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Igs Appoints Austin Carter As Head of Investment Banking Coverage and Promotes Chad Benoit, Ben La Pres, Peter Lee, and Lori Popescu To Principal

PRIVATEOct 09, 2024•over 1 year ago

Position

Principal

Company

IGS

Ben LaPres
BostonConsulting

Description

Austin Carter has been appointed to lead IGS' investment banking coverage efforts, focusing on expanding and deepening relationships within the investment banking community. Additionally, Chad Benoit, Ben LaPres, Peter Lee, and Lori Popescu have been promoted to Principal, reflecting their important contributions to the success and growth of the firm.

Company Information

Company

IGS

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Investor Group Services (IGS) is an industry leading private equity consulting firm specializing in M&A commercial diligence, portfolio value creation and sell-side industry analysis. The Company was founded in 1998 and conducts comprehensive business evaluations, covering key issues such as addressable market size, growth, competitive positioning, value creation and performance improvement. IGS specializes in key high growth end markets including business services, software, media and telecom, consumer products and services, financial services and healthcare, plus specialty manufacturing and industrial solutions.

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