Zach brings over a decade of capital market experience across prominent financial institutions and boutique firms. Since founding Lagoon Advisory Partners in 2020, Zach has advised on over $500 million in transactional value for clients.

Prior to starting Lagoon Advisory Partners, Zach was a member of Thrivent’s private equity team where he focused on direct investments in healthcare, food and beverage, specialty chemicals and business services.

Zach was also a part of the healthcare advisory teams for both TripleTree and Ziegler. In those roles he focused on M&A and capital raising activity for healthcare services and IT verticals including post-acute, outsourced payer services, revenue cycle management (“RCM”) and enterprise management software.

Zach began his career at U.S. Bank within their trust services group, administering debt service for some of the largest municipal issuances in the U.S.

Received a BBA with honors in finance from Concordia University and former Sergeant in the Army National Guard.

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Louis joined Lagoon Advisory Partners in September 2022 and is responsible for leading transaction execution, strategic consulting, and thought leadership. Louis brings over 8 years of financial services M&A advisory, investment banking, and wealth management expertise.

Prior to joining Lagoon Advisory Partners, Louis served as a senior member of the M&A team at Hightower Advisors’ and was responsible for deal origination, transaction execution, valuation analyses, and firm growth strategies. Louis also led Hightower’s sub-acquisition efforts to execute M&A on behalf of its partner firms and advised on organic and inorganic growth strategies.

Louis also worked at Deloitte in their M&A Advisory practice where he focused on providing transaction advisory and valuation services to large companies undergoing an IPO, divestiture, or acquisition in the financial services and technology, media, and telecommunications industries.

Louis received a BS in Finance and a BS in Accounting from Chapman University, is a CFA Charterholder, and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

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Daren Oddenino is a Managing Director with Lagoon Advisory Partners advising healthcare companies. He has over 18 years of capital markets, advisory, and banking experience across the spectrum of M&A, recapitalizations, and debt and equity raises for both public and private entities.

Mr. Oddenino’s focus within healthcare includes Multi-Site, Physician Practice, Behavioral, Home Health and Hospice, Staffing and Healthcare Technology.  Before joining Lagoon Advisory Partners, Mr. Oddenino was a senior banker at multiple firms with leading healthcare practices, including J.P. Morgan, Cain Brothers/KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Ziegler.

Mr. Oddenino earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Utah. 

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Chase joined Lagoon Advisory Partners in May 2025 and plays a key role supporting transaction execution and strategic advisory across the firm’s M&A engagements, predominantly within the Financial Services and Wealth Management sectors.

Prior to joining Lagoon Advisory Partners, Chase interned at Isleview Equity, where he assisted with deal evaluation, due diligence, and financial analysis. During his time at the University of Minnesota Duluth, he served as a Portfolio Manager for the Bulldog Fund, a student-managed investment fund. He also competed in both the CFA Research Challenge and ACG Cup M&A Competition.

Chase received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Markets Finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Zach joined Lagoon Advisory Partners in April 2026 and plays a key role supporting transaction execution and strategic advisory across the firm’s M&A engagements, predominantly within the Financial Services and Wealth Management sectors.

Prior to joining Lagoon Advisory Partners, Zach served as an Equity Research Analyst at Piper Sandler, covering Midwest and Western community banks. In this role, he contributed to the publication of research reports, performed financial and valuation analysis, supported coverage initiations, and developed insights on key drivers and industry trends for institutional investors.

Zach received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Markets Finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth.