Benjamin Howe

Co-Founder, CEO
Boston
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About 

Benjamin Howe

Ben is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AGC Partners. Recently, he stepped down as Chairman of Excel Academy after 10 years, which has five charter schools serving 1,500 students in East Boston and Providence. He also served on the board of Portsmouth Abbey and the advisory board of Trinity College. In over 35 years as an investment banker, he has completed roughly 450 transactions. Prior to AGC, he served as Head of Technology Investment Banking for the East Coast and Europe at Montgomery Securities, and as Managing Director, Head of M&A and Executive Committee Member at SG Cowen Securities. He began his investment banking career in the late 80's with First Boston and Smith Barney. In the early 80's, Ben owned and operated a 45-acre sweet corn farm in Concord, MA. Ben started his career at Coopers & Lybrand in New York City as a CPA then Consultant. He currently holds his Series 7, 24, 27, 55, 63, 79 and 87 FINRA licenses. Ben holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.S. in Accounting from NYU.

Hobbies & Interests

Ben and his wife Janet live outside of Boston and have four kids and two grandkids. Born and bred in New England, Ben is a huge Boston sports fan. Ben enjoys running half-marathons, biking in the Pan Mass Challenge, golfing, boating, playing hockey, spending time with his two grandbabies, and recently enjoyed some epic Heli-skiing in Galena.

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Featured Testimonials

"Partnering with AGC was absolutely the right decision for us. AGC understood our vision and business right out of the gates, investing considerable up front effort, they enabled us to go to market quickly. Their approach is aggressive, transparent with no wasted cycles - exactly what we were looking for in a partner. Their network is incredibly strong with real, senior connections, not just logos, giving us confidence that the right investors would give us a look and fairly evaluate our deal. AGC's process of going deep early, anticipating the questions or potential pitfalls up front, creates an efficient process that weeds the tire kickers out from the serious contenders. In spite of a frothy, competitive market, AGC cut through the noise and brought outstanding, serious investors to the table. The team coached us through every step of the negotiations, kept us on track all the way through to a successful outcome. We couldn't be more thrilled with the results - I can confidently say we wouldn't have arrived at this deal without the partnership and support of AGC from start to finish."

-Will Hunsinger, CEO, Riviera Partners

"AGC was instrumental in driving a successful transaction. We needed an investment banking partner that was not only highly knowledgeable of our market/business but also extremely creative and thorough to help us structure and ultimately close out the transaction. The AGC team worked tirelessly and coordinated with all parties (buyer, lawyers, management, board) through an intense process. I would strongly recommend AGC as a financial advisor, especially Ben Howe and John Tinkham, and we look forward to working with them in the future."

-Tim Wang, Board Member, Aquicore

"The AGC team was an awesome partner guiding us through our transaction. Their deep understanding of the open source market and strong relationships with both investors and buyers facilitated exceptional market engagement and results. The whole team worked tirelessly on the transaction details bringing their deep experience to bear in collaboration with our entire management team to deliver a fantastic outcome for our Company."

-Peter Lilley, Co–Founder and CEO, Instaclustr

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