William E. Curtis has provided innovative financial and business advisory and consulting services more than 30 years. During that time, he has closed more than $6 billion of financings (nearly $10 billion in current dollars) for public and private companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Curtis started his career with Allstate Financial Services in 1985, where he specialized in developing new financial markets for the company by introducing specialty finance products to businesses and governments throughout the United States. After leaving Allstate, Mr. Curtis led the multi-billion dollar acquisition and restructuring of Imperial Credit Industries Inc. He then served as the leading banker for its subsidiary, Coast Business Credit, focusing on the financing needs of middle-market companies.
In 1991, Mr. Curtis founded Redstone Investment Group, which provides financial and business advice to emerging growth and mid-market companies, including banking, strategy, business operations, restructuring and turnaround services. Among its other services, Redstone Investment Group arranges secured and unsecured lines of credit and revolving credit facilities, senior loans, mezzanine debt, inventory loans, purchase order financing, project finance, bonding, credit insurance and stock loans.
Mr. Curtis has extensive experience providing financial advisory services with a focus on asset-based loans, real estate, business and project financing, alternative structured syndications, the hospitality industry, equipment leasing and recapitalizations, both as a principal and a senior executive of major banks and well-regarded consulting firms. He has substantial experience structuring, negotiating and placing debt, PIPES (Private Investment, Public Equity) and equities, as well as reverse-mergers and mergers.
Mr. Curtis has worked closely with SMI Group managing directors of many years and collaborates with SMI Group on projects that benefit from SMI Group’s expertise in business strategy and management or might utilize the services of SMI Capital Markets or SMI Advisors. SMI Group also collaborates with Mr. Curtis and Redstone on transactions involving debt or leasing.
Mr. Curtis is a member of the Commercial Finance Association, Turnaround Management Association, Association for Corporate Growth, All Cities Association Los Angeles, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Association of Insolvency Accountants (associate member), Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship College of Business and Management at the University of Maryland, National Association of Entrepreneurs, Association of CPAs (associate member), among other professional groups. He was for many years a member of the National Investment Bankers Association.
Mr. Curtis received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York, Plattsburg. He holds licenses for trade credit and bonding Insurance in six states. He is a U.S. citizen.