Michael P. Kaplanis
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Michael Kaplanis is the founder of Revma Investment Group and serves as its Managing Director. Before establishing Revma in 2010, Mr. Kaplanis was employed as a Senior Associate in the Global Equities Energy & Utilities Group with Citadel Investment Group in Chicago, IL. He joined Citadel as an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate at the end of 2008. During 2009, Mr. Kaplanis became responsible for research coverage of companies in the regulated utility, diversified utility, merchant power and electric service subsectors of the U.S. Utility Industry for Citadel. While at Citadel, he provided fundamental research and investment insight to the Portfolio Manager and his team. Prior to joining Citadel, Mr. Kaplanis served as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Power and Utilities Group with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY where he performed analysis of corporate mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and divestitures, equity and debt offerings, leveraged buyouts, credit assessments, dividend analysis and share repurchases. While at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Kaplanis also worked on an initial public offering of a clean technology company. Mr. Kaplanis received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy and a minor in history.
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Revma Investment Group, LLC ("Revma Group") is a private investment management firm headquartered in Clearwater, FL. Revma Group focuses on management buyouts, family succession recapitalizations, real estate, corporate lending and advisory services.
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JBI, Inc. Hires Michael Kaplanis as Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy Friday February 12, 2010 5:15 pm ET
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JBI, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB:JBII - News) announces that Michael Kaplanis has been appointed as its Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Kaplanis will be responsible for assisting JBI with accretive acquisitions, forming national and international P2O growth strategies, providing green energy analysis and helping to execute JBI's business model.
Michael graduated in May, 2006 Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts, Biological Anthropology and Anatomy; History Minor, from Duke University, Durham, NC He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in spring 2006 after completing a four-year curriculum in three years with a GPA 3.90/4.00. While at Duke, he was a member of the men's varsity football team and was a three year Atlantic Coast Conference Athletic Honor Roll honoree.
Mr. Kaplanis was recently employed as a Senior Associate -- Global Equities Energy & Utilities Group with Citadel Investment Group, LLC Chicago, IL where he was responsible for stock selection, quantitative risk analysis, portfolio construction and position sizing in a $250 million gross market value, beta neutral, long-short equities portfolio. While at Citadel, he provided fundamental research and investment insight to the Portfolio Manager in the $1.85 billion Global Energy L/S Portfolio. Michael built financial models and was responsible for full coverage for fifty-eight companies in the regulated utility, diversified utility, merchant power and electric service sub-sectors of the U.S. Utility Industry.
Previously, he served as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Power and Utilities Group with Morgan Stanley, New York, NY, where he advised corporations on various transactions including: corporate mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and divestitures, equity and debt offerings, leveraged buyouts, credit assessments, dividend analysis and share repurchases. At Morgan Stanley, he performed extensive financial modeling including: accretion/dilution, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout,comparable company and precedent transaction analysis.
Mr. Kaplanis' leadership positions include: Co-Program Coordinator for the Investment Banking Division's Incoming Analyst Training Program, Co-Head of the Operations Committee for Analyst Council Core Team and member of the Analyst Council.
As a summer intern while attending Duke he was assigned to the Private Client Group - Banking Strategy of UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking Weehawken, NJ. He assisted in quarterly forecasting and financial modeling for Small Business Lending program and the Credit Card launch Michael also analyzed competitor capabilities and programs and assisted in the creation of new internal broker memorandum.
Mr. Kaplanis has a keen interest in clean technology, smart grid deployment, next generation energy sources and green initiatives.
Michael Kaplanis commented, "When I studied JBI's business model, I was immediately impressed with the Company's dynamic growth potential and, in particular, the global expansion possibilities that I envision for its unique P2O technology. I look forward to enabling and accelerating JBI's growth through accretive acquisitions and leveraging P2O strategies."
John Bordynuih, JBI's CEO / President, concluded, "I am thrilled with Mr. Kaplanis' appointment. Michael is a highly-qualified professional leader, who brings important expertise to our growing and experienced management team. His successful background, analytical talents, business acumen, and energetic drive will clearly benefit our aggressive growth model."
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