Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
Howe Barnes is a Chicago-based financial services company that provides investment banking services to community banks nationwide. Levi is an integral member of the Asset Finance Services (AFS) group that provides loan sales and syndication services with a particular focus on distressed debt disposition in the current economic environment.
Prior to AFS, Levi was a Portfolio Manager in the Middle Market group at NewStar Financial (NASD: NEWS), Levi was responsible for structuring, approving, documenting and managing transactions for M&A, LBO, and recapitalizations for non-investment grade companies across a wide variety of industries.
Before joining NewStar, Levi was in the indirect leasing group at Citizens Asset Finance. At Citizens, Levi was responsible for identifying, underwriting and presenting various operating lease transactions for the buy-side portfolio. Before joining Citizens, Mr. Richardson was an Associate Vice President at CoBank and focused on underwriting both direct and indirect transactions within the leveraged finance telecommunications group.
Prior to a career in finance, Levi served as a Director at the US-ASEAN Council, a private, non-profit international business association whose mission is to promote trade and business within Southeast Asia. Responsibilities included identifying investment opportunities and leading trade development missions to the region.
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Trinity College and an MBA from The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Prior to obtaining his undergraduate degree, Richardson served as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps.
MBA , Finance , 1997 — 1999
BA , English , 1988 — 1990