Bentley Team

Philip C. Bowers

Managing Director

PHILIP C. BOWERS began his career at MERRILL LYNCH in 1982 and spent 21 years at the firm in various positions. After six years as a Corporate Finance generalist covering major Fortune 500 companies, he joined Merrill’s High Yield and Restructuring Group as a Managing Director. In 1994, he joined the firm’s Asia Pacific Investment Banking Group, working in Hong Kong for two years and in Singapore for two years. Mr. Bowers moved to Tokyo in 1998, growing the office from 20 to 90 bankers. During his tenure in Japan, Merrill was voted “Best Foreign Investment Bank” in 1999. Returning to New York in 2002, he gained middle market merger & acquisition experience working in the Exclusive Sales and Divestiture Group. In 2004, Mr. Bowers became Head of US M&A for NOMURA SECURITIES before starting his own investment banking boutique, LINKWELL CAPITAL. He joined Bentley in 2008. Mr. Bowers earned his B.S. from UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA McINTIRE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE and his M.B.A. from COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL.

Phone: (212) 763-0365
Email: pcbowers@bentleylp.com