GCG is excited to announce its expansion into the New York market, led by Managing Directors Alex Chefetz and Greg Urban. As a global financial hub, New York presents an incredible opportunity for us to deepen our relationships with clients, explore new partnerships, and grow within this dynamic and competitive market. This expansion marks a significant step in our journey to further solidify our presence in key markets, and we are eager to bring our expertise and innovative solutions to serve clients in the heart of the financial world.

Alex Chefetz – Managing Director

Alex Chefetz is a Managing Director at Greenwich Capital Group with over 30 years of experience in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and capital raising. Alex co-leads the Consumer practice for GCG and has significant experience working with food & beverage, home-related, eCommerce, footwear & apparel, consumer finance, restaurant, and hospitality companies. Alex focuses on both sell-side and buy-side M&A and has advised numerous clients through recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, and mergers. In addition to Consumer, Alex has experience working with tech-enabled consumer-facing brands and real estate service companies.

Most recently, Alex worked for TAP Advisors, an independent advisory firm advising public and privately held businesses. Prior to that, Alex was a Managing Director in the Consumer Group at Cowen and former Co-Head of Consumer and Retail Banking at Lazard Middle Market. He started his investment banking career at Drexel Burnham Lambert, spent seven years with Citigroup, and was one of the original partners of Thomas Weisel Partners.

Greg Urban – Managing Director

Greg Urban is a Managing Director at Greenwich Capital Group, where he leads the firm’s Automotive and Mobility Investment Banking practice. Greg brings over 20 years of experience working in the automotive and transportation equipment sectors, including 15 years as an investment banker, where he specializes in buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory, capital markets advisory, capital raising, recapitalizations, and strategic assessments.

Greg has completed over 75 advisory and financing transactions, with expertise across the entire automotive value chain, including automotive OEMs and suppliers, the automotive aftermarket and aftermarket services, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, energy transition technologies, battery technologies, ride-on-demand services, and the connected car.

Prior to Greenwich Capital Group, Greg worked at Stifel Financial as a Managing Director focused on coverage of the automotive and mobility sectors. Prior to that, he was at UBS, where he led the coverage of the automotive technologies practice after initiating the firm’s coverage effort. Greg started his career as a Product Development Engineer at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI.

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