Guiding You with Expertise and Precision.
Bankers Edge Advisory specializes in providing strategic capital market advisory solutions to middle-market companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions. We focus on optimizing financing outcomes based on your business’s unique needs. Beyond advisory work, we can also help you advance your capital-raising efforts through private placements and other bespoke transactions.
Email: raconsul@bankersedgeadvisory.com
Phone: (248) 953-5163
Richard Consul, CFA, is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bankers Edge Advisory, a boutique investment bank delivering custom capital markets solutions for sponsor-driven transactions. He brings over twenty years of buy-side experience as a multi-award-winning Senior Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodities Strategist – managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios across distressed credit, securitized assets, convertibles, and rates and FX derivatives. Having sat on the investor side of the table, Richard anticipates what investors need to see and builds it into the structure from the outset, so transactions move faster and close with greater certainty.
Richard earned a BBA in Finance and an MSE in Financial Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the CFA Institute and holds a FINRA Series 63, 79, and 82 License.
Mr. Consul is a Registered Representative of BA Securities, LLC. Member FINRA SIPC.
Email: mvermet@bankersedgeadvisory.com
Phone: (313) 670-3339
Mr. Vermet brings nearly a decade of experience in institutional asset management and investment banking. He has played a key role in managing over $30 billion in institutional capital, contributing to portfolio construction, tactical asset allocation, and strategic asset-liability management solutions. As a trusted advisor, Mitch helps clients navigate immediate challenges, manage risk effectively, and position themselves to seize opportunities across diverse macroeconomic scenarios.
Mitch earned a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and a MA in Management from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Mitch also earned a MS in Data Science from the School of Engineering at Wayne State University. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the CAIA Association, and currently holds a FINRA Series 63, 79, and 82 License.
Mr. Vermet is a Registered Representative of BA Securities, LLC. Member FINRA SIPC.
Email: nsearle@bankersedgeadvisory.com
Phone: (248) 752-4097
Mr. Searle brings more than 20 years of executive leadership, commercial banking, and capital structuring experience to middle-market companies. He has helped business owners and investors navigate complex transactions involving acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, commercial real estate development, and growth capital.
Most recently, Mr. Searle founded Creative Asset Strategies, advising on strategic financing, debt structuring, and operational improvement. Prior to that, he served as President, CEO, and Director of Lotus Bank / Lotus Bancorp, leading its transformation into a profitable community bank and negotiating its merger at one of the highest valuation multiples in Michigan. Earlier, he founded Bank of Auburn Hills and began his career at Michigan National Bank.
Across more than two decades, Mr. Searle has built and led Michigan banking institutions and now advises companies on strategic financing and growth.
Neal Searle is an Independent Advisor to Bankers Edge Advisory.
Email: sbrennan@bankersedgeadvisory.com
Phone: (248) 231-8035
Mr. Brennan brings more than 15 years of experience across Commercial Real Estate, Capital Markets, and Investment Banking, with a focus on the origination and structuring of sophisticated debt and equity solutions. Throughout his career, he has advised developers, investors, and C-suite executives on acquisitions, dispositions, capital formation, and strategic financing initiatives across all major CRE asset classes.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Brennan advised Fortune 100 Defense and Aerospace firms as a Price-to-Win Management Consultant, supporting contract pursuits with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and NASA.
Mr. Brennan earned a Master’s degree from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence Studies from Mercyhurst University’s Ridge School of Intelligence Studies.
Sean Brennan is an Independent Advisor to Bankers Edge Advisory.
Richard Consul brings unmatched expertise and experience as one of our Managing Directors. Mr. Consul has over 20 years of…..
Mitch Vermet has a decade of experience in institutional asset management and investment banking……
Mr. Vermet is a member of the CFA Institute and CAIA Association. He is also a Registered Representative of BA Securities, LLC, and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
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