Palm Tree LLC (“Palm Tree”), a modern M&A advisor providing integrated investment banking, strategic finance, and transaction support services to middle market businesses, today announced that it has acquired Backbone Capital Advisors (“Backbone”), a middle market capital advisory firm. The Backbone team is joining Palm Tree’s capital markets group with Britt Terrell as a Managing […] Read more
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Britt Terrell Serves On Opus Connect April Webinar Panel
April 13, 2020On April 9, 2020, Britt Terrell participated as a panelist in Opus Connect Chicago Chapter’s webinar titled Tough Questions PE Firms to Be Answering Right Now. The webinar addressed Private Equity and middle market transactions in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic. Webinar Summary […] Read more
Schlaack Joins Backbone as Principal
February 19, 2020I am happy to introduce Chas Schlaack, as a new Principal at Backbone Capital. With experience in private equity and recently as CFO of two companies, he brings a great mix of PE & finance operations to Backbone. Backbone continues to raise the bar with increased market outreach and capital execution capabilities. We continue to […] Read more
Britt Terrell Serves on Opus Connect Panel
February 19, 2020On January 23, 2020, Britt Terrell participated as a panelist for the Opus Connect Los Angeles event The State of Distressed M&A, 2020 Outlook. The in-depth discussions included: Will the economic trends of 2019 continue?What is the forecast for leverage?Will bankruptcies increase?Are any particular sectors more or less desirable?The economic outlook.Expected transactions volume.Valuations.Interests & opportunities […] Read more
A Midsummer Evening
August 10, 2019Backbone capital adding value, even on a nice summer evening at the Hollywood Bowl […] Read more
Britt Terrell Speaks to CFO-Leadership Council
June 22, 2019On June 18, Britt Terrell spoke to the CFO-Leadership Council, an organization of Southern California CFOs, on the CFO guide to Financing & Structuring. The audience of CFOs were from a multitude of different industries and organization sizes. Discussions focused on capital structures of Sr debt, Jr debt and minority structured equity. Dynamic, informative discussions […] Read more
2018 ACG Networking Event
October 14, 2018Once again, Backbone Capital is proud to co-host our Deal-makers Mixer adjacent to LA-ACG on Sept 25, 2018 at Waldorf Astoria-BH. Many fellow deal folks in our community have told me this is their favorite business networking event of the year. This makes me very happy. Not only because my son leads the Jazz band, […] Read more
Britt Terrell moderated a panel presentation focused on the Independent Sponsor Industry at the SBIA-SBIC West Coast Conference, April 18-19. Panel participants were 2 independent Sponsors (1 PE, 1 Ops) and 2 Funds that fund Independent Sponsors (1 SBIC, 1 non-SBIC). Backbone has significant experience arranging financing support for Independent Sponsors. The audience was engaged […] Read more
Britt Terrell Featured in UCSB Alumni Spotlight
October 16, 2017Britt Terrell, Founder of Backbone Capital Advisors, was recently featured in the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Spotlight […] Read more
2017 ACG Networking Event
September 12, 2017Backbone Capital co-hosted our 7th annual LA-ACG-adjacent networking event for lower middle market M&A industry participants in the new Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills — maybe our finest event yet. Approximately 180 industry execs networking, enjoying live jazz (compliments of Harry Terrell & Josh Nelson). A quality event of high caliber attendees and all enjoyed […] Read more