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Kiran Prasad, CFA
Managing Director
Kiran Patri Prasad, CFA is a Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice at Stephens Inc., a position he has held since joining the firm in 2017.1 In his role, he leads various types of M&A transactions, including sell-sides, buy-sides, fairness opinions, capital raises, and other strategic advisory work for both public and private companies, as well as private equity firms.1
Professional Experience
Prasad has extensive experience advising companies across numerous sectors, including:
- Food and Beverage
- Consumer Products
- Restaurants
- Retail
- Consumer Healthcare1
Before joining Stephens, he worked in the M&A practice at Jefferies LLC and in the Consumer practices at Lehman Brothers and Sagent Advisors. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Financial Advisory Services practice.1
Education and Credentials
- BS in Finance from Lehigh University
- MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University, where he earned the distinction of a Fried Fellow
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation1
Prasad is based in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area and can be found on LinkedIn under the username kiran-prasad-cfa-12815966.2
