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	<title>M&amp;A &#8211; Alliance Advisors</title>
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		<title>Todd Balestro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Chief Strategy Officer at Alliance Advisors, Todd Balestro works closely with the CEO to define the firm&#8217;s strategic direction and is responsible for driving key growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. Todd brings over 20 years of experience in leveraged finance, having served as a Senior Managing Director at&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As Chief Strategy Officer at Alliance Advisors, <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Todd</span> Balestro works closely with the CEO to define the firm&#8217;s strategic direction and is responsible for driving key growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.</p>
<p><span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Todd</span> brings over 20 years of experience in leveraged finance, having served as a Senior Managing Director at leading financial institutions including Salomon Brothers, Citigroup, Citadel, and Guggenheim Partners. He also brings a strong foundation in management consulting from his time as an executive at Peterson Consulting.</p>
<p><span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Todd</span> holds a B.S. in Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.</p>
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		<title>Jonathan Holland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><span class="wpex-text-lg">Jonathan Holland is Vice President in the Proxy Logistics Group at Alliance Advisors, where he works directly with corporate issuers, legal counsel, and internal teams to execute shareholder communications and proxy event strategies with precision.</span></p>
<p>A veteran of the proxy and shareholder services industry, Jonathan brings a consultative approach to each engagement, drawing on his deep knowledge of proxy regulations, event logistics, and client expectations. He has successfully coordinated a wide range of proxy events, including annual meetings, special meetings, M&amp;A transactions, and non-routine/activist proposals, tailoring solutions to meet the unique requirements of each scenario.</p>
<p>Before joining Alliance, Jonathan held senior roles in account management and client services at Donnelley Financial Solutions and Mediant, a BetaNXT business, where he built strong client partnerships and drove seamless proxy execution across a broad portfolio of public companies.</p>

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		<title>Ahmed Suliman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p>Ahmed Suliman was born and has lived most of my life in London, and currently resides there. Since graduating from university, he has worked in the corporate governance and proxy services&#8217; business, which has been 10 years.</p>

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			<p>During this time, he has worked for a proxy advisor and 2 proxy solicitation companies, where he has experienced working in both the buy- and sell-side of the industry, which entails working for major European listed companies. His areas of interests include and are not limited to corporate governance, proxy, ESG, M&amp;A and activism, shareholder engagement, and investor relations.</p>

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