Adam Nussdorfer
Vice President in Mergers & Acquisitions with 11 years of sell-side and buy-side experience across industrials and business services. Has closed 23 transactions totaling roughly $18B in enterprise value, including two take-privates and a cross-border carve-out. Runs deals end to end: valuation, process design, management presentations, buyer outreach, negotiation, and getting the thing signed at 3 a.m. Strong relationships with sponsors and strategics in the middle market. Experience Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, Jefferies | New York, NY | 2022 to present Lead day-to-day execution on sell-side and buy-side mandates in the industrials and business services groups, managing teams of associates and analysts across four to six live deals at a time Advised a founder-owned specialty packaging company on its $1.4B sale to a private equity sponsor, running a two-stage auction with 40 initial parties and delivering a price 22% above the client's internal expectation Ran the buy-side process for a Fortune 500 strategic acquiring a $620M testing and inspection business, including synergy modeling and regulatory timeline planning Coordinated the carve-out sale of a European industrial equipment division for a US conglomerate, managing separation planning across legal, tax, and IT workstreams Source and pitch new mandates alongside MDs; originated three signed engagements in 2025 Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Houlihan Lokey | New York, NY | 2018 to 2022 Built operating models, LBO analyses, merger models, and precedent transaction work for middle-market sell-side processes Drafted confidential information memoranda and management presentations for 14 completed transactions Managed data rooms, buyer diligence, and Q&A during exclusivity periods Promoted to senior associate in 2021 Analyst, Investment Banking, Piper Sandler | Minneapolis, MN | 2015 to 2018 Two years in the generalist pool, then one year dedicated to diversified industrials Supported four M&A closings and two follow-on equity offerings Ranked top bucket in analyst reviews all three years
