Duane P. Donner II
Zane P. Tarence
George C. Myers CM&AA
Frank M. Dixon III
Joe H. Brady III
Bret S. Price, CFA
J. Hardie Carlson
Bradley P. Johnson
Marcus Handy
Jordan C. Van Horn
Mr. Hobbs is a Principal of Founders Investment Banking and has experience with a variety of merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions, including strategic purchases, financial recapitalizations, private capital placements, senior debt placements, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and convertible preferred stock placements. These transactions span a number of industries, such as manufacturing, distribution, industrial and consumer services, retail, and information technology. Before joining Founders, Mr. Hobbs was a Financial Analyst with Robertson Stephens, where he identified, evaluated, and pursued capital structure alternatives for clients. Prior to his tenure at Robertson Stephens, Mr. Hobbs was an Analyst with Wachovia Bank's Leveraged Finance Group, where he originated and underwrote new financing opportunities and monitored the progress of existing clients.
Mr. Hobbs is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Hampden-Sydney College along with a M.B.A. from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He is a Board Member with Eagle’s Wings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and providing a living and working community for disabled adults in West Alabama.