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Philip L. Kampf, Jr.—Managing Director

Philip Kampf

Tel: 312.284.1903

Mr. Kampf was co-founder and Principal of NorthWinds Advisors’ predecessor company, Gemini Securities Group. Previously, Mr. Kampf was a Vice President and a founding member of Bank America's structured transactions group in Chicago where he specialized in cross-border financings. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kampf has closed approximately 30 tax-oriented transactions which involved the private placement of lease/project equity which were driven by after-tax yield requirements of the investors, debt transactions where the focus was on the after-tax cost of funds to the issuer and a number of acquisitions which had unique tax issues.

Prior to founding the BankAmerica group in 1995, he was responsible for equity private placements and the execution of leases and project financings in Continental Bank's lease and project finance advisory group. Prior to joining Continental Bank, he was a financial analyst in the Property Finance Group of LaSalle Partners Limited.

Mr. Kampf holds a B.A. in International Studies from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Northwestern University.