Delivering top-tier financial advisory services tailored to clients' needs
Stirling Street combines the expertise of a global bank with the personalized service of a boutique advisory firm
Services
Stirling Street is a relationship-centric Investment Bank with capabilities across all advisory, capital raising and valuation services
Clients can access a full range of solutions from a talented team of senior investment bankers resulting in market-leading and value creating solutions for the most complex transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions. Buy Side and Sell Side financial advisory services rooted in unwavering advocacy for the best interests of our clients
- Debt Capital Raising. Access to bank and private lenders to support new issuances, refinancing, restructuring and project finance
- Equity Capital Raising. Supporting founder-led liquidity events and corporate growth funding via a large network of public and private equity capital providers
- Strategic Advisory. Offering independent and confidential advice on corporate valuations, fairness opinions, and strategic plans
Approach
An independent, thoughtful and highly confidential approach to all transactions
Independent Advice
- Independent advice on all strategic and capital raising engagements
- Unconflicted approach with no proprietary capital at risk
- Source of independent and broadly informed market perspective
- No inherent conflict with major flow investors
World-Class Structuring Capabilities
- Solution-focused, product-agnostic approach
- Practical knowledge of economic consequences of all structural features
- Demonstrated structuring expertise across market-standard product technologies
- High comfort level designing and marketing tailored solutions for highly complex situations
Process Execution Excellence
- Ability to design and manage customized processes that drive material value discovery
- Transparent process management and cordial approach preserve investor relationships while fostering efficient competition
- Deep resource pool to leverage for clients with higher-priority commitments or resource constraints
- Full capabilities to prepare marketing materials and documentation for all products
Capital Markets Insight
- Deep knowledge, access and long-term relationships with equity and credit investors globally
- Extensive relationships and understanding of intermediary capital markets banks, funds and institutional credit providers
- Leading insight on current market trends, product pricing and valuation levels
Meet the team
Stirling Street has an experienced, cross-disciplined team that provides superior advice and execution along with deep access to capital providers and strategic relationships
Steven D. Croxton
Founder, Managing Member and Head of Investment Banking
- Over 35 years of experience in international, corporate and investment banking
- Over $40 billion involved in gaming and hospitality financing and advisory transactions for a variety of public and private corporations
- Member of the Board of Directors of Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: REKR), a technology and artificial intelligence company focused on smart roadways and cities
- Previously served on the Board of Directors of Peninsula Gaming, LLC, a highly successful private equity investor in the gaming sector
- Founding Investment Banker, Group Head and Partner with Rice, Voelker, LLC
- Founding Banker and former Group Head of the Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Group at Jefferies & Company, Inc., where he worked for 16 years
- Co-founded Gaming & Leisure practice of First National Bank of Commerce (now JP Morgan/Chase) and also worked in the Corporate Banking Group
- Commenced banking career in the International Banking Department of PNC Financial
- Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (now Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University)
- Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Louisiana State University
- Holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses
- Licensed or previously licensed in five (5) commercial gaming jurisdictions: Virginia, Michigan, Iowa, Louisiana and Kansas
Robert Basic
Senior Vice President
- Over 20 years of experience in investment banking and finance
- Involved in over $22 billion of financing and advisory transactions for a variety of public and private companies, including debt and equity capital raises, M&A advisory, and Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings
- Prior to Stirling Street, worked for fourteen years as an investment banker at Rice, Voelker, LLC, where he most served as a Senior Vice President
- Prior to Rice Voelker, worked for 12 years as an investment banker at Jefferies & Company, where he most recently served as a Vice President in their Leveraged Finance Group
- Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated magna cum laude with concentrations in Finance and Accounting
- Holds Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses
Roco Gandara
Senior Vice President
- Ten years of experience in investment banking and finance
- Involved in over $12 billion of financing and advisory transactions for a variety of public and private companies, including debt and equity capital raises, M&A advisory, and chapter 11 restructurings
- Prior to Stirling Street, worked for 7 years as an investment banker at Rice, Voelker, LLC, where he most recently served as a Senior Vice President
- Previously worked for three years at UBS Investment Bank, where he most recently served as Associate Director in their Global Energy Group
- Received a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University
- Graduated cum laude with concentrations in Finance and International Business
- Holds Series 63 and 79 licenses
Matthew Tomsuden
Associate
- Three years of experience in investment banking and five years of experience in finance related positions
- Prior to Stirling Street, worked for 2 years as an investment banker at Rice, Voelker, LLC, where he most recently served as an Associate
- Previously worked at Matrix Capital Markets Group as an Investment Banking Analyst in their Consumer and Industrial Products Group
- Other roles include Associate Analyst at LPL Financial, Securities Analyst II at Wells Fargo, and Financial Service Representative (Key Accounts) at T. Rowe Price
- Received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina with concentrations in Accounting and Finance
- Holds Series 63 and 79 licenses
Contact us
Let's Connect
For more information regarding Stirling Street and how we can help you achieve your strategic goals, please contact Roco Gandara
Office
- Main Office
327 N. Columbia Street
Covington, LA 70433 - Compliance Office
11801 Domain Blvd.
3rd Floor
Austin, TX 78758