Luis Pillich is a Managing Director in the special situations practice within Stout's Investment Banking group. He has nearly 20 years of private equity, financial advisory, and capital markets experience. With significant knowledge of special situations transactions, Luis has advised companies in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, complex valuations, and capital-raising activities domestically and internationally. He has led successful transactions in the manufacturing, distribution, defense, and media industries, among others.

Prior to joining Stout, Luis was an investment professional at Versa Capital Management where he was responsible for originating and structuring investment opportunities. Before that, he was an investment banker at SSG Capital Advisors, LLC where he led execution efforts on M&A (including Section 363, Article 9, and debt purchase), private placement, and balance sheet restructuring transactions. Earlier in his career, Luis was an investment banker at Chanin Capital Partners and JPMorgan Chase in New York.

Luis is fluent in Spanish.