Philip Metzger
Philip has more than 11 years of investment banking experience, including experience in M&A, debt financings and equity raises for companies across a wide range of industries.Philip was previously a Vice President in the Middle Market Group of Wells Fargo Securities where he worked on M&A transactions and capital raises. Previous to Wells Fargo Securities he was an Assistant Vice President in the Public Finance Group at Piper Jaffray where he originated tax-exempt bond issuances for government clients.

Philip earned a Bachelor of Science from University of Missouri and an M.B.A. from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Paul Klug – Panel Moderator
Paul Klug enjoys strategizing, structuring and negotiating solutions and closing transactions for clients. Whether starting, growing, capitalizing, financing or exiting a business, clients look to Paul for solutions and guidance. His work generally includes representing middle market, closely-held businesses and their owners and providing a full range of legal services with an emphasis on M&A and transactional work. Paul is a shareholder in the St. Louis office of Polsinelli PC primarily practicing in the firm’s Corporate and Transactional Practice Group. Paul participates in the firm’s Venture Capital and Startup Ventures, Food and Agriculture, Franchise, and Manufacturing and Distribution focus practice areas.

Brian Lovett
Brian Lovett is Vice President of Cameron Holdings. Since joining Cameron in 2003, Mr. Lovett has had responsibility for leading all mergers and acquisitions, financing and other business development activities of Cameron Holdings. He serves on the Boards of various Cameron portfolio companies. Before joining Cameron, Mr. Lovett served in various corporate finance positions with Viasystems Group, Inc., most recently as Director of Business Development. During his career, he has been involved in acquisitions and related financings with a total transaction value of approximately $2 billion. Mr. Lovett began his career with Arthur Anderson and Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Lovett is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Dan Hauck
Dan Hauck is Vice President of TSI Holding Company, a St. Louis-based, family-owned and operated investment company. Dan is responsible for business development and deal sourcing efforts as well as advisory on current portfolio holdings.Dan served as President of Tubular Steel, Inc. a leading national distributor and service center of carbon, alloy and stainless steel, pipe, tubing and bar products that was acquired by Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE:RS) in January 2016.

Dan is a member of YPO St. Louis and earned his Bachelor of Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Mary Bannister
Mary Bannister is a member of the Corporate & Transactional Practice Group at Polsinelli where she primarily represents buyers and sellers in business acquisition/sale transactions. Throughout the course of her 25 year career, Mary has provided strategic legal advice to buyers and sellers in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, packaging, food processing, and health services. Her experience includes negotiation and drafting of letters of intent and purchase agreements, transaction structuring, liability assessment and protection strategies, transition services agreements, and advice regarding post-closing issues. Mary is known for achieving successful and timely closings of complex business transactions.