Richard J. Flynn Richard J. Flynn is a Managing Director and heads the Investment Banking Group. Mr. Flynn has 20 years of experience in delivering sophisticated financial and strategic advisory services and in the evaluation and oversight of private equity investments. Mr. Flynn has a broad range of transaction experience involving middle-market companies, including mergers and acquisitions advisory and public and private market fundraising. He has worked on numerous engagements for privately-owned businesses, portfolio companies of private equity firms and divisions of large corporate parents. Over the course of his career, Mr. Flynn has been involved in assignments representing over $4 billion of transaction value. Mr. Flynn has worked with clients across a wide variety of manufacturing, distribution, service, and technology industries. Mr. Flynn is also experienced in working with underperforming or distressed businesses both in and out of bankruptcy court proceedings. Mr. Flynn focuses his efforts on advising privately-owned businesses regarding their strategic and financial alternatives in the context of enhancing overall financial flexibility, assessing and capitalizing on strategic growth opportunities and maximizing shareholder value. Mr. Flynn manages the overall operations of the Investment Banking Group, which includes business development and oversight of the execution of key client engagements. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Flynn was a founding partner and Managing Director of BlueStar Ventures, L.P., a Chicago-based private equity firm. At BlueStar, Mr. Flynn was responsible for identifying, structuring, negotiating, and monitoring investments in private companies. As a board member, Mr. Flynn assisted portfolio companies in strategy development, executive management evaluation and recruitment and financial performance assessment. Preceding the formation of BlueStar, Mr. Flynn spent twelve years as an investment banker, most recently as a Managing Director and senior member of ABN AMRO s North American Investment Banking operation. At ABN AMRO, Mr. Flynn worked with public and private companies with revenues ranging from $50 million to $1 billion. Mr. Flynn was responsible for ABN AMRO s coverage of business and outsourced service companies and industries undergoing consolidation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Flynn has been a principal investor in and served as an outside director on the boards of a number of private companies. Mr. Flynn earned a MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois.