Thomas G. Defranco, Jd Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, US

Business Development.

Assisting private equity funds with capital raising, marketing materials and fundraising strategy guidance.

Omaha, US

• Head of capital partnering/raising and investor relations for IAP Fund III, IAP co-investments and direct investment opportunities. Currently raising $250M for Fund III: focused on tech growth stage companies with.
• Institutionalizing IAP’s investor base for Fund III to provide limited partner diversification from Fund I and II investors, who were high net worth or smaller family office investors.
• Educating the institutional market and building brand awareness for the InterAlpen fund name after the firm changed its name from Panorama Point Partners for Funds I and II.
• Generating interest for Fund IV and building relationships with top-tier consultants, fund of funds, state and municipal pension plans, endowments and foundations, and family offices as IAP’s brand recognition grows.

New York, NY, US

Co-founder. Generated new business with potential private equity fund clients and direct investors. Fundraising efforts focused on real assets, private equity, and credit funds with some direct investment. Sales territory: Midwest, southwestern and western US.Fundraising mandates included Alinda Capital Partners Fund III, Alterna Capital Partners Fund III.

London, GB

• Madison Williams U.S. placement agent team merged with First Avenue Partners of London to establish a U.S. presence. Sourced several funds and served as the project management lead between the funds and the.
• Grew First Avenue’s revenue from ~$9M annually to $40M+ annually in less than 30 months.
• Successfully raised more than $200M in capital annually while with the firm.

Cleveland, OH, US

• Provided institutional consulting services for real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and timber asset classes. Conducted extensive due diligence and direct investment opportunities on behalf of clients and wrote.
• Committed ~$2B to infrastructure and real estate investments on behalf of institutional clients, including Washington State Investment Board, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, West Virginia Investment Management.
• Assisted with investing/managing a joint venture real estate fund of funds with Mesirow Financial.
• Frequent speaker at real asset conferences, such as RREEF Annual Meeting, NASRA Annual conferences, IREI conferences, Terrapin, and EIRE Conference (Ireland).
• Led “teach-ins” on infrastructure asset class for state pension fund and sovereign wealth fund real estate clients.

• Sole practitioner representing clients in criminal defense, business litigation, real estate, and immigration law.
• Criminal defense trial attorney for Federal and State felony cases including major drug cases and serious high degree felony cases. Successfully defended individuals charged with Operating a Vehicle while Under the.
• Represented the Yellow Cab Company on business litigation matters and performed collections work on behalf of the Cleveland Clinic.
• Represented real estate investors on commercial and individual transactions.
• Represented business and medical professionals seeking employment in the U.S.
• Represented U.S.-based parents in multiple foreign child adoptions.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Practiced law in the corporate transactional group focusing on private equity and real estate transactions, commercial lending, public finance, securities, and telecommunications law.
• Assisted a Cleveland family business with selling its multi-billion-dollar U.S.-based portfolio of shopping malls.
• Assisted with public finance deals for the Cleveland Port Authority, State of Ohio and Cuyahoga County developments and expansions.
• Assisted telecommunication company with raising $50 million in capital for acquisitions and capital expenditures and filed the related secured transactions filings for several acquisitions.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Maxus Investment Group acquired by Fifth Third Bank. Institutional and retail salesperson for managed discretionary accounts and proprietary mutual funds. Handled all inquiries on proprietary mutual funds from.
• Individual sales effort increased assets under management to approximately $2.2B before Fifth Third Bank acquisition.
• Assisted with client relationships for Fred DiSanto and Ivan Gelfand aka “America’s Money Man”.
• Co-chaired Maxus Foundation’s annual fundraiser, generating $25K+ in annual donations.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bsba, Marketing