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Catherine Merritt - Associate, Debt Advisory – Investment Banking in New York, NY

Catherine Merritt

Senior investment banking associate specializing in debt advisory and consumer transactions

D.A. DavidsonUSCNew York, NY8 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Investment banking associate with debt advisory experience who has built highly targeted investor pipelines and helped raise capital for sponsor-backed acquisitions. Stands out for combining rigorous investor outreach and process management with strong judgment on business quality, market risk, and competitive positioning across private equity, technology, and startup-related mandates.

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Key Strengths

  • built targeted investor pipeline for a $20M-$30M debt and equity raise
  • strong investor outreach across email, phone, and video channels
  • disciplined follow-up and pipeline management using Excel trackers
  • effective cross-team communication and workstream coordination
  • client-facing transaction quarterbacking for technology companies and startups
  • sharp risk assessment around concentration, recovery after downturns, and tariff exposure
  • ability to develop and communicate investment conviction in niche opportunities
  • concise synthesis of complex company narratives into high-conversion teasers
  • successful capital raise support resulting in funded transactions
  • relationship-building through conferences, CRM logging, and structured follow-up

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Experience

Associate, Debt Advisory – Investment BankingD.A. Davidson · Jun 2022 – Jan 2026
Analyst, Consumer Team – Investment BankingD.A. Davidson · Dec 2019 – Jun 2022
Institutional Equity Research Associate – Consumer GroupD.A. Davidson · Jul 2018 – Nov 2019

Education

USCbachelor, Business Administration (2018)

Awards

  • National Merit Scholar
  • Junior Bison Award for Team Alignment - D.A. Davidson & Co.
  • Junior Bison Award for Communication is Leadership - D.A. Davidson & Co.

Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationMarket ResearchMentoringFinancial ModelingTrainingMicrosoft OfficeDebt AdvisoryInvestment BankingDeal ExecutionClient ManagementDeal Timeline ManagementDeal NegotiationPricing NegotiationFinancing Conditions NegotiationIndustry Research

Languages

EnglishRussian

Certifications

FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)FINRA Series 63FINRA Series 79

Publications

3 publications

Equity researchIndustry analysisConsumer and brand apparel

Memberships

  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars

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Catherine MerrittSenior investment banking associate specializing in debt advisory and consumer transactions