Michael Corso is one of the five Principals at Hovde Group and is the head of depository investment banking.  Mr. Corso’s primary responsibilities include advising a broad range of financial institutions on strategic matters, focusing on mergers and acquisitions as well as capital financing across the country, but is primarily focused on the Southeast. Mr. Corso is a member of the financial services group merger and acquisition fairness opinion committee.

With more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, he has worked on over 100 financial services company mergers / acquisitions and capital raise transactions. Before joining Hovde, Mr. Corso was a Director in the financial institutions group at Kimberlite Group, covering community banks and specialty finance companies. Previously, he served as Vice President at Ranieri Partners and began his investment banking career at Sandler O’Neill & Partners in 2005.

A native of Pinehurst, North Carolina, Mr. Corso received his B.S. in Business Administration from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and an MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Mr. Corso is also licensed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a registered representative and holds the following licenses: Series 7, 24, 63, and 79.  Mr. Corso resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, Leigh, and their two children (Patrick and Logan).