Matt Brinker
Vice President, Acquisitions
Matt Brinker is responsible for acquisitions development and strategic relationships. Matt identifies and maintains a pipeline of potential acquisition candidates throughout the United States. Mr. Brinker serves as the point person during the acquisition process and heads the Partnership Development Program.
Prior to joining United Capital, Mr. Brinker was founder and President of Kelly Consulting Group, LLC., a San Francisco based business development firm. Mr. Brinker managed a team dedicated to providing marketing, operations, personnel and growth strategies to alternative investment managers. Prior to that, Mr. Brinker was a registered marketing associate for Citigroup/Smith Barney where he provided prime brokerage solutions, enhanced leverage, institutional sales coverage and capital introduction to emerging hedge fund managers in conjunction with teams in San Francisco and New York City. Prior to joining Citigroup/Smith Barney Mr. Brinker was a junior investment adviser for J. Daniel Brinker & Company; a Denver, Colorado based investment advisory firm that services high net worth individuals nationally.
Mr. Brinker holds a BA in Economics and Minor in Finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder and is currently obtaining his MBA from University of California, Irvine.
Deborah Rees
Vice President, Acquisitions
Ms. Rees is responsible for managing United Capital's acquisitions process. She oversees and coordinates acquisition candidate data gathering and analysis, financial modeling and valuation, drafting and execution of agreements, and due diligence.
Through the course of her career, Ms. Rees has held key positions at investment banks and professional service firms. Prior to joining United Capital, she served as a Director at Bainbridge Capital where she primarily worked with private equity groups and public companies to identify and execute acquisition strategies. Ms. Rees also served as a Vice President at RSM EquiCo where she managed the pre-marketing due diligence and valuation of private middle-market companies considering a sale or recapitalization. She began her M&A career as a sell-side associate in Citigroup’s middle-market investment banking unit, performing business, financial and valuation analyses on numerous private companies. Prior to embarking on an investment banking career, Ms. Rees gained valuable experience working for accounting and law firms, where she performed litigation consulting services and provided both corporate law and litigation support.
Ms. Rees attended the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, Illinois, where she received a Master of Business Administration in finance in 1999 and was a John E. Jeuck Scholarship recipient. She also graduated summa cum laude from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a dual focus in finance and economics.
Alexia Perry
Acquisitions Administration
Acquisitions Team
Alexia is responsible for assisting the acquisitions team in all of its daily operations. She schedules prospective candidate calls, meetings and travel; assists with due diligence document management; and serves as the liaison between candidates and the acquisitions’ team.
Prior to joining United Capital, Alexia worked in the Library and Office Furnishings industry, as an assistant project manager.
She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Business. Alexia enjoys reading, the outdoors, and independent films.