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James Cassel Bio
James Cassel, co-founder and chairman of Cassel Salpeter & Co. LLC, is an
investment banker who uses his unique experience as a dealmaker and attorney to
guide clients and help them achieve their goals. Mr. Cassel is the Honorary Consul for
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the State of Florida.
Cassel Salpeter & Co., LLC, headquartered in Miami, FL is a middle market investment
bank focused on providing independent and objective advice to middle market and
emerging growth companies. CS's investment banking and advisory services include
broad capabilities for both private and public companies: Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructurings, including 363 Sales and Plans of Reorganization; Equity, Mezzanine
and Debt Capital Raises; Fairness and Solvency Opinions; Valuations; and Financial
and Strategic Advisory.
Focused on representing middle -market companies, Jim has successfully negotiated,
structured, and executed a broad spectrum of transactions including mergers,
acquisitions, and divestitures, corporate and transactional financings, and public
offerings for clients nationwide and worldwide. Having developed a keen understanding
of the issues faced and alternatives available for distressed companies, he has
particular experience in developing financial restructuring plans, negotiating with
creditors, and guiding debtors through bankruptcy proceedings.
Jim is the Liquidating Trustee of 1 GC Collections Creditors Liquidating Trust, the
successor to 1 Global Capital, LLC debtors -in -possession. At 1 GC, he was the
independent manager. He has overseen collection of over $150,000,000 and
distributed over $145,000,000 to creditors.
Nationally recognized for his investment banking expertise, Jim frequently lectures on
timely issues related to middle -market investment banking and is regularly quoted in
national publications.
Before founding Cassel Salpeter & Co., Jim was a co-founder and chairman of
Capitalink LLC, an investment banking firm that was acquired by Ladenburg Thalmann
& Co., a New York Stock Exchange member firm where Jim continued and served as
vice chairman, senior managing director, and head of investment banking. He also was
chairman of a company that owned psychiatric hospitals.
Jim presently serves as a Board Member of the City of Miami Parking Authority and is
chair of the finance committee. He also serves on the advisory board for the College of
Arts and Sciences at American University, Washington, DC. He served as an
independent director of the board of Equity One (NYSE:EQY), a publicly traded REIT,
and served on the Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and Governance and
Nominating Committee. Jim is a former board member and president of the South
Florida Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, and is an advisory board
member of the University of Miami's "The Launch Pad" business incubator program for
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entrepreneurs. He has served on the executive committee of Broad and Cassel, (now
known as Nelson Mullins), which was one of Florida's largest law firms, and was
previously a member of the American Association of Arbitrators, National Investment
Banking Association and the NASD Board of Arbitrators. He wrote a column for The
Miami Herald for over 10 years about emerging trends and strategies and tactics for
middle -market business owners.
Jim received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economies and Political Science in 1976
from American University, in Washington, D.C., and his Juris Doctor degree in 1979
from the University of Miami School of Law, in Miami. He is a member of the New York
and Florida Bar Associations.
James S. Cassel
Chairman
jcassel@cs-ib.com
www.casselsalpeter.com
Cassel Salpeter & Co., LLC
801 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1900
Miami, FL 33131
D: 305-438-7701
C: 305-608-9576
James S. Cassel
Honorary Consul
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Consulate in Miami
801 Brickell Avenue • Suite 1900
Miami, FL 33131
Tel. +(1) 305 438 7701
miami@consul-hon.lu
www.gouvernement.lu • www.luxembourq.lu