Nicholas DiBari, Jr.
Managing Partner Underwriting
Nick has an extensive background in equipment lease financing as well as senior secured debt financing for clients with a variety of credit profiles.
In conjunction with Nick DiBari Sr., who was one of the early pioneers in the leasing industry, Nick founded The DiBari Group to leverage his expertise in equipment and structured debt financing for the benefit of his clients in navigating the constantly evolving landscape of the debt markets. Nick's initial focus was business development where he identified debt and equity opportunities for capital expenditure intensive companies in the telecommunication and technology markets. After growing the business and expanding into the venture debt markets, Nick became President of the company's Venture Lending division. Nick now manages all underwriting aspects of the business with a primary focus on loan syndications where he spends the majority of his day interfacing with various hedge funds, venture funds, commercial lenders, banks, and specialty finance companies on behalf of The DiBari Group's clients.
Nick has also been instrumental in helping various client companies with high-level strategic introductions and responsible for putting together business development teams. He has successfully opened well-known Fortune 500 accounts such as Cisco, Wal-Mart, Oracle, Tivoli, GE Power Systems and Transportation Services for some of his clients. Nick is on the advisory board of Financial Insights, a training company focused on business and financial literacy training for Fortune 1000 companies.
Nick graduated with honors from Cal State Fullerton with a BS in International Business and a concentration in Spanish.
“I was in the process of evaluating two terms sheets for debt financing which would be used to enhance our liquidity & fund our commercialization. However, after meeting with the DiBari team, I was convinced their experience and knowledge of the market could help me gain a better deal for the company - And that’s exactly what we got!"
Peter Mariani
Chief Financial Officer
Hansen Medical (HNSN)
“The DiBari team took the time to walk me through all the nuances of venture debt and then secure a variety of lending options. In the end, DiBari brought together a syndicate of bank financing and mezzanine debt that has provided the additional capital necessary to truly accelerate our business. DiBari exceeded all..."
Christine Robins
Chief Executive Officer
BodyMedia, Inc.
“We were unsuccessful in our attempts to secure an acceptable financing option that would subordinate to our senior lender until we retained the DiBari Group. They introduced us to an expansive list of qualified lenders and helped us close on a mezzanine financing option with a lender that has been a perfect match for our capital..."
Jon Jensen
Co Founder
Nexus IS, Inc.
“I was not familiar with the DiBari Group and was introduced to them by one of our directors, who recommended them on the basis of work they had done for other companies in which his firm had invested. During our initial conference call with the DiBari team, I was impressed with their knowledge of..."
Nancy Broadbent
Former CFO of OrthoVita
“We met with the DiBari Group based on a referral from one of our Investors. At that time, we had already established our debt financing goals and had identified several willing lenders, so we were uncertain whether we could gain meaningful additional value for a process that was well defined and already underway..."
Jim Taylor
President and CEO
Oraya Therapeutics
“We were introduced to the DiBari Group from one of our investors. At first, I was reluctant to use their services since we already had a couple of financing options on the table and I personally had experience procuring debt capital in the past. I was surprised by the breadth and depth of the DiBari Group’s strategic process..."
Mike Kramer
Former CFO
ATS Medical
DiBari Group
30251 Golden Lantern, Suite E-359
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Tel: 949.366.8355
Fax: 949.203.2872