Frank H. "Bo" Briggs, III

Managing Director

Mr. Briggs' investment banking practice is focused on merger & acquisition and private debt and equity advisory services. Since joining Croft & Bender in 1998, he has completed numerous M&A and private capital transactions for middle market companies. Mr. Briggs' primary banking focus is on the business service, industrial and consumer industries, and his clients include private equity funds, public and private companies and family-owned businesses.

As a Managing Partner of C&B Capital, the private equity affiliate of Croft & Bender, Mr. Briggs also has experience on the principal investing side of the business, including serving on the board or as a board observer for multiple C&B Capital portfolio companies. Prior to joining Croft & Bender, Mr. Briggs worked in the corporate banking division of SunTrust Banks, Inc. and at the Breckenridge Group, Inc., an Atlanta-based M&A boutique.

Mr. Briggs received a B.S. in Commerce with a concentration in Finance from the University of Virginia.

Croft & Bender has been a valued and trusted partner to 4th Source throughout the transaction process. They effectively positioned the Company to generate strong interest and provided expert guidance through various complexities to closing. This transaction represents a tremendous outcome for our shareholders, employees and customers.

- Chris Desautelle, CEO, 4th Source, Inc.