Susan Davenport Austin Joins Brock Capital Group as Senior Managing Director


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - October 06, 2014) - Brock Capital Group LLC is pleased to announce that Susan Davenport Austin has joined the firm as a senior managing director focusing on strategic and corporate advisory services. Ms. Austin continues to serve as Vice Chairman of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation and brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned board member, senior broadcasting executive, and corporate finance expert.

Ms. Austin currently serves on boards of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) (Chairman), the Prudential Variable Annuities Funds, Hubbard Radio, LLC, and the MacDowell Colony (President). Ms. Austin joined Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation ("SBC") in 2002 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer, and added the title of President of the Sheridan Gospel Network in 2004. In 2007, she was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and later to Vice Chairman in 2013. 

Prior to joining SBC, Ms. Austin spent 10 years in investment banking, specializing in telecommunications and media finance. She was a Vice President in the Communications, Media and Entertainment group at Goldman Sachs &Co., where she also managed the execution of financing and M&A transactions. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she worked for Bear, Stearns & Co. and Salomon Brothers Inc. on multiple financing and M&A assignments collectively worth over $12 billion. She began her career as a Financial Analyst with Citicorp in 1989. Ms. Austin received an AB in Mathematics from Harvard University in 1980 and an MBA from Stamford University Graduate School of Business in 1993.

"We are delighted that Susan is joining the Firm and look forward to her many contributions in driving the growth of our Advisory practice," said Charles Brock, Chairman and CEO.

About Brock Capital Group

Brock Capital Group is a full-service investment bank organized in 2002 to provide clients with strategic advice and implementation assistance through outstanding executives and professionals from diverse corporate and governmental backgrounds. Brock teams leverage the broad collective experience of the firm's 40+ partners as investment bankers, senior corporate officers, consultants, government officials, economists, entrepreneurs, accountants and lawyers to provide comprehensive client solutions that address often overlooked issues in corporate transactions. Services are provided through Brock Capital Group LLC, Brock Securities LLC, Brock Real Estate LLC, and Brock Fiduciary Services LLC.

Brock Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation and Financial Industry Regulation Authority, conducts the capital raising and associated banking activities of Brock.

Additional information about Brock and the services provided by Brock are available at: http://www.brockcapital.com.

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