Michael Paparella

Mike Paparella has over twenty years of experience in investment banking and strategy development, including financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and growth strategy development and implementation for middle market and large cap organizations around the world.  At Signet Capital Advisors, Mr. Paparella specializes in providing financial advisory, merger and acquisition, capital raising and debt placement services to performing companies.  

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Prior to joining Signet Capital Advisors, Mr. Paparella was a Managing Director at other middle market focused firms where he provided advisory services to performing companies in a variety of industries including industrial, consumer, technology, and health care.  He also held a senior position at Accenture where he led large, global organizations through development and implementation of growth strategies, M&A planning, and post-merger integration.  Over the course of his career Mr. Paparella has a cumulative transaction value of more than $20 billion.

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Mr. Paparella received his Master in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.  He is also a member of Association for Corporate Growth, the Commercial Finance Association, and the Turnaround Management Association. He is a FINRA licensed professional, holding the Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law), and Series 79 (Limited Representative – Investment Banking) licenses.  

Mr. Paparella currently holds Board seats on several for-profit organizations and has held Director seats for not-for-profit organizations such as the University of Akron, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and more.