William M. Smith

Mr. William M.
Smith is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Global Reach Capital LLC.
Prior to Co-Founding Global Reach Capital in 2004, Mr. Smith had been President of Financo.
While at Financo, Mr. Smith founded and sat on the Investment Committee of Mercantile Capital Partners, a private equity fund focused on the retail and consumer products industries.
Additionally, he has structured and represented clients in over one hundred transactions exceeding $10 billion in transaction value.
Mr. Smith is one of the leading investment bankers over the past twenty years focused exclusively on the consumer products and retail industry.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Smith has advised hundreds of apparel, retail and consumer products companies on general strategic initiatives, M&A strategy, and capital structure.
He has structured and executed over one hundred transactions (mergers & acquisitions, IPOs, debt offerings, re-financings, restructurings, etc.) exceeding $10 billion in total transaction size.
He is acknowledged as a market expert and is frequently cited for his vast financial and industry knowledge.
Until he and Mr. Burch founded Global Reach Capital, LLC, Mr. Smith was President of Financo, Inc. He joined Financo in 1996 and was promoted to President in 2000.
Prior to Financo, Mr. Smith was Managing Director and Head of Kidder Peabodys retail investment banking group.
At Financo Mr. Smith was a founder and sat on the investment committee of Mercantile Capital Partners.
He is a Director at Jack Rogers.