Andre Stokes has over 18 years of investment banking, management consulting and private equity experience, including two years as an independent sponsor. Prior to founding THG, he was a Managing Director at Calabasas Capital, a boutique investment banking advisory firm focused on M&A and capital raising. Andre was also a Director at Expense Reduction Analysts, a management consulting firm focused on improving operating costs through strategic sourcing.
Previously, Andre was an investment banker at Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns in New York and London where he advised clients on a number of debt and equity financings and M&A transactions. At Bear Stearns, he was a member of the M&A group focused on identifying LBO opportunities for private equity sponsors. Over the course of his investment banking career, Andre advised clients on over $8 billion in transactions, including leveraged buyouts, IPOs, follow-on equity, bank debt and high yield debt offerings.
Andre has advised clients in a variety of industries, including business services, cable TV, Internet, media, payment processing, telecom and wireless infrastructure.
Andre is a former naval officer, where he served as a surface warfare officer aboard the USS Charleston. He later became a naval civil engineer corps officer, where he served as a contracting officer and managed construction projects for the navy and marine corps. During his naval career, Andre was twice decorated with the Navy Achievement Medal for leadership and meritorious service.
Andre has an MBA with a focus on finance and strategy from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.
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