Mr. Hovde contributes to the formulation of investment
strategy for Hovde Capital Advisors. As President and CEO
of Hovde Financial, Mr. Hovde is primarily responsible for
management of the firm’s investment banking activities,
and creates merger and acquisition opportunities for bank
and thrift institutions. Further, Mr. Hovde provides the
investment banking team with technical and strategic advice
on client transactions, and as an investment banker himself,
has negotiated transactions in excess of several billion
dollars in deal value.
Mr. Hovde also serves as President of Hovde Financial’s
affiliated securities broker/dealer, Hovde Securities LLC.
In this capacity, Mr. Hovde has managed the conversion to
stock form of mutual thrift institutions and private placements
of equity and trust preferred securities. In connection
with the activities of the company’s private equity
arm, Hovde Acquisition, Mr. Hovde is a Principal of the
Managing Member of Western Acquisition Partners LLC, which
owns a significant interest in Sunwest Bank, headquartered
in Orange County, California.
Prior to joining Hovde Financial, Mr. Hovde was General
Counsel and Vice President of a national commercial real
estate development firm and an attorney with a large real
estate law firm based in Chicago. Mr. Hovde has also practiced
accounting with a Big Eight public accounting firm in Chicago.
Mr. Hovde serves on the boards of directors of two community
banks in the Chicago area. In addition, Mr. Hovde is on
the board of directors of Good Sheperd Hospital in Barrington,
Illinois, and serves as a trustee of several charitable
foundations.
Mr. Hovde earned his law degree, cum laude, and his Bachelor
of Science degree, summa cum laude, in Business Administration
from the University of Wisconsin. He is licensed with the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a registered
representative and general securities principal. He is married
and has four children.
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