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Our leadership team has deep cannabis industry knowledge and transaction experience. This background is preceded by decades of Wall Street experience, with particular strength in credit investing and restructuring.

Expertise

Bill Ficca

Mr. Ficca is a managing partner and co-founder of PrivateCapIntel. He monitors the cannabis industry from a macro perspective to identify opportunistic trends that emerge within the business cycle. He utilizes his top-down focus to target new clients and manages ongoing relationships by maintaining frequent contact and monitoring operational results and other company-specific developments.


Professional Background

  • 30+ years of experience in financial services roles

  • Cannabis Investment Banking Consultant, high yield sales, and general investment banking for Seaport Global

  • Director of Research and Structured Products, Conseco Capital Management 

  • Head of Merchant Banking and Structured Products, ORIX USA

  • Proprietary trading and high yield sales for Bank of America

 

Select Cannabis Transaction Experience

  • US$300 million secured loan to Curaleaf Holdings

  • US$114 million secured unit/notes for Harvest Health

  • US$15 million sale-leaseback transaction for DYME

  • Non-brokered US$35 million Series A Capital Raise for California-based operator

 

Board Experience:

  • A.I. Foster Grant

  • Achilles International
     

Education

  • BA, Georgetown University

Danielle Leone

Ms. Leone is a managing partner and co-founder of PrivateCapIntel. Danielle works collaboratively with clients to structure and implement activities for conducting capital raises, restructuring and strategic activities. This work encompasses the analysis of business operations and goals within the industry and capital markets landscape.


Professional Background

  • 20+ years of experience in financial services roles

  • Cannabis Investment Banking Consultant to Seaport Global

  • 14 years on Angelo, Gordon & Co.’s distressed investments and convertible arbitrage teams

  • Sell-side credit analyst at Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and PaineWebber
     

Select Cannabis Transactions Experience

  • US$300 million secured loan to Curaleaf Holdings

  • US$114 million secured unit/notes for Harvest Health

  • US$15 million sale-leaseback transaction for DYME

  • Non-brokered US$35 million Series A Capital Raise for California-based operator

 

Select Restructuring and Board Experience:

  • Creditor group member in restructurings for Excel Maritime, Eitzen Chemical, CIT Group, and Lehman Brothers

  • Director on post reorganization boards of Excel Maritime and Team Tankers (Eitzen Chemical)

  • Transaction Committee member for sale of post reorganization Excel Maritime to Star Bulk

 

Education

  • MBA, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business

  • BA, Stanford University

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