Daniel A. Brown
Founder and Managing Director
Evanston
(847) 866-7200 – office
(847) 866-7207 – fax
(704) 968-9629 – mobile
dbrown@chcapital.com
Mr. Brown has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, with over 15 years specializing in health care. Prior to forming Creative Health Capital, he was a Managing Director in First Union Securities’ Health Care Group based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining First Union, he was Managing Director and Head of the Health Care Group for Bank of Montreal/Nesbitt Burns, based in Chicago. He formed the U.S. Health Care Group at Bank of Montreal in 1991 and built it to a team of 8 professionals with over $2.5 billion in loan commitments and annual earnings in excess of $13 million at the time of his departure in 1999.
During his tenure at Bank of Montreal, Mr. Brown held several positions of increasing responsibility over an eighteen-year period. This included relationship management positions covering multi-national clients in both Canada and the United States, as well as management positions overseeing a Management Information Systems department and Corporate Finance and Lending training. These latter positions were consultative in nature and helped develop an ability to understand clients’ needs and determine optimal capital solutions. While responsible for the U.S. Health Care Group, he not only contributed to the growth of the group, but also was instrumental in ensuring that the Bank avoided the losses suffered by many other banks that became involved in the industry without a prudent lending philosophy.
Mr. Brown has originated and structured several complex transactions involving bank debt, senior notes, high yield debt, bridge loans, receivables securitization, mezzanine debt, private equity placements, synthetic leases and mergers and acquisitions. His industry knowledge and ability to structure complex financial transactions has been instrumental in developing strong client relationships in a variety of health care sectors. In addition to strong relationships with leading health care companies, he has extensive relationships with lenders and institutional investors that specialize in the industry.
Mr. Brown earned a BSc degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA degree from McMaster University.
