William Farmer
Managing Director at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
William (Bill) F. Farmer is a Managing Director and a senior member of the firm’s Aerospace, Defense & Government Services team.
Bill’s 25+ years of industry experience spans aerospace and defense, intelligence, and engineering. Bill has executed more than 100 transactions for private, public, and institutionally-backed companies, including mergers & acquisitions, valuations & opinions, and capital raises. His expertise includes aerospace technology, aviation services and distribution, defense, space, and government services & technology.
Prior to joining BGL, Bill was a Group Head & Managing Director at Stifel where he led investment banking activities for the firm’s Aerospace, Defense & Government Services practice. In 2013, Bill founded Twelve Rolling Capital, a boutique investment banking firm specializing in the aerospace, defense, intelligence, government services, and engineering sectors. Previously in his career, Bill was President of Jefferies Quarterdeck, the Aerospace & Defense Group of Jefferies & Company, Inc. While at Jefferies Quarterdeck, Bill’s group completed more than 100 transactions in the sector. Bill also sat on the firm’s Investment Banking Operating Committee. He was Co-Head of the Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking Group at Lazard.
