC, the Corporate Finance division of Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI:NYSE) where he was responsible for exclusive sale assignments and capital raising and also managed the firm’s Hedge Fund practice. Prior to Navigant Mr. Clark headed M&A and Private Capital for Synovus Investment Banking, a subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV:NYSE).

“We’re thrilled to have Jay join the team here at LCG and are excited about the continued growth of our Investment Banking division under his leadership,” said Brian Smith, Co-founder of LCG Advisors. “Jay’s 25 plus years of focused investment banking experience will complement our existing team and should significantly accelerate the growth of our recently acquired healthcare advisory group.”

“It’s a privilege to join such a terrific team with the outstanding reputation and market presence that LCG enjoys. I look forward to leading the Investment Banking division and building upon the success the firm has experienced over the past 12 years,” said Clark.

Clark holds an MBA from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, and a BS in Finance (cum laude) from the University of Florida. He is an active member in the Association for Corporate Growth, has served as an expert witness and frequently participates in industry events as both speaker and panelist on investment banking topics.