Financial Services >> Sector Roundtables >> February 21, 2005
MARK MUTH, an Analyst of FTN Midwest Securities Corp., joined the firm
in November 2001. Previously, he was an Analyst in the Investment
Banking group of SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation, where he
gained significant experience with a variety of investment banking
transactions, including public and private equity, M&A, and other
advisory services for companies in the business services, technology,
education and restaurant industries. He earned a BSBA degree in Finance,
summa cum laude, from the University of Tennessee. Profile
ANDREW W. STAPP is a Vice President in the Research Department at Cohen
Brothers & Company. He brings over 20 years of experience in providing
merger and acquisition and other financial advisory services to
financial institutions, primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Stapp
is a Certified Management Accountant and holds a BS and MBA in Finance
from The University of Tennessee, where he was elected to Beta Gamma
Sigma in recognition of his academic accomplishments. He is the author
of several articles concerning merger and acquisition and valuation
issues and has been quoted in various publications on a variety of
banking issues. Profile
bank market.
Mr. Muth: I cover small caps primarily, almost exclusively banks, but I
do cover a few thrifts in the
