Benjamin Howe
Chief Executive Officer at America's Growth Capital LLC
Profile
Mr. Benjamin Howe is Chief Executive Officer & Head of Investment Banking at America's Growth Capital LLC.
In more than 25 years as an investment banker, Mr. Howe has completed more than 300 transactions.
He began his investment banking career in the mid-‘80s in New York City with First Boston and Smith Barney.
In the mid-‘90s, he was the Head of Technology Investment Banking for the East Coast and Europe for Montgomery Securities.
Prior to co-founding AGC, he served as Managing Director, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Executive Committee Member at SG Cowen Securities.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Trinity College and his Master of Science degree in Accounting from the Stern School of Business.
He currently holds his Series 7, 24, 27, 55, 63, 79 and 87 FINRA licenses.
Benjamin Howe active positions
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America's Growth Capital LLC
America's Growth Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs. | Chief Executive Officer | 08/01/2003 |
Former positions of Benjamin Howe
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Global BPO Services Corp. | Director/Board Member | 04/08/2008 |
Stream Global Services, Inc.
Stream Global Services, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stream Global Services, Inc. provides business process outsourcing services. It specializes in customer relationship management including technical support, customer care, and sales. The firm serves the technology, computing, telecommunications, retail, entertainment and media, and financial services companies. The company was founded on June 26, 2007 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Director/Board Member | 31/07/2008 |
Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/11/2003 |
Montgomery Securities, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/11/2003 |
SG Cowen Securities Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Benjamin Howe
Trinity College (Connecticut) | Undergraduate Degree |
New York University | Doctorate Degree |
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America's Growth Capital LLC
America's Growth Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs. | Finance |
Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
Montgomery Securities, Inc. | Finance |
Global BPO Services Corp. | Commercial Services |
Stream Global Services, Inc.
Stream Global Services, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stream Global Services, Inc. provides business process outsourcing services. It specializes in customer relationship management including technical support, customer care, and sales. The firm serves the technology, computing, telecommunications, retail, entertainment and media, and financial services companies. The company was founded on June 26, 2007 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Commercial Services |
First Boston, Inc. | Finance |
Smith Barney & Co., Inc. | Finance |
SG Cowen Securities Corp. | Finance |
Coopers & Lybrand LLP | Commercial Services |
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