M&A (Investment Banking) Team


Principal
Walter Tomlinson joined Statesman as a Principal in 1998 and has over 22 years of experience in middle-market…


Compliance Officer
Scott Actkinson is a co-founder of Statesman and Director of the firm’s Due Diligence and Debt Placement…


Senior Advisor
Barry Kelly is Statesman’s Senior Advisor of Mergers & Acquisitions. Barry assists clients in effecting mergers, acquisitions…


Senior Advisor
David Sargent is Statesman’s Senior Advisor of Mergers & Acquisitions. David assists clients in effecting mergers, acquisitions…


Senior Advisor
Sid Shaver is Statesman’s Senior Advisor of Mergers & Acquisitions. Sid has substantial experience providing investment banking…


Director
Larry Schumann is a Director of the Austin, Texas office of Statesman Corporate Finance. In this role, Larry serves the…


Director
Phillip Wilhite serves as a Director of the Austin office of Statesman Corporate Finance. Phillip uses…


Director
Jim Briggs joined Statesman in 2016 as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions. He has 15 years of…


Director
Gary Canon performs both Business Valuation and Merger & Acquisition advisory services on behalf of the firm…


Director
Mark Vance joined Statesman in 2018 as a Director. Mark is part of a new initiative by Statesman…


Director
Peter Chiu is Director of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Investment Banking Group. Pete has been with Statesman for…


Director
Jessica Seff joined Statesman in 2018 as Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions. She brings more than…


Director
David Carrasco serves as an Investment Banking Director at Statesman. He previously served as a Managing…


Vice President
Sarah Dibbern joined Statesman in 2021 as Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions. She brings more than 9 years…


Vice President
Philip Rodriguez serves as an Investment Banking Vice President at Statesman. Philip assists in the overall…


Vice President
Nathan Hurst is an Investment Banking Vice President at Statesman. In this role, Nathan is responsible for…


Senior Associate
Joe Stenske joined Statesman in 2024 as an Senior Associate of Mergers & Acquisitions. Joe assists…


Analyst
Marvin Hernandez is an Analyst of Mergers & Acquisitions at Statesman. Marvin assists…


Analyst
Walker Wright joined Statesman in 2024 as an Analyst of Mergers & Acquisitions. Walker assists…


Office Manager
Mary Longshore has been with Statesman since 1999. She assists with billing, bookkeeping, annual and quarterly…