Paul V. Scura
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Paul V. Scura was the former Executive Vice President and Head of the Investment Bank of Prudential Securities
, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial
, from 1986 to 2000. He was responsible for the firm’s efforts in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Reorganization, Private Finance, High Yield Finance and all International and US Investment Banking. Paul Scura also sat on the Business Review Committee (the firm’s investment banking screening committee) and was a member of the firm’s Operating Council. He was a voting member of the Investment Committee of four separate private equity funds and Prudential Securities merchant banking fund, Prudential-Bache Interfunding. In February 1998, he joint ventured with the former EMI/Capitol Music chairman Charles Koppelman
for musicians to cash in on music royalties.
Paul Scura received an A.B. degree in Economics from Villanova University
and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
. Mr. Scura is a trustee of the Seton Hall Preparatory School
, and sat on the Business Schools Advisory Board at Villanova University. Paul Scura began his professional career with J.P. Morgan & Co.
in 1975 where he spent 11 years in both New York and London. Paul Scura is the Co-Founder along with former Governor James Florio
of Xspand, Inc., a consulting and applications software provider, which was acquired by Bear Stearns
in 2006. He currently is Managing Director of Dornoch Holdings, LLC, a real estate and development company which invests in special situation real estate opportunities. In 2001, he founded Scura Partners Securities LLC, a boutique investment bank in New York City. He currently is the Non-executive Chairman of Private Club Links, LLC.
Prudential Securities
Prudential Securities was the financial services arm of the insurer, Prudential Financial. In 2003, Prudential Securities was merged into Wachovia Securities, a division of Wachovia Bank.-History:...
, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
The Prudential Insurance Company of America , also known as Prudential Financial, Inc., is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company whose subsidiaries provide insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the...
, from 1986 to 2000. He was responsible for the firm’s efforts in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Reorganization, Private Finance, High Yield Finance and all International and US Investment Banking. Paul Scura also sat on the Business Review Committee (the firm’s investment banking screening committee) and was a member of the firm’s Operating Council. He was a voting member of the Investment Committee of four separate private equity funds and Prudential Securities merchant banking fund, Prudential-Bache Interfunding. In February 1998, he joint ventured with the former EMI/Capitol Music chairman Charles Koppelman
Charles Koppelman
Charles Koppelman is the chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and was Martha Stewart's right-hand man on NBC's The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in 2005.-Career:...
for musicians to cash in on music royalties.
Paul Scura received an A.B. degree in Economics from Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
. Mr. Scura is a trustee of the Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
, and sat on the Business Schools Advisory Board at Villanova University. Paul Scura began his professional career with J.P. Morgan & Co.
J.P. Morgan & Co.
J.P. Morgan & Co. was a commercial and investment banking institution based in the United States founded by J. Pierpont Morgan and commonly known as the House of Morgan or simply Morgan. Today, J.P...
in 1975 where he spent 11 years in both New York and London. Paul Scura is the Co-Founder along with former Governor James Florio
James Florio
James Joseph "Jim" Florio is a Democratic politician who served as the 49th Governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994, the first Italian American to hold the position...
of Xspand, Inc., a consulting and applications software provider, which was acquired by Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. based in New York City, was a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage, until its sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2008 during the global financial crisis and recession...
in 2006. He currently is Managing Director of Dornoch Holdings, LLC, a real estate and development company which invests in special situation real estate opportunities. In 2001, he founded Scura Partners Securities LLC, a boutique investment bank in New York City. He currently is the Non-executive Chairman of Private Club Links, LLC.
See also
- Business magnateBusiness magnateA business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself...
- EntrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
- FinancierFinancierFinancier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
- Industrialist
- Gender-neutral languageGender-neutral language in EnglishGender neutrality in English is a form of linguistic prescriptivism that aims at using a form of English that minimizes assumptions about the gender or biological sex of people referred to in speech.-Rationale:...
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