Bio

C. Matthew Allen is a Managing Director of Milestone Advisors LLC and leads the Bank and Thrift Group. Prior to joining Milestone, Mr. Allen was a Managing Director for Hoefer & Arnett and prior to that a Senior Vice President for Hovde Financial. Mr. Allen’s responsibilities include the origination, structuring, and negotiation of merger and acquisition transactions, valuation of financial institutions, and identification and implementation of strategic alternatives for banks, thrifts and specialty finance companies. Matt is also responsible for structuring asset and liability sales, branch acquisitions and divestitures, and offerings of all types of equity and debt securities. Over his career, Matt has led or negotiated over 40 financial services sector M&A transactions with a combined deal value of about $2.4 billion. Matt graduated from the Graduate School of Business at The College of William and Mary, with a concentration in finance. He received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Old Dominion University.