|  Fred
Rock, a FOCUS Managing Director in Pennsylvania, has more
than thirty years experience in investment banking. He
has advised clients on matters relating to strategic and
operations planning, including evaluating, financing and
structuring new or growing business ventures, as well as
executing acquisitions and sales of businesses. Mr.
Rock has experience in many different industries, with a
significant number of clients in the manufacturing, energy,
franchising and distribution sectors.
Prior to joining
FOCUS, Mr. Rock was a Managing Director of Source Growth
Capital, LLC. He served clients as their strategic business
advisor and investment banker.
Prior to affiliating with
Source, Mr. Rock was an Accounting and Auditing Shareholder
with Alpern Rosenthal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the
largest independent accounting firm in Western Pennsylvania.
Mr. Rock also served as a member of the executive committee
of the firm and was the director of the firm's manufacturing
services, and merger and acquisitions services groups.
During his 15 year tenure there, he helped build the firm
from 40 to 170 people. Prior to 1989, Mr. Rock was a partner
of Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche), a national
CPA firm, where he directed its Pittsburgh Office's Privately
Held Business Group and was a national service director
for mergers and acquisitions, and a member of its National
Enterprise Board.
Mr. Rock has a BS in Accounting
from Syracuse University and he has completed the Wharton
School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Advanced
Management Training curriculum. Mr. Rock is a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) and is a member of the Pennsylvania
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, where he has
served on the National Small Business Advisory Committee.
Mr. Rock also serves on the board of directors of several
charitable and civic organizations and was an advisor to
the U.S. Senate Coal Caucus. He resides in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Contact Information:
Fred Rock
Heinz 57 Center, 8th Floor
339
Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA 15222
Office: 412-281-1014
Cell: 412-848-4777
Fax: 202-785-9413
fred.rock@focusbankers.com |
