Mr. Pittman has nearly 15 years of investment banking experience and has advised numerous founder-owned, private equity-backed and public companies on sellside and buyside mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings and strategic advisory assignments. Mr. Pittman has extensive experience advising companies across the Consumer & Retail landscape including leading consumer brands, innovators, industry consolidators and differentiated service providers.

Prior to joining BlackArch, Mr. Pittman was an early member of the Consumer & Retail Group at Jefferies where he spent more than 12 years contributing to the significant growth of the firm. Prior to Jefferies, he worked at Wachovia Securities.

Mr. Pittman earned his undergraduate degree, Juris Doctorate and MBA with Distinction, all from Wake Forest University.

Mr. Pittman resides in Charlotte with his wife and two young children.

About BlackArch Partners

BlackArch Partners is a leading middle-market investment bank offering services to financial sponsors, private companies and diversified corporations. BlackArch addresses the needs of entrepreneurs, founders and shareholders of private companies with specialized services that include M&A advisory, strategic advisory and private capital solutions. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., BlackArch features a total of 12 industry-focused practices that cover all sectors of interest to middle-market investors; BlackArch professionals have closed over 350 transactions in 16 countries on four continents. Please visit our website, http://www.blackarchpartners.com, for more details.