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July 8, 2020 | By Benjamin Romano, Seattle Times business reporter Amazon will buy an aviation fuel blend made from used fats, oils and greases over the next 12 months as it searches for ways to [...]
April 8, 2020 | By John Campbell and Eric Ouyang Overall AgTech investment in the United States slowed slightly in 2019 but remained strong and near five-year peaks. Boom in Food Technology. The [...]
January 16, 2020 – Ocean Park advised Bunge on a transaction to sell its minority stake in Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC (“SIRE”) to SIRE, effective December 31, 2019, which the parties [...]
October 17, 2019 – AM FRESH Group (“AM FRESH”) and Paine Schwartz Partners (“Paine Schwartz”) recently announced that they will join forces to establish the world’s [...]
July 24, 2019 | By John Campbell Farmers have adopted new technology for generations, but the speed, depth and breadth of research and products hitting the market today is truly head-spinning. [...]
Samuel Keenan – Analyst
(310) 670-2595
skeenan@oceanpk.com
Samuel Keenan is an Analyst at Ocean Park, based in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to joining Ocean Park, he worked at Grant Thornton in the Transaction Advisory Group, where he performed Quality of Earnings analyses and Net Working Capital assessments for both buy-side and sell-side clients. Samuel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a Finance concentration and a Minor in Economics from Saint John’s University.
(612) 808-9392
asamson@oceanpk.com
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Anthony Samson is an Analyst at Ocean Park and is based in Minneapolis, MN. Before joining Ocean Park, Anthony worked at UnitedHealth Group in the Finance Development Program. At UHG he forecasted financials, managed capital investments and developed revenue systems. Anthony received his Bachelor’s Degree in both Finance and Economics from Saint John’s University, graduation Summa Cum Laude. While attending SJU, Anthony co-founded the Finance and Investment Club and worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Accounting and Finance Department.
(612) 808-9835
aczech@oceanpk.com
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Andrew Czech is a Vice President at Ocean Park and has two decades of experience in finance, corporate development and operations. His diverse industry experience includes biofuels, waste-to-energy, financial services, software and professional services. He has directed companies through merger and acquisition transactions, private placements, senior debt originations, financial restructurings, project site developments, post-merger transitions and strategic planning. Mr. Czech received a BBA in Finance and Economics from the University of North Dakota and an MBA with a Finance concentration from the University of St. Thomas.
(310) 670-7911
fkim@oceanpk.com
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Frank Kim is a Managing Director at Ocean Park and has over 16 years of investment banking and corporate development experience across the renewable energy, food, agribusiness, technology, and institutional capital industries. During his career at Ocean Park and previously with Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, Mr. Kim has executed over $2 billion in M&A transactions and in excess of $500 million in capital raises. Mr. Kim also has experience advising clients on multi-billion dollar engagements and multi-million dollar restructuring assignments. Previously, Mr. Kim was a Senior Manager at Silver Spring Networks, a smart energy grid platform provider, where he drove growth in sales operations worldwide. Mr. Kim received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and holds his Series 62, 63, and 79 licenses.
(310) 670-7910
eouyang@oceanpk.com
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Eric Ouyang is a Managing Director at Ocean Park with nearly two decades of investment banking experience. He has successfully completed greater than $50 billion of strategic advisory and capital raising transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, senior debt, high yield and mezzanine offerings, private placements, debtor-in-possession financings, and financial restructurings. The breadth of his sector experience includes agriculture, biofuels, business services, cleantech, consumer products, food, energy, financial institutions, industrials, technology, media, and telecommunications.
Prior to joining Ocean Park, Eric worked at Goldman Sachs as a Senior Vice President in the Investment Banking Division based in Los Angeles and New York, where he focused on financial sponsors, leveraged finance, financial institutions, and financial technology. While at Goldman, he regularly executed multi-billion dollar M&A engagements as well as debt and equity capital raises for corporations as well as private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds. Eric started his career at Deutsche Bank Securities in the industrials group with a focus on business and environmental services.
Eric received his Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and holds his Series 7, 79, and 63 licenses.
(310) 670-2093
jcampbell@oceanpk.com
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John Campbell is a Managing Director of Ocean Park and pioneer in the renewable fuels industry. He was previously responsible for building and operating the first commercial scale biodiesel plant in North America as a Senior Vice President with Ag Processing (AGP) – a $5 billion soybean processing cooperative. John had development and P&L responsibilities for ethanol, biodiesel, and bio-based industrial products at 4 plant sites totaling nearly 200 million gallons. Under Campbell’s leadership, AGP commercialized the first purpose-built biodiesel plant in North America and was the leading U.S. biodiesel producer during his 21 year tenure. In addition, John served as Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture for President George H.W. Bush and was responsible for formation of the President’s 1990 Farm Bill proposal. He also served as a key staff member of the House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee and the Senate Agriculture Committee, and was instrumental in creating and maintaining federal biofuels tax incentives, USDA biofuels and EPA Renewable Fuel Standard laws and regulations. John received his Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska and his post graduate Diploma from the University of Sydney, Australia in Agricultural Economics.
(612) 808-9834
mfisler@oceanpk.com
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Mark Fisler is a Partner and Managing Director of Ocean Park. During the last several decades, Mark amassed significant senior leadership experience as an investment banker, a corporate financial advisor, a business executive and an owner. In addition to his extensive experience as a corporate financial advisor, Mark has experience as a C-suite executive in ag processing. He has also served on numerous boards within the ag supply chain and biofuels industries. During his eighteen-year tenure at Piper Jaffray, Mark managed the offering of over $10 billion in investment grade rated bond offerings, structured debt financings and securitizations, and led in excess of $500 million in private equity offerings for food, agribusiness and biofuels companies including placement of LP units for an Iowa-based private equity fund. Mark has appeared in numerous national conferences on agribusiness and biofuels and has had articles published several times in national periodicals. Mark received both a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, cum laude from the University of St. Thomas.
(310) 670-2721
bruce@oceanpk.com
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Bruce Comer is the founder and a Managing Director of Ocean Park. He has decades of experience advising boards, funds, owners and lenders on capital structures, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and operational issues. Prior to founding Ocean Park, he was a Principal at Platinum Equity, where he played a key role in raising the firm’s $700 million fund. He also previously served as the Chairman and CEO of Allegro Biodiesel, a publicly-traded company. He has served as a senior executive at a global telecom company, a Vice President in Merrill Lynch’s telecom investment banking team, and a management consultant in the US and Southeast Asia. Bruce has published articles in industry journals, and appeared at conferences and on CNBC to discuss renewable fuels. Bruce received his Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University; a Master’s Degree with Distinction in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University; and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School.