An experienced Investment Banker, Gary Pagar has arranged for, or participated in, over 100 acquisitions, divestitures and multiple financings for numerous clients in the U.S. and globally and totaling several billion dollars in transaction value. In his current role as a Managing Director at Cappello Group, Inc., an international investment bank headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Gary Pagar continues to advise clients in corporate financings and mergers & acquisitions. His clients include leaders in the fields of health care, renewable energy, retail, real estate, and media and entertainment. A graduate of the University of Rochester, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and American History, Gary Pagar also studied finance and marketing at graduate division of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In his first position after Wharton, Gary Pagar worked as an Associate at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., now part of Bank of America. In following years, Gary Pagar joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., where he was promoted from the position of Associate to Vice President. Later, Mr. Pagar joined the private equity firm, Tribeca Group. In his role as a Managing Director at Tribeca, Gary Pagar primarily oversaw investments in retail chains, nationally, as well as with consumer products and services businesses.