Cowen has added to its Investment Banking Tea, with the appointment of David M V Barnes as a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsor Coverage Group.
Barnes is based in Cowen’s San Francisco office and is responsible for developing and maintaining long-term relationships with middle market and mid-cap private equity firms. Barnes comes to Cowen with a deep understanding of the private equity community and vast industry-specific knowledge that will further enhance Cowen’s comprehensive debt, equity capital market and mergers and acquisitions expertise.
“I am thrilled that David has joined Cowen’s Sponsor Coverage team as his impressive background and investment banking experience will complement Cowen’s client-centric vision,” says Kevin Raidy, Head of Investment Banking. “David also has a wealth of knowledge in the financial sponsor sector and he is uniquely qualified to offer thoughtful and strategic advice to Cowen’s private equity clients.”
Prior to joining Cowen, Barnes was a Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, where he was the architect and co-founder of the Financial Sponsor and Hedge Fund Coverage groups. Barnes has over 25 years of investment banking experience, which includes Vice President in charge of Mergers & Acquisitions at Protection One, Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand Securities, as well as principal investing experience associate at Brentwood Associates and Hancock Park Associates. Barnes began his finance career with Morgan Stanley. Mr. Barnes graduated with honours from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Sociology and received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from UCLA.
