Director
Matt Francati
Matti is a Director with Fifth Third’s Investment Banking group, a part of Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (“FTS)”, and has over thirteen years of investment banking and financial advisory services experience working with privately held middle market companies. Matt is a senior member of the Corporate Finance Group and has extensive experience helping business owners and management teams evaluate strategic alternatives around mergers & acquisitions, including but not limited to outright sales, majority and minority recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, divestitures, ESOPs, and debt financings across multiple industries.
Prior to joining FTS in early 2021, Matt served as a Vice President with Harris Williams & Co., where he worked within a team of business development professionals to assist companies in a similar fashion to his current role. He began his career as an Analyst with Western Reserve Partners in Cleveland.
Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Miami University, graduating cum laude.