Evan Tomaskovic

Evan Tomaskovic is a Managing Partner of CMA and Chief Executive Officer of Carl Marks Securities LLC. CMA describes him as having more than 30 years of investment banking experience across mergers and acquisitions, financings, and restructurings. His advisory work spans public and privately held companies, management teams, boards of directors, equity sponsors, and creditor groups across the capital structure.

Before CMA, Tomaskovic was Senior Vice President at RBS Greenwich Capital, focused on corporate finance and advisory solutions. Earlier, he was a Vice President at Lehman Brothers advising on mergers and acquisitions, and began his career at Meyercord Advisors Inc., a boutique turnaround advisory firm supporting restructurings and the purchase and sale of businesses. Public profile data places his roles at Meyercord Advisors from 1994–1997, Lehman Brothers from 1998–2003, RBS Greenwich Capital from 2003–2005, and Carl Marks Advisors/CMA from 2005 to present.

He earned a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University and an MBA in Finance from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, graduating with honors. CMA also states that he is a FINRA General Securities Principal and has been recognized by Turnaround & Workouts as one of the “Top Ten People to Watch” and by Global M&A Network among Top 100 Restructuring Investment Bankers.

• Primary-source materials do not support the stub classification of Tomaskovic as a seed-stage angel investor. The verified role is investment banking, restructuring, M&A, financing, and capital-advisory work for middle-market companies.
• CMA’s investment-banking services include mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital advisory, and acquisition financing, including private placements of debt and equity capital for growth, M&A, restructurings, and other purposes.
• Tomaskovic’s focus is on complex situations across the capital structure: M&A, financings, balance-sheet restructurings, cross-border transactions, and advisory work with boards, sponsors, management teams, and creditor groups.
• His stated advisory philosophy emphasizes durability and trust: “We’ve earned trust by being honest, staying hands-on, and fighting for our clients at every turn.”
• CMA positions its approach around senior partner-level attention, an owner-investor mindset, and direct experience across ownership, operations, and finance.