GPP Principals

Throughout his career, Mr. Stickler has led many of the world's highest profile steel industry project financings. Mr. Stickler's global roster of clients benefit from his expertise in structuring transactions across the entire range of the capital structure, including senior secured debt, private and public debt, mezzanine financing and private and public equity. Mr. Stickler has structured and raised startup and expansion capital for a number of highly successful steel companies in both Asia and North America. Prior to beginning his career as an investment banker, Mr. Stickler worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan where he was involved with a number of the President's privatization initiatives. Mr. Stickler holds an M.B.A. degree from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. degree in accounting from Bowling Green State University. Mr. Stickler is also a certified public accountant.

Mr. Garas has an established history of providing a wide array of industrial companies with mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and restructuring advisory services. His clients have included W. Pat Crow Forgings, Atlas Foundry and Machine Company, Kennametal Inc., Millennium Steel, Michigan Steel, Gibraltar Steel, The Strong Tool Company, Kropp Forge, Wiseco Piston Company, ATS Industrial Supply, TIC United Corp. and Drop Dies & Forgings Company. Mr. Garas also has extensive overseas experience having led his prior firm's office in Southeast Asia for a number of years. Mr. Garas holds M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Case Western University, where he was a merit scholar, and a B.A. degree from Boston University.

Mr. Levy leads Global Principal Partners' efforts in China. In this capacity, Mr. Levy is involved with a number of cross-border initiatives involving Chinese steel producers and foreign strategic and financial investors. Mr. Levy's clients benefit from his extensive experience in structuring complex financing, merger and reorganization transactions. Most recently, Mr. Levy led the team advising Siam Cement Public Company Limited, one of Asia's largest industrial conglomerates, and the stakeholders of NTS Steel Group Public Company Limited, a technologically advanced steel mini mill, on the merger and reorganization transactions that created Millennium Steel Public Company Limited. Mr. Levy holds a B.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan Business School.

Julie Payne

Vice President and Controller

Ms. Payne has been involved with the investment banking community for over eight years. During this period, Ms. Payne has worked on a number of complex investment banking transactions including capital raising transactions, debt restructurings, buy side and sell side mergers and 363(b)(1) asset sales. Ms. Payne supports Global Principal Partners in numerous roles that include preparing transaction documents, comprehensive information memorandums, management presentations and basic financial schedules and has extensive contact with clients, co advisors and outside attorneys. Additionally, Ms. Payne assists clients with the organization and formation of new companies. This assistance includes providing on-site support to the client's general operating needs, systems creation and process development. Ms. Payne also serves as Global Principal Partners' controller.

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