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Kent R. Adams

Managing Director
612-904-5706 | kadams@ghf.net

Kent Adams has 20 years of investment banking experience in mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.  From 1991 to 2003, Kent was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group at Piper Jaffray, where he spearheaded several industry practice and M&A groups. Prior to joining GH&F, he served as President of Manchester Companies where his team focused on distressed and lower middle market M&A.  His industry experience includes consumer/food, manufacturing, media and business, and learning services.  Over the course of his career, Kent has completed over 140 investment banking transactions and advisory assignments, including mergers & acquisitions, private equity and debt placements, public offerings of equity and debt, going-private transactions and valuation advisory assignments.  Recent clients have included AERO-METRIC, D.L. Ricci Corporation, Golden Oval Eggs, Goldner Hawn, Health Fitness Corporation, Med-Trans Corporation, Tescom, Northcott Companies, Samuel Lawrence Furniture, SoftPac Industries, and Tonka Bay Equity.  Kent grew up in Minnesota and is a graduate of Harvard University (BA) and the Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA).  Kent recently served as Chair for the Blake School Board of Trustees and is a former high school history teacher and coach.

  • GH&F Managing Director
  • 20 years of investment banking experience
  • Former Managing Director at Piper Jaffray
  • Former President at Manchester Companies
  • Harvard University (BA)
  • Stanford University (MBA)