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William Bavin, a FOCUS Managing Director, has more than two decades
of financial, business, and management experience. Since
1994, he has specialized in advising emerging and middle
market education firms on capital formation, mergers & acquisitions,
divestitures, valuation, and strategy. His practice
includes all facets of the education market, including content
companies, education service providers, and infrastructure. Clients
have ranged across the life-long learning continuum, from
pre-kindergarten-twelfth grade, post-secondary, and training
and development. Prior to his concentration on the
education industry, Mr. Bavin was a generalist, with significant
exposure to financial services, furniture, grocery, home
building, real estate, software, and textile companies.
Mr. Bavin began working with education companies in 1994
as an investment analyst at the investment banking firm Ferris,
Baker Watts, Inc. Being one of the first investment
analysts to regularly follow the education industry, he became
a sought after columnist, regularly quoted media source,
and speaker at industry events.
Early in 1997, Mr. Bavin joined a new investment banking
subsidiary of the Student Loan Marketing Association (“Sallie
Mae”) – Education Securities, Inc. (ESI). As
Vice President for Research and Product Development, he was
tasked with developing a corporate finance practice, with
a focus on capital formation and mergers & acquisitions
for emerging education enterprises. Additionally, he
worked extensively on the development of a potential education-focused
real estate investment vehicle and the creation of an industry
focused venture fund.
In 1998, Mr. Bavin formed Education Capital Markets, Inc.,
the predecessor of Education Capital, LLC, with other former
ESI executives. Education Capital provided capital
market solutions, sophisticated transaction advice, and sound
consulting services to emerging education companies. Throughout
its history, Education Capital has advised dozens of education
companies and investors, leading to more than $100 million
of transactions. Education Capital merged with FOCUS in mid-2007
to lever its track record in a growing industry across a
larger platform.
Over his career, Mr. Bavin also had extensive experience
in other industries such as real estate companies, specifically
mid-Atlantic-based real estate investment trusts (REITs)
and home builders, in addition to his education industry
work. He began his finance career at the Chase Manhattan
Bank, NA in New York, as a portfolio manager of a high-yield
bond mutual fund with meaningful investments in chemical,
container, grocery, software, and textile firms.
Mr. Bavin received his B.A. in History from the University
of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Goizueta Business School
at Emory University. He sits on the board of directors of
Total Education Solutions, Inc., participates in several
education industry associations, and remains an active author
and speaker.
Contact Information:
G. William Bavin
1150 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 515
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-470-1979
Cell: 703-629-9659
Fax: 202-785-9413
bill.bavin@focusbankers.com
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