JEFF DAVIS is an Analyst at FTN Midwest Securities Corp. Previously, he
was the regional bank and thrift analyst at Nashville, Tennessee-based
J.C. Bradford & Co. during 1999-2000, where he covered approximately 25
financial institutions. J.C. Bradford, prior to its acquisition by Paine
Webber, was the largest southeastern-based brokerage/investment banking
firm, with approximately 950 brokers operating from 81 offices. Prior to
joining JCB, Mr. Davis spent ten years at Mercer Capital Management, a
valuation and transaction advisory firm which provides advisory services
to financial institutions and corporations throughout the US. During
1995-1999, he headed Mercer Capital Advisors, which focuses on providing
M&A and transaction advisory services for financial institutions,
private middle market businesses and small public companies for purposes
of acquisitions, LBOs/recaps, and capital raises. He received a BA from
Rhodes College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.
