Mr. McFadden has extensive corporate finance experience, having advised on a wide range of investment banking advisory assignments including mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, financings, and strategic advisory assignments. Mr. McFadden has broad industry experience with particular expertise related to the consumer sector and business services.

Mr. McFadden is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. In addition, he is a frequent speaker on mergers and acquisitions-related topics throughout the country. Mr. McFadden is a board member of Allen Edmonds, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end men’s shoes and accessories.

Prior to joining Goldsmith Agio Helms (now Lazard Middle Market), he was with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and general corporate law. Before graduating from law school, he was a marketing representative for IBM, where he was responsible for marketing large systems to retail and distribution accounts.

Mr. McFadden graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He also attended the London School of Economics. He holds a juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a John M. Olin Fellow. Mr. McFadden lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and six children.