D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Fred Johnson has joined the firm’s investment banking team as managing director. Johnson is based in Chicago and will spearhead capital markets origination and execution efforts for the group’s consumer, diversified industrials and technology verticals.
“We continue to make significant investments in our capital markets platform to better serve our clients,” said Rory McKinney, head of investment banking. “Fred is a highly respected banker who brings invaluable capital markets expertise and an impressive record of success to our team and our clients.”
“We have developed incredible momentum over the last year,” said Tim Monfort, managing director of equity capital markets. “Fred’s focus on capital markets and collaboration with the investment banking team will accelerate our origination efforts and be a significant asset to our firm.”
D.A. Davidson continues to focus on expanding its investment banking practice, with Johnson as the 10th senior banker hire since 2019. In the last 12 months, the investment banking team has advised on over 40 public offerings, for more than $15 billion in value.
“I’m excited to join D.A. Davidson, a firm known for its integrity and clients-first focus,” Johnson said. “I look forward to partnering with the investment banking and capital markets teams, and contributing to their ongoing success.”
Johnson brings nearly 25 years of investment banking and capital markets experience to D.A. Davidson, most recently serving as managing director with Barrington Research, where he focused on capital markets transactions. Previously, he was managing director and head of confidential offerings at William Blair, in addition to positions at Wachovia, A.G. Edwards, and Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance. Johnson received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and earned his MBA in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he was a Stern Scholar.
D.A. Davidson’s investment banking division is a leading full-service investment bank that offers comprehensive financial advisory and capital markets expertise. The group has extensive transaction experience serving middle market clients worldwide across five industry verticals: consumer, diversified industrials, financial institutions, real estate and technology.
Together with its European strategic partner, MCF Corporate Finance, D.A. Davidson originates and executes transatlantic M&A transactions under the common brand of D.A. Davidson MCF International.
About D.A. Davidson Companies
D.A. Davidson Companies is an employee-owned financial services firm offering a range of financial services and advice to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities nationwide. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Montana, with corporate offices in Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle, the company has approximately 1,400 employees and offices in 27 states.
Subsidiaries include: D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, providing wealth management, investment banking, equity and fixed income capital markets services, and advice; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management company; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income portfolio and advisory services.
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