William F. Peck, With Successful 20-Year Investment Banking Career, Joins Hunter Wise Financial Group

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Wise Financial Group,LLC, is pleased to announce that William F. Peck has joined the mid-marketinvestment banking firm in Irvine, California, as a Managing Director. Mr.Peck has more than 20 years experience as an investment banker during whichhe initiated and closed the sale or recapitalization of numerousprivately-owned businesses. "Mr. Peck's expertise ranges from small technology firms with fewerthan 50 employees to multi-national manufacturing firms with more than1,500 employees. The types of clients he has advised range broadly acrossmany sectors, including companies from service to distribution, and frombuilding products to printed circuit boards," said Fred G. Jager,President, Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC. "We are pleased to add such an experienced investment banker, who hasnegotiated transactions not only in the U.S. but also in England,Switzerland, Scotland and Canada," Mr. Jager said. "With his broad contactsamong both strategic buyers and private equity groups, Bill will be able tointroduce prospective sellers to the right buyers in a timely way to ensureshareholder value. He also is experienced in negotiating the complex,important deal structure issues and terms of sales." Mr. Jager emphasized that Hunter Wise, which provides mid-marketinvestment banking services from six offices in the U.S. and offices in theUnited Kingdom and Canada, with two additional offices scheduled to open inAmerica soon, continues to grow and expand both services and skilledpersonnel. Mr. Peck earned a Bachelors Degree in engineering from RochesterInstitute of Technology and a Masters Degree in the same discipline fromOhio State University. He has served in key sales, marketing and productmanagement positions at Union Carbide Corporation and was Managing Directorat Citigroup Capital Strategies, a division of Citi specializing inproviding merger and acquisition services to privately owned, middle marketcompanies. CONTACT: Paul Knopick E & E Communications (949) 707-5365 pknopick@eandecommunications.com