William W. Sprague
Private Equity Investor at Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity)
Profile
Mr. William W.
Sprague is Managing Director, at Headwaters MB LLC (Private Equity)
Prior to Headwaters MB LLC (Private Equity) Mr. William W.
Sprague was President, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Madison Williams & Co. LLC, a Managing Director at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc., Founder at Crest Advisors LLC, and President at Crest Communications Holdings LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at GeoEye, Inc.
Prior to Crest Communications Holdings LLC, Bill Sprague was Chief Executive Officer at SMH Capital Markets, a Managing Director at SMH Capital, Inc., a Managing Director at Smith Barney, Inc., Vice President-High Yield & Merchant Banking Group at Kidder, Peabody & Co., and President at Crest Advisors LLC.
He also served on the board at Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
Mr. Sprague received his undergraduate degree from Williams College and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania- The Wharton School.
William W. Sprague active positions
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Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity)
Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Headwaters MB LLC founded in 2001 by Philip William Seefried and John Ferrara. The firm is headquartered in Denver. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of William W. Sprague
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GeoEye, Inc.
GeoEye, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GeoEye, Inc. provides geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts who need a clear understanding of its changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. GeoEye owns and operates two earth-imaging satellites, GeoEye-1 and IKONOS. GeoEye-1 is the most accurate commercial Earth-imaging satellite & IKONOS is designed to downlink imagery to a customer and to accept imaging collection orders directly from customers. It also provides its products and services to the U.S. government, including the national security community, international customers, and North American commercial customers. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2012 |
Madison Williams & Co. LLC
Madison Williams & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Madison Williams & Co. LLC The firm was founded as the result of a management buyout of the principal capital markets business of Sanders Morris Harris Group (NASDAQ: SMHG). Madison Williams & Co. provides investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales, trading and research services to institutional and corporate clients throughout the US. Their research efforts focus on the following sectors: oil & gas exploration and production, engineering and construction, business services, healthcare services and various master limited partnerships (MLPs). The company was founded in 2010 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | 30/06/2011 |
Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management)
Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) (SMH-IM) is the investment management division of Sanders Morris Harris LLC, a registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tectonic Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: TECTP). SMH-IM provides advisory services to individuals, pooled investments, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, corporations, institutions, and other businesses. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/12/2009 |
SMH Capital Markets
SMH Capital Markets Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Edelman Financial Engines LLC, SMH Capital Markets is a company that provides property management services. The company is based in Houston, TX. | President | 30/12/2009 |
Crest Advisors LLC
Crest Advisors LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Edelman Financial Engines LLC, Crest Advisors LLC provides corporate finance services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by William W. Sprague, Gregg A. Mockenhaupt. Crest Advisors was acquired by Pinnacle Summer Investments, Inc. on April 22, 2004. | Founder | 31/03/2004 |
Training of William W. Sprague
University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
Williams College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. | Consumer Durables |
Private companies | 11 |
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GeoEye, Inc.
GeoEye, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GeoEye, Inc. provides geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts who need a clear understanding of its changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. GeoEye owns and operates two earth-imaging satellites, GeoEye-1 and IKONOS. GeoEye-1 is the most accurate commercial Earth-imaging satellite & IKONOS is designed to downlink imagery to a customer and to accept imaging collection orders directly from customers. It also provides its products and services to the U.S. government, including the national security community, international customers, and North American commercial customers. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Commercial Services |
Sanders Morris Harris LLC
Sanders Morris Harris LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Sanders Morris Harris LLC (SMH) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, SIPC, located in Houston, Texas. The firm is also an SEC-registered investment advisor. SMH was formed in January 2000 as the result of a merger between Sanders Morris Mundy, Inc. and Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. The firm is now wholly-owned by Summer Wealth Management LLC. The ultimate principal owners of Summer Wealth Management, LLC are Lee Equity Partners LLC and The Edelman Financial Center, Inc. through intermediaries. SMH provides provides brokerage, asset management and similar services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and other business entities. | Finance |
Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management)
Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) (SMH-IM) is the investment management division of Sanders Morris Harris LLC, a registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tectonic Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: TECTP). SMH-IM provides advisory services to individuals, pooled investments, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, corporations, institutions, and other businesses. | Finance |
SMH Capital Markets
SMH Capital Markets Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Edelman Financial Engines LLC, SMH Capital Markets is a company that provides property management services. The company is based in Houston, TX. | Commercial Services |
Crest Communications Holdings LLC
Crest Communications Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crest Communications Holdings LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Gregg A. Mockenhaupt. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Smith Barney, Inc.
Smith Barney, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Finance |
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc.
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander. | Finance |
Madison Williams & Co. LLC
Madison Williams & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Madison Williams & Co. LLC The firm was founded as the result of a management buyout of the principal capital markets business of Sanders Morris Harris Group (NASDAQ: SMHG). Madison Williams & Co. provides investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales, trading and research services to institutional and corporate clients throughout the US. Their research efforts focus on the following sectors: oil & gas exploration and production, engineering and construction, business services, healthcare services and various master limited partnerships (MLPs). The company was founded in 2010 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Crest Advisors LLC
Crest Advisors LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Edelman Financial Engines LLC, Crest Advisors LLC provides corporate finance services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by William W. Sprague, Gregg A. Mockenhaupt. Crest Advisors was acquired by Pinnacle Summer Investments, Inc. on April 22, 2004. | Finance |
Gruppo, Levey & Co.
Gruppo, Levey & Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Gruppo, Levey & Co. provides financial advisory services. The firm's products and services include strategic advisory and private capital markets. The company was founded by Evan H. Levey and Claire Gruppo in 1992 and is headquartered New York, NY. | Finance |
Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity)
Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Capstone Partners LLC (Private Equity) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Headwaters MB LLC founded in 2001 by Philip William Seefried and John Ferrara. The firm is headquartered in Denver. | Finance |
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