General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 7, 1999

Wensley E. Mckenney – Emerson Capitol Inc

WENSLEY E. MCKENNEY is Managing Director at Emerson Capital, Inc. He began his career in corporate finance in 1992, with Shearson Lehman Brothers in New York City. Mr. McKenney's investment banking expertise includes private placements in publicly traded companies, mergers and acquisitions advice and debt restructuring in the private market. He has completed private placement financing transactions ranging in size from $2 million to $30 million. During his tenure at Smith Barney, Inc., he established extensive relationships with many of the largest institutional investors in the United States. After three years with Pacific Continental Securities Corp., Mr. McKenney helped establish Emerson Capital, Inc. in 1998, to address the growing demand for capital needed for the growth of many small and middle capitalization public companies. Mr. McKenney is a graduate of Tulane University and holds Series 7, 63 and 24 Licenses. Profile
TWST: You suggest that every company in an early growth stage, whether

public or private, must issue the proper amount of both debt and equity

to create a stable foundation for further growth. I