Marc A. Utay

Marc A. Utay has been the Managing Partner at Clarion since its founding in 1999. Prior to launching Clarion， Marc was a Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella & Co. from 1993 to 1999， where he served as Co-Head of the Media， Telecommunications， Entertainment， and Technology Group， the Leveraged Finance Group， and the Retail Group. He was also a member of the firm’s Policy Committee. During this period， he led investments in Imax Corporation and All-Clad Holdings， Inc. From 1991 until 1993， Marc was a Managing Director at BT Securities， in the firm’s High Yield and Mergers and Acquisitions groups. From 1990 to 1991， he was the Managing Partner of Kent Capital Partners， a principal investment firm with limited advisory business. From 1983 to 1990， he was a Partner at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.， in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions department. From 1981 to 1983， he was a Financial Associate in the Beverage Division of the General Foods Corporation. Marc graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a BSE in 1980 and an MBA in 1981.