Executive Profile
Robert P. St. Germain, CBI
CFA Columbus
T/ 614.476.2291
F/ 614.476.2324
E/ rstgermain@cfaw.com
Bob St. Germain joined the Ohio Team of Corporate Finance Associates bringing over 35 years of leadership experience from service in the military; from executive level positions in
small to Fortune 500 corporations; and from serving both as an intermediary in a business brokerage and as a Principal at another private investment bank. His corporate M&A experience
included work on acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures; participating on a JV board; serving on the sell-side management teams on separate $2.2 billion and $470 million
mergers; and dealing with the many challenging post-close cultural and integration issues associated with those activities.
Since leaving the corporate sector to exclusively pursue M&A engagements, he has conducted both buy-side and sell-side assignments and led the physical
security practice for another private investment bank. He draws upon his years of strategic planning, M&A, and leadership experience to facilitate the valuing, buying, selling, and
funding of privately held businesses in the middle-market with a primary focus on the manufacturing, distribution, and B2B service sectors.
Bob is a Registered Representative sponsored by Corporate Finance Securities, Inc., a Registered Broker-Dealer; and he holds both the Series 7 General Securities and Series 63
Uniform Securities Agent licenses. He has taught Strategic Planning at Franklin University in Columbus, OH and regularly gives public and private presentations on various aspects of
the M&A process.
He began his career in the U.S Army. Commissioned upon graduation from West Point as an Infantry officer before transferring to Special Forces, he served as a paratrooper in command
and staff positions within the 82nd Airborne Division, VII Corps, and 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in both the U.S. and Europe. He also graduated from numerous Army leadership
programs including: Command and General Staff College, Infantry Officer Advanced, Infantry Officer Basic, Airborne, Ranger, Jungle Operations, Special Forces, and Jumpmaster. He
attained the rank of Major.
After graduate school, Bob entered the corporate sector and, over a two decades plus career, developed a broad functional background from roles in Finance, Marketing, Sales,
Engineering, and Strategic Planning while at Polaroid Corp., Grumman Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., Holophane Corp., and NSI, Inc. His international experience was gained from
responsibilities for business development in Europe, Latin America, and Japan.
Bob earned his Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and his MBA in General Management from the Graduate School of Business Administration
at Harvard University.
Professional Activities
- Association for Corporate Growth
- International Business Brokers Association
- M&A Source
Community Involvement
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce
- Gahanna Area Chamber of Commerce
- Harvard Business School Club of Central Ohio
- West Point Society of Central Ohio
Selected Awards and Honors
- Certified Business Intermediary
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