Prior to joining Hales, Mr. Lieblein was the founder and president of WFG Capital Advisors, a leading financial advisory firm in the insurance industry. He brings more than 20 years of experience in providing financial advisory services to the insurance and financial services industry. He has been involved in more than 100 investment banking transactions, and is known for expertise in insurance-related merger and acquisition services, including acquisition analysis, acquisition strategy, transaction valuation and structuring, due diligence, negotiations, and post-acquisition consulting. Prior to founding WFG, Mr. Lieblein, a Certified Public Accountant, spent 13 years with the international accounting and professional service firm KPMG. At KPMG, he worked with many leading insurance and financial services firms, assisting them with implementation of growth strategies such as mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Lieblein is the co-founder of Wharton Capital Partners, a private equity firm involved in starting and acquiring companies since 1997. Mr. Lieblein earned degrees in accounting, mathematics and computer science from Shippensburg University. |