Vesta Capital consists of the following team of Managing Directors:
Theodore C. Burns, Managing Director
Mr. Burns has advised on mergers & acquisitions, restructuring and capital raising in a wide range of industries, including financial services, hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, software, manufacturing, telecom, power, mining and cement.  He began his career advising financial institutions on m&a and capital raising with Golembe Associates and Fox-Pitt Kelton, and then advised governments in the Emerging Markets on the divestiture of state-owned enterprises with PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Altogether he has advised on sell-side m&a transactions valued at $1.75 billion, sales to strategic investors valued at $275 million, IPOs valued at $775 million and secondary offerings valued at $800 million.  Ted holds a BSBA in accounting from Georgetown University and an MBA in finance from Columbia University.  He is also a registered representative of StillPoint Capital and holds the FINRA Series 62 Corporate Securities Representative and Series 79 Investment Banking Representative registrations.*  Contact Ted at tburns@vesta-capital.com.
Laurence D. Cate, Managing Director
Mr. Cate is a senior financial executive with over 25 years of experience with publicly-traded and privately-held hospitality industry and technology companies.  He has served as financial advisor to a number of ventures, including Hard Rock Park,  Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, and several start-ups and investor groups in the areas of capital raising, business formation and acquisition initiatives.  He previously held senior financial positions with international restaurant and hotel companies including Marriott Corporation and Planet Hollywood, which he successfully led through a Chapter 11 reorganization as its lead financial executive.  He holds a BS and attended North Carolina State University for post graduate work in accounting and business law.  Contact Larry at lcate@vesta-capital.com.
Thomas A. Cordova, Managing Director
Mr. Cordova has 20 years of experience developing high performance marketing, sales and broadcasting groups at the Oakland Athletics, the Houston Rockets and Disney's Wide World of Sports.  He has since advised a wide range of clients including the MLB, the NBA, International Speedway Corp., and Speedway Motorsports on marketing, sponsorships and naming rights.  Mr. Cordova holds a BA in philosophy from Upper Iowa University and was a board member of the Institute for the Study of Social Change at U.C. Berkeley.  Contact Tom at tcordova@vesta-capital.com.
Michael Aller, Managing Director
Mr. Aller has ten years of experience in economic and policy analysis in the energy and financial markets gained at the White House Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Institute.  He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Rollins College and advises on economic development programs in the Central Florida area. He holds a Masters in international economics and environmental policy from the University of California at San Diego, and a Bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Georgetown University.  Contact Michael at maller@vesta-capital.com.
Our Team
*Certain professionals at Vesta Capital are registered representatives of, and their securities-related activities are conducted through, StillPoint Capital, LLC, a member of FINRA and SIPC based in Tampa, Florida.  Please note that StillPoint Capital is not affiliated with Vesta Capital.
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