Kevin Frisch is a Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, specializing in the Manufacturing industry. He works primarily with companies delivering high-reliability, mission-critical solutions requiring tight tolerances, significant engineering support, and other value-added manufacturing services. His end-market experience includes aerospace, space & defense, industrial technology, and general industrial.

Within Manufacturing, Frisch has deep expertise in areas such as precision manufacturing, factory technology, and advanced materials. He combines extensive industry knowledge with creative financing and advisory solutions, ensuring clients have the best range of strategic options and expert execution.

With nearly 30 years of Wall Street experience, Frisch has held roles at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, Oppenheimer & Company, Imperial Capital, FBR Capital Markets, and Cascadia Capital. At Imperial Capital, he founded one of the earliest dedicated Advanced Manufacturing practices and launched the Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference in 2020, which he has hosted for five consecutive years. He is also a frequent speaker at leading Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace, Space & Defense conferences.

Frisch’s experience spans Fortune 500 corporations, founder-led and multi-generational private businesses, and private equity–backed companies. His transaction expertise covers sell- and buy-side M&A, debt and equity financings, fairness opinions, and a broad range of strategic advisory services across the industrial sector—including capital goods, diversified industrials, and industrial distribution.

Based in New Canaan, CT, Frisch holds a BA from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. On weekends, he enjoys spending time with his wife, three kids, and two dogs.