Mr. Ytterberg  has over 30 years of merger and acquisition, capital raising and corporate finance transaction experience, including involvement in over one hundred merger and acquisition transactions totaling approximately $4 billion of transaction value and involvement in raising approximately $1 billion of capital.  These transactions are in numerous industries, including industrial products and manufacturing, food, consumer products, financial services, and technology.

Prior to joining Dresner Partners, Mr. Ytterberg was a Managing Director with XLCS Partners, a Chicago-based middle-market investment bank, where he led the execution of M&A transactions in a number of industries.  Prior to joining XLCS Partners, Mr. Ytterberg worked for a family office and a private equity firm where he sourced and executed private equity investments.

Mr. Ytterberg also headed the investment banking group at Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett (now part of Raymond James).  Prior to that Mr. Ytterberg was a Managing Director in the M&A group of Bank One Capital Markets (now part of JP Morgan Chase).  Mr. Ytterberg also held management positions with the Corporate Transactions Group of KPMG and the Valuation Services Group of Price Waterhouse.

In addition to professional endeavors, Brian has been an active volunteer with many charitable and community organizations.