Team

Glenn C. Pollack
Managing Director & Founder

440.264.8004 direct
  • Over 25 years of investment banking experience
  • Advised over 125 middle market companies in various corporate finance transactions
  • Former CEO of a $180 million food distributor
  • Responsible for mergers & acquisitions, leveraged transactions, restructurings, and bond exchange offers valued at over $2.0 billion
   
Michael Paparella
Managing Director

440.264.8007 direct
  • Over 20 years experience in strategy consulting, securities trading, and mergers & acquisitions advisory
  • Experienced with advising companies ranging from small businesses to large cap companies with over $10 billion revenue
  • Former senior executive with an international consulting firm and partners in middle market investment bank
  • Responsible for advising on transactions with an aggregate value of over $7.0 billion
  • Series 7, 63 and 24 licensed
   
Michael J. Salgat
Director

917.207.5650 direct
  • Corporate finance and transaction experience as investment banker and private equity investor
  • Experienced with distressed acquisitions (debt and equity), restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity, and valuations and fairness opinions
  • Series 7 licensed
   
Christopher Wagner
Director

440.264.8009 direct
  • Over 15 years of middle market financial advisory experience
  • Experienced with advising companies through acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, public equity underwriting, private capital raises, fairness opinions, and valuations
  • Series 7, 63 and 24 licensed
   
William W. Vogelgesang
CEO & Founder

440.264.8005 direct
  • Over 25 years of investment banking experience in restructurings, M&A and corporate finance
  • In addition to firm oversight and administration, active in Candlewood’s affiliated principal activities at South Franklin Street Partners