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Diamond Capital Partners, Los Angeles-Based Investment Bank, Makes Strategic Move with New Managing Director, Donald A. Kurz

Diamond Capital Partners (www.diamondcapitalpartners.com), a mid-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the addition of its newest team member, managing director Donald A. Kurz.

Mr. Kurz brings more than twenty-five years of transactional and advisory experience in strategy, finance, marketing, and public company leadership to Diamond Capital’s already impressive management roster, which now boasts a combined 175 years of varied investment banking and advisory experience – in a multitude of industry arenas – amongst its seven other managing partners and directors.

Mr. Kurz’s main focus at Diamond Capital Partners will be strategic advisory services for media, entertainment, financial services, marketing and business services companies.

“At Diamond Capital, we’re looking to create the most optimal outcome for our clients, no matter their deal situation,†says Robert T. Smith, a Diamond Capital co-founder and managing partner. “Don brings a wealth of hands-on experience in strategic operational planning and improvement, marketing and communications, and investor fund raising; all key components to ensuring the health of our clients’ businesses, so we can raise the appropriate capital, and our clients can receive the best valuation possible.â€

Mr. Kurz received an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a BA from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was a key member of the NCAA Division I national championship lacrosse team.

Mr. Kurz is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of The Johns Hopkins University, where he sits on the Finance, Debt and Development Committees. He has served as an adjunct professor or guest lecturer on various topics at Johns Hopkins, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, the Andersen School of Management at UCLA, and the Young Presidents’ Organization.

Mr. Kurz is currently active as a donor, fundraiser and guest teacher with Teach For America, and has been active as a donor and advisor to Project Angel Food, in Los Angeles.

Mr. Kurz is married to Hope Rader Kurz, and lives with his wife and two dogs in Beverly Hills.

About Diamond Capital Partners
Diamond Capital Partners is currently led by its five founding and managing members, David Herman, Bruce Kobritz, Mark R. Ross, Robert T. Smith and Robert K. Whyte, each of whom has extensive transactional and negotiating skills, along with significant, corporate operational expertise.

For more information on the company: www.diamondcapitalpartners.com.

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