M. Blake Otté

Managing Director, Head of Sponsor Coverage

Blake is a Managing Director and heads Equiteq's Financial Sponsors Group. She is based out of the New York office and brings over 20 years of experience to her role at Equiteq. She is a trusted partner to Sponsors with a proven track record of identifying acquisitions and successfully monetizing investments.

Value to clients

Blake will manage the firm's relationships with Sponsors and help Sponsors leverage Equiteq's industry insights and deep middle market execution expertise to unlock the growth potential of portfolio companies and successfully position them for the next chapter

Experience

Blake was previously a Managing Director at Raymond James, and also co-headed sponsor coverage for Stout. She has held various positions in both execution and sponsor coverage. She began her career at Morgan Stanley.

Other things about Blake

While Blake is an avid futbol fan and enjoys traveling, skiing, race car driving and scuba diving, she especially enjoys sharing those adventures with her 9-year-old son.