Empowering Business Excellence: Discover the Gassó Difference

Hector J. Cuellar is a Managing Partner of RSM Gassó Capital Markets, which was recently formed to take advantage of the opportunities existing between Europe and the Americas. Mr. Cuellar was president of McGladrey Capital Markets, a global investment bank specializing in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, capital raising, restructurings and fairness opinions. When he assumed leadership of the firm, McGladrey Capital Markets revamped its market strategy, completed more than 300 M&A transactions and grew over 300 percent. The firm tripled its average deal size, increased its number of cross-border transactions to one third of its total deals, and generated over $8 billion dollars in liquidity for its clients. The firm consistently ranked within the top three M&A advisors for deals under $250 million. McGladrey Capital Markets was sold in January of 2012, but concluded 2011 by being awarded Boutique Investment Bank of the Year and North American Middle Market Deal of the Year for 2011 by Americas M&A Atlas Awards. Mr. Cuellar has more than 30 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, including international M&A, corporate finance and capital raising. Prior to joining McGladrey Capital Markets, he served Banc of America Securities as managing director and manager of the firm's Los Angeles office, where he oversaw the firm's global activities in the aerospace and defense and engineering and construction industries. Mr. Cuellar received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Loyola University in Chicago and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.