Corporate Finance Professionals:
Richard L. Abbrecht, Jr., CEO
504-528-9174
richard.abbrecht@capitalonebank.com
Prior to becoming the president, Mr. Abbrecht served as the Financial/Operations Principal and Chief Compliance Officer for Capital One Southcoast, Inc. He has been a securities industry professional for over thirty years, primarily in the administrative and operations areas. He began his industry career as a commercial paper trader with the firm of Lehman Brothers, Inc. in New York City and spent the majority of the past thirty years with the firms Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc. and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. Prior to joining Southcoast, he was a special investigator with the NASD (FINRA). Mr. Abbrecht received both a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from Loyola University New Orleans. NASD (FINRA) Series 7, 8, 24, 27, 53, 63 and 87.
James R. McBride, Executive VP and Managing Director
713-435-5338
james.mcbride@capitalonebank.com
Jim McBride has a combined 31 years of experience as a petroleum engineer and energy finance executive. Prior to joining Capital One Soutcoast, he was Managing Director of North American Energy Finance for The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). McBride began his career at Mobil Oil and served in a number of leadership roles in the energy divisions of Texas Commerce Bank and its successors Chemical and Chase Bank, as well as Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial. He also was chief financial officer of Baker Hughes Solutions in Houston in the late 1990s. Mr. McBride received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Mississippi State University. He is a member of the Society for Petroleum Engineers, the Houston Producer’s Forum, the Houston Energy Finance Group, the Independent Producers Association of America, and the Houston Club. He also holds NASD (FINRA) Series 7, 24 and 63.
Joseph L. Bonavita, Senior VP
504-593-6129
joseph.bonavita@capitalonebank.com
Mr. Bonavita has extensive experience in the capital markets across various products and industries. Prior to joining Capital One Southcoast, Inc., he was a founding member of the private placement group specializing in Traditional (4)2 Regulation D and 144A debt transactions at BNP Paribas Securities Corp. in New York City. While at BNP Paribas he was head of transaction origination for North and South America, Australia and globally for project finance opportunities. Prior to this he worked in the private placement group at Lehman Brothers in New York City where he focused on minority and majority equity, mezzanine and debt transactions, including convertible preferred stock, senior debt and subordinated debt with equity components, for domestic and international issuers. Mr. Bonavita received a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Fairfield University and a M.S. in Finance from Boston College.
Scott L. Joyce, Senior VP
713-435-5342
scott.joyce@capitalonebank.com
Scott Joyce has a combined 9 years of energy finance experience. Prior to joining Capital One Southcoast, he was a Senior Vice President and relationship manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) North American Energy Finance Group. Prior to that, he served in Bank of America's Global Corporate and Investment Bank as a Vice President serving energy clients. Mr. Joyce received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds NASD (FINRA) Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Marshall B. Barnett, VP
504-593-6131
marshall.barnett@capitalonebank.com
Mr. Barnett joined the corporate finance team following a two year tenure as a research analyst for Capital One Southcoast covering the Energy Infrastructure segment. Prior to joining Southcoast, Mr. Barnett was a senior analyst for BearingPoint Consulting in the Federal Services Practice, where he provided management consulting services on a number of contracts for the US Navy. Prior to that, he worked in the Private Bank of Deutsche Bank. He has a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Tulane University with concentrations in Finance and Management.
J. Michael Higgins, VP
713-435-5345
michael.higgins@capitalonebank.com
Prior to joining Capital One, Mr. Higgins most recently served as an associate in The Royal Bank of Scotland's Global Banking and Markets group. He has also served as an energy portfolio management analyst for Bank of America and in public accounting in Ernst & Young LLP's Audit group. He holds BS and MS degrees in accounting from Texas A&M University.
Brandon S. Key, VP
504-593-6179
brandon.key@capitalonebank.com
Before joining Capital One Southcoast, Inc., Mr. Key served as Vice President of Operations for Kencoil, Inc., a New Orleans-based manufacturer of electric motor and generator components. During his tenure, Kencoil, Inc. experienced tremendous sales and margin growth through the development and implementation of proprietary IT systems, commodity hedging strategies and automated production lines. Prior to that, Mr. Key served as a Systems Analyst for Lockheed Martin and later SAIC in Washington, D.C. He received his MBA from Tulane University with a finance concentration and BE in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.
Contact Information for Capital One Southcoast, Inc:
504-528-9174
800-666-9174909 Poydras Street
Suite 1000
New Orleans, LA 70112
- Not FDIC Insured
- May lose value
- No bank guarantee