LAUX & COMPANY - Key Persons
Mr. Moore is the Senior Vice President of Laux & Company. His transaction experience encompasses sell-side and buy-side merger and acquisition advisory services, private placements of debt, mezzanine and equity securities, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, valuations, and strategic advisory. He has advised public, private, and family-owned clients in a broad mix of industries including metals, consumer goods, automotive, manufacturing, distribution, and service.
Mr. Moore is a Senior Vice President of Laux & Company. His transaction experience encompasses sell-side and buy-side merger and acquisition advisory services, private placements of debt, mezzanine and equity securities, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, valuations, and strategic advisory. He has advised public, private, and family-owned clients in a broad mix of industries including metals, consumer goods, automotive, manufacturing, distribution, and service.
Prior to joining Laux & Company, Mr. Moore was with National City in the Investment Banking Group where he led merger and acquisition and corporate finance engagements. Before National City, Mr. Moore worked in Corporate Development at R.R. Donnelley & Sons focusing on acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, and strategic restructurings, including assignments in Poland, Netherlands, and France. Earlier in his career, he worked in the Price Waterhouse Corporate Finance Group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and private placements.
Mr. Moore earned his M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in Finance, Marketing, and Management Strategy and his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Miami University of Ohio, where he was a member of Beta Alpha Psi.
Professional Affiliations:
Certified Public Accountant
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Licenses - Series 7, 63
Association for Corporate Growth
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Operations Manager
Mrs. Cook is the Executive Operations Manager of Laux & Company. She is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Company, which includes public relations and marketing activities, accounts payable and receivable, banking, vendor relations, maintenance of all computer systems and office equipment, database management, website design, development and maintenance, and special projects.
Job Titles:
- President and Founder of T.a. Rankin and Company
Mr. Rankin, the President and founder of T.A. Rankin and Company, works with Laux & Company on a transactional basis. He has been providing tax and financial planning, business consulting and financial management services for more than 20 years. Mr. Rankin has a diverse background that includes debt restructuring and reorganizations, business succession planning, forensic accounting services, operations consulting, general accounting assistance including internal controls analysis, tax planning and advice, and transaction advisory services including modeling, business analysis and strategic planning.
Mr. Laux is the President and founder of Laux & Company and Laux Capital. His career spans thirty plus years with diverse experience in the areas of corporate finance, investment banking, direct investments, and commercial lending. His transaction experience includes mergers and acquisitions, senior and mezzanine financing, private placements of debt and equity, revolving credit facilities, asset based loans, debt restructuring, equipment leasing, real estate financing, term debt, secured and unsecured loans, fixed and floating rate debt transactions backed by bank letters of credit, structured financing and venture capital funding. Mr. Laux's client specialization includes the steel, foundry, manufacturing, distribution and financial services industries.
Prior to forming Laux & Company, Mr. Laux was the Director of Corporate Finance for Price Waterhouse, where he directed corporate finance and investment banking engagements. Earlier in his career, Mr. Laux was responsible for the structuring and placement of direct senior lending and mezzanine financing engagements primarily for mergers and acquisitions with Chrysler Capital, Heller Financial and Wells Fargo Bank.
Throughout his career, Mr. Laux has been responsible for the completion of well over one billion dollars in financing arrangements.
Mr. Laux holds a B.A. Degree in Accounting from Cleveland State University.
Professional Affiliations:
Board of Directors
Mr. Laux is the President and founder of Laux & Company and Laux Capital. His career spans 30 plus years with diverse experience in the areas of corporate finance, investment banking, direct investments, and commercial lending. Mr. Laux's client specialization includes the steel, foundry, manufacturing, distribution and financial services industries.