William M. Cooke, CFA has joined The Gladstone Companies as a Managing Director in our New York office

sourced, structured, and executed mezzanine transactions for middle-market companies for six years. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Cooke was a senior equity analyst covering the North American automotive industry for ABN AMRO Incorporated. From 1994 to 1997, he was an equity analyst covering the capital goods industry at McDonald & Company Securities, Inc. Prior to his work as a sell-side equity analyst, Mr. Cooke was a securities analyst covering fixed income and equity securities in a wide range of industries for Conseco Capital Management, Inc. From 1990 to 1993, he was a Corporate Account Officer for The Bank of Nova Scotia. Prior to business school, he was a Business Analyst and Divisional Operations Manager for The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Mr. Cooke received his BA degree from Michigan State University and MBA degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

The Gladstone Companies
The Gladstone Companies, leaders in private equity, debt and real estate financing, are a family of public and private investment funds with nearly $1 billion in available resources. Our funds invest in securities in small and medium-sized companies and provide business capital to fund growth, acquistions and recapitalizations.