Jeffrey Markel

Experience

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  Berkman Ruslander Pohl Lieber & Engel

  Aug 1980 - Dec 1983

  Associate
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  Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1997

  Director (Partner)

  Practiced in the areas of commercial and business law, corporate finance, M&A, securities, and real estate development and finance. • Served as Vice President with oversight responsibility for the firm’s technology infrastructure, software licensing, and staff.• Represented principals, lenders and institutional private equity/VC groups in negotiating, structuring, and financing corporate acquisitions and mergers, business capital deployment, private placements and private securities offerings, real estate construction, development and acquisitions, national and international commercial contracts, and structured finance transactions. • Developed strong client base including regional, national and international corporations, institutional private equity/VC partnerships, and publicly traded financial and banking institutions. • Served as lead counsel in private equity, risk capital and M&A transactions, securities offerings, real estate acquisitions, development and financing. Show less

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  Perspective Capital, LLC

  Jun 1997 - now

  Managing Director

  Perspective Capital, LLC engages in financial advisory, mergers & acquisitions and capital formation transactions for small and middle market companies. • the deployment of capital, identifying and obtaining a strategic partner or purchaser, and/or facilitating and funding a management buy-out.• advising clients on the formation and operation of hedge funds, hedge fund of funds and similar pooled securities investment vehicles.• structuring venture capital and private equity transactions.• the analysis of the client’s capital structure and resource allocation, operational weaknesses and depth of management.• proprietary trading in the public equities and derivatives markets. Show less

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  Longboat Capital Management, LLC

  Jul 2001 - May 2003

  Managing Partner and President

  Responsible for the direction and development of privately held financial management firm:• Direct and indirect investments in hedge funds and alternative investments, private equity and venture capital partnerships, commercial and industrial real estate and REITs, and natural resources partnerships including MLP’s.• Operation of two hedge fund-of-funds invested with 43 separate managers.• Due diligence responsibilities for hedge fund strategies including relative value long/short, global macro, fixed income arb, convertible bond arb, merger arb, capital structure arb, distressed debt, options and derivative strategies, MLP’s, timber and natural resources• Management of a staff of eight investment and financial professionals supporting the Fund-of-funds, Real Estate and Family Office functions.• Compliance responsibilities for hedge fund-of-fund operations pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, Investment Company Act of 1940, FINRA and NFA rules and regulations. Show less