Elliott Jones

Mr. Jones heads the Mezzanine Investing Group at Gleacher Partners and serves as Managing Partner of Gleacher Mezzanine. Mr. Jones joined Gleacher Partners in 1996 after 22 years at The Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1987, he established Chase’s subordinated debt principal and placement group. In this capacity he originated, supervised, structured and monitored a portfolio of subordinated debt investments as well as placed approximately $500 million of junior securities. The group was merged in 1990 with the Merchant Banking Group and Mr. Jones’s mandate was broadened to include senior debt, high-yield debt, mezzanine debt, private equity and advisory work. His prior experience at Chase included five years in Australia in Project Finance and Corporate Banking in New York covering the mining and metals industry. After joining Gleacher Partners in 1996, he acted as both principal and as agent for senior and subordinated debt, high-yield debt and equity financing for middle-market sponsored buyouts and growth capital. Mr. Jones received an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Colgate University. Mr. Jones served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.