Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2018 - Winners Edition

George W. Thacker III Managing Director of CSG Partners Website: www.csgpartners.com Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Firm of the Year FIRM PROFILE CSG Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in ESOPs, mergers and acquisitions, and capital advisory services for middle- market companies. Our clients have spanned the full middle- market spectrum, with values ranging from $10 million to $1 billion. Founded in 2000, the firm has built a reputation of having the nation’s preeminent ESOP investment banking practice. CSG Partners has been named the “Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year” by both The M&A Advisor and ACG New York. CSG Partners operates from offices in New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC. ABOUT GEORGE W. THACKER George joined CSG Partners in 2008 where he works in the firm’s ESOP practice group. He has been named the “Boutique Investment Banker of the Year” by The Global M&A Network and the “Dealmaker of the Year” by the ACG New York. Over the last five years, he has closed over $2.5 Billion. George’s ESOP transactions have been named the “2014 M&A Deal of the Year ($250MM-$500MM)” by The M&A Advisor, the “2014 USA Deal of the Year ($150MM-$500MM)” by the Global M&A Network, the “2013 M&A Deal of the Year ($200MM-$500MM category)” by the ACG New York, “2013 M&A Deal of the Year ($150MM-$500MM category)” from The M&A Advisor, and the 2011 and 2010 “Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year Award” from The M&A Advisor. Several of his clients are ranked among the nation’s largest ESOP owned companies, and his ESOP clients employ over 25,000 employees across the United States. Prior to joining CSG in 2008, George was a Vice-President at Hilliard Lyons Asset Management. Prior to Hilliard Lyons, he was an attorney with Brown Todd & Heyburn (now Frost Brown Todd), where he focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions, tax, and estate planning for middle-market business owners. George received his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, where he was a recipient of the Brandeis Award (for top four graduates). AREAS OF EXPERTISE • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) • Mergers & Acquisitions • Capital Advisory USA www.finance-monthly.com Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2018 52