BGL Promotes Three Investment Bankers to Director
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Enrico J. Certo, Ryan W. Gillis, and Daniel J. MacDonald to Director.
The promotions reflect BGL’s continued investment in developing bankers with deep vertical and sector expertise, supporting the firm’s ability to deliver M&A, capital markets, board-level and strategic advisory services to clients and relationships across the middle market.
Effram E. Kaplan and Andrew K. Petryk, Co-Chief Executive Officers for BGL, stated, “BGL’s sector-focused platform is strengthened by bankers who bring deep industry knowledge, strong execution capabilities, and a commitment to delivering thoughtful advice to our clients. Rico, Ryan, and Dan have each contributed meaningfully to the continued growth of their respective coverage areas. Their promotions reflect their transaction leadership, sector specialization and dedication to advancing BGL’s client-focused approach.”
- Enrico Certo is a member of BGL’s Services and Infrastructure verticals, with a sector focus on Transportation & Logistics. He advises companies across the transportation, logistics and infrastructure services landscape, where clients are navigating evolving supply chain dynamics, increased demand for outsourced services and continued investor interest in asset-light and infrastructure-adjacent business models. Based in the firm’s Cleveland office, Rico joined BGL in May 2021 as an Associate and was promoted to Vice President in 2024.
- Ryan Gillis is a member of BGL’s Services and Infrastructure verticals, with a sector focus on Digital Infrastructure. He supports BGL’s coverage of businesses tied to the continued expansion of connectivity, data center infrastructure, fiber networks and other mission-critical digital infrastructure assets. His expertise is particularly relevant as demand for digital capacity, cloud adoption and AI-related infrastructure investment continue to drive strategic and financial investor interest across the sector. Ryan joined BGL in May 2024 as a Vice President and is based in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining BGL, Ryan advised technology, media, and telecommunications clients at Houlihan Lokey and Wells Fargo, with a focus on digital infrastructure.
- Daniel MacDonald is a member of BGL’s Industrials vertical, with a sector focus within Building Products. He advises companies across the building products ecosystem, including businesses serving residential and commercial applications across both repair and remodel and new construction-related end markets. His sector experience supports BGL’s continued coverage of companies positioned around long-term demand drivers such as the undersupply of affordable homes. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Dan joined BGL as an Analyst in June 2017 and was promoted to Associate in 2019 and Vice President in 2022.
Over the past 24 months, the firm has expanded its sector coverage within its Industrials, Consumer, Services, Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Real Estate verticals, along with adding to its Financial Sponsor Coverage and Private Capital Advisory capabilities.
Learn more about BGL’s investment banking capabilities and our sector expertise here.