Melanie McFaddin with Wiley Bros – Aintree Capital, LLC Represents Lightwell in its Acquisition by Eliassen Group

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melanie McFaddin, representative of Wiley Bros – Aintree Capital, LLC is pleased to announce its representation of Lightwell Inc. (“Lightwell”) in its acquisition by Eliassen Group, Inc. (“Eliassen”). Lightwell enhances Eliassen’s growing Professional Services division by expanding its Cloud Consulting and IT Solutions offerings and provides Eliassen access to expanded international markets.

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reading, Massachusetts, Eliassen Group provides strategic consulting and talent solutions to help drive their clients’ innovation and business results. Leveraging over 30 years of success, Eliassen’s expertise includes IT talent solutions, life sciences consulting, Agile consulting, risk management, business optimization, and managed services.

Founded in 1998, Lightwell delivers comprehensive IT services and solutions to help companies increase speed and agility, overcome complexities, improve satisfaction, and gain competitive advantages. Lightwell’s expertise and offerings span a variety of technology areas, including cloud, integration, application development, DevOps, enterprise architecture, order management, and managed services.

“We were very fortunate to work with Ms. McFaddin. Her attention to detail, as well as advocacy for our team, was unparalleled,” said Michelle Kerr, President and Chairman of Lightwell. “Her years of experience in the industry combined with the knowledge of and relationship with the firms in the space was a huge value add.”

“I was honored to get to work with Lightwell through this process,” said Ms. McFaddin. “It was extremely rewarding to find the right home for the Lightwell team to continue its growth and evolution.”

About Melanie McFaddin and Wiley Bros. – Aintree Capital, LLC

Wiley Bros.- Aintree Capital, LLC, is a 75-year-old firm located in Nashville, TN. Over the last 75 years, the firm has focused on investment brokerage and underwriting municipal bonds for utility districts in the state of Tennessee. Ms. McFaddin joined the firm in 2016 to initiate an investment banking practice. She has spent the last 25 years in M&A working for entrepreneurs who own middle-market companies that provide IT staffing, consulting, and solutions; management consulting; digital agency; IT and HR MSP and BPO; professional staffing; and the software toolsets that touch these spaces. She is a FINRA licensed 79 investment banker who possesses both a BBA and an MBA from the Bauer College of Business at The University of Houston. Please visit www.wileybros.com for more information.