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Michael Rosendahl leads PCE’s investment banking practice. He has more than two decades of investment banking and corporate development experience, with an impressive track record of guiding high-profile clients on the optimal timing for their transactions. Mike combines critical analysis with a creative approach to ensure that deals are made with his clients’ best interests in mind. He has been published in various industry journals and has gained widespread respect, often presenting at conferences.

Mike has developed considerable industry knowledge in various sectors, with a particular focus on industrial manufacturing, distribution and services, power, and heavy transportation.

Prior to joining PCE, Mike worked with a middle-market boutique outside New York City, where he managed the sale of multiple companies. He also has held director-level positions at an electronic brokerage firm, where he led investments and acquisitions for the fintech, financial services, and exchange sectors.

Certifications & Affiliations

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter Holder
FINRA Series 7, 24 and 79 Securities Licenses
Service
Member – Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)
Member – Association for Corporate Growth, New Jersey Chapter
Member - Tulane Fund Advisory Board
Member – CFA Institute
Member – New York Society of Security Analysts
Former Committee Chair – Allied Industries Committee
Former member – CFA Society of Orlando (board member, 2008–2011)

Education

Located in PCE’s Chicago area office, Eric Zaleski is a part of PCE’s ESOP Advisory Group. With over 20 years of experience advising middle market clients with liquidity and growth financing initiatives, often involving ESOPs, Eric understands the challenges that business owners face in growing and funding their companies.

With tremendous insight into the benefits associated with ESOPs, Eric has the analytical and organizational skills to guide business owners through the most complex ESOP structures. Over the years, Eric has established a proven track record of providing business owners with strategic advice for the implementation and financing of ESOPs to meet their objectives.

Prior to joining PCE, Eric served as Senior Vice President – ESOP Division Manager of a Chicago based bank. Throughout his career, Eric has managed nearly half a billion in commitments on middle market senior loans. Additionally, over the past 15+ years, Eric was responsible for sourcing more than $1 billion in ESOP and leveraged financed opportunities.

Certifications Affiliations

• Member – National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)
• Member – The ESOP Association
• Member – The Ohio Employee Ownership Center
• FINRA Series 24 & 79 Securities Licenses

Service

• Executive Committee Member – Small Business Growth Corporations
• Former Board Member – Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation (2006 – 2009)

Education

• BA, Criminal Justice/Psychology, Aurora University, Chicago, IL

Kyle Wishing is a Director in PCE's ESOP Advisory Group and is located in our Atlanta area office. In this role, Kyle provides financial advice to shareholders and fiduciaries to structure transactions that meet the client’s stated goals and objectives. With more than a decade of consulting and valuation expertise advising middle market clients on ESOP transactions and financing activities, Kyle understands the obstacles business owners encounter when attempting to grow and fund closely held enterprises.

Kyle’s past work experience includes providing valuation and financial advisory services for a national valuation firm, where he served as the firm’s ESOP practice leader. In addition to Kyle’s ESOP specialization, he prepared valuations for tax planning and compliance, forensic analysis and dispute resolution, strategic information and corporate planning, and financial reporting purposes.

Kyle has a diversified background, working with public and private companies in various industries.

Certifications and Affiliations

• Accredited Senior Appraiser from the American Society of Appraisers
• Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and member of the Atlanta CFA Society
• FINRA Series 24 and 79 Securities License
• Member of the ESOP Association
• Member of the National Center for Employee Ownership

Education

• Middle Tennessee State University, Bachelor of Business Administration in Corporate Finance