Mobility Investment Banking

Guggenheim is a trusted advisor to business and investors involved in all aspects of moving people and goods, including automotive, auto technology, smart logistics and mobility services.

Our differentiated advice and unique perspective are the product of deep industry expertise, extensive relationships, and direct operating experience. We lead with IP and our mobility thesis is based on the premise that technology change begets business model change. Today's market offers ample evidence to support this thesis, but if history is any guide, the technological revolution in mobility is just picking up steam.

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Electric Vehicle Penetration: Accelerating or Braking?

On March 20, John Casesa, Senior Managing Director in Mobility Investment Banking, participated in a panel at CERAWeek to discuss the growth in Electric Vehicle (EV) demand and the role that governments, fuel providers, and consumers will play in the EV sector’s future.
Innovating the Energy Mix for Mobility

Innovating the Energy Mix for Mobility

On March 18, John Casesa participated in a panel at CERAWeek to discuss the technologies that are competing for a share of the future mobility market.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Michael Dunne

Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Michael Dunne

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with Michael Dunne, CEO of ZoZoGo, a start-up consultancy company focused on the electric vehicle industry & battery supply chains.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Ali Javidan

Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Ali Javidan

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with Ali Javidan, CEO & Founder of Range Energy, a start-up company focused on the electrification of the heavy-duty truck market.

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Mobility Thought Leaders A Conversation With John Bozzella

Mobility Thought Leaders A Conversation With John Bozzella

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with John Bozzella, President and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, on his thoughts on future of the automotive industry.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Czinger Vehicles Inc. Co-Founders Kevin and Lukas Czinger

Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Czinger Vehicles Inc. Co-Founders Kevin and Lukas Czinger

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with Co-Founders of Czinger Vehicles, CEO Kevin Czinger and SVP of Operations Lukas Czinger. Czinger Vehicles is using modern technology to revolutionize manufacturing in the auto industry.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Seoul Robotics Co-Founder HanBin Lee

Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Seoul Robotics Co-Founder HanBin Lee

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with HanBin "Captain" Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of Seoul Robotics, a mobility software company that enables autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their surroundings.

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Mobility Series: A Conversation With Divergent 3D Founder Kevin Czinger

Mobility Series: A Conversation With Divergent 3D Founder Kevin Czinger

The Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series featured a conversation with Kevin Czinger, founder and CEO of Divergent 3D, a company that is harnessing the full power of 3D printing, robotics, and computational engineering to revolutionize the auto industry.

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Sustainability & Innovation Series: From Autos to Mobility – A Technological Revolution

Sustainability & Innovation Series: From Autos to Mobility – A Technological Revolution

Guggenheim's Sustainability & Innovation Series featured a conversation with Senior Managing Director John Casesa, who leads the firm’s mobility investment banking team. The conversation was moderated by Managing Director Daniel Keh and focused on the nature of the technological revolution in mobility, the roles of capital, and opportunities in the sector.

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Representative Transactions in Mobility

Financial Advisor to Lucid.
Financial Advisor to XL Fleet.
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Gentherm.
Exclusive Placement Agent to Revel.
Exclusive Financial Advisor to SoundHound Inc..
Exclusive Financial Advisor to EverCharge.
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Lear Corporation.
Underwriter to Lucid Group.
Financial Advisor to Churchill Capital IV.
Exclusive Financial Advisor to AEye.

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John Casesa Discusses Future of EV Sector

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John Casesa Discusses Future of EV Sector

John Casesa, Senior Managing Director in Mobility Investment Banking, participated on a #CERAWeek panel entitled "Electric Vehicle Penetration: Accelerating or Braking?" with Jeff Meyer, Research & Analysis Director at S&P Global; Bill Vass, VP of Engineering at Amazon Web Services (AWS); and Badar Khan, CEO & Director of EVgo. Casesa and fellow panelists discussed the growth in electric vehicle (EV) demand and the role that governments, fuel providers, and consumers will play in the EV sector's future.

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John Casesa Discusses Future Of Mobility Market

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John Casesa Discusses Future Of Mobility Market

John Casesa, Senior Managing Director in Mobility Investment Banking, participated on a #CERAWeek panel entitled “Innovating the Energy Mix for Mobility,” with Kurt Barrow, Head of Oil Markets, Midstream & Downstream Research at S&P Global Commodity Insights; Ricardo Mussa, CEO of Raízen; Meg (O'Connor) Gentle, Executive Director of the Board at HIF Global; and Emma Delaney, EVP, Customers & Products at bp. Casesa and fellow panelists discussed the technologies that are competing for a share of the future mobility market.

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John Casesa Speaks With Newsweek

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John Casesa Speaks With Newsweek

Senior Managing Director John Casesa spoke with Jeff Young at Newsweek and provided perspective on labor costs with respect to the magnitude of change that the auto industry is undertaking with the shift to electric vehicles.

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John Casesa Speaks With The New York Times

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John Casesa Speaks With The New York Times

Senior Managing Director John Casesa spoke with Jack Ewing at The New York Times about how labor negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the three largest automakers in the United States are affected by the auto industry's increased investment in electric vehicle manufacturing.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Michael Dunne

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Michael Dunne

Senior Managing Director John Casesa hosted a conversation with Michael Dunne, CEO of ZoZoGo, about his start-up consultancy company focused on the electric vehicle industry and battery supply chains.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Ali Javidan

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Ali Javidan

Senior Managing Director John Casesa hosted a conversation with Ali Javidan, CEO & Founder of Range Energy, about his start-up company focused on the electrification of the heavy-duty truck market.

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With John Bozzella

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Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With John Bozzella

Senior Managing Director John Casesa hosted a conversation with John Bozzella, President and CEO of the Alliance For Automotive Innovation (AAI).

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Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Reilly Brennan

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Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Reilly Brennan

Senior Managing Director John Casesa hosted a conversation with Reilly Brennan, General Partner at Trucks VC, to discuss building one of the first successful early-stage funds exclusively focused on mobility and decarbonized transportation.

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Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Kevin Czinger and Lukas Czinger

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Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders: A Conversation With Kevin Czinger and Lukas Czinger

Senior Managing Director John Casesa hosted a forum featuring Kevin Czinger, CEO and Founder of Czinger Vehicles and Lukas Czinger, Co-Founder and SVP of Operations at Czinger Vehicles, to discuss how technology is shaping the future of auto manufacturing.

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The Future of Mobility: A Conversation With Robbie Diamond and Adm. Dennis Blair

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The Future of Mobility: A Conversation With Robbie Diamond and Adm. Dennis Blair

Guggenheim’s Sustainability & Innovation Series hosted “EVs and Energy Security: A Conversation With Robbie Diamond and Admiral Dennis Blair,” which connected clients with Robbie Diamond, CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), and Admiral Dennis Blair, Chairman of SAFE, to discuss how SAFE unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America’s energy security.

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SK E&S Acquires EverCharge, a Leading U.S. EV Charging Solutions Provider

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SK E&S Acquires EverCharge, a Leading U.S. EV Charging Solutions Provider

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates EverCharge, Inc. on its sale to SK E&S.

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A Conversation With Seoul Robotics Co-Founder HanBin Lee

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A Conversation With Seoul Robotics Co-Founder HanBin Lee

Learn how HanBin Lee (Captain), CEO and Co-Founder of Seoul Robotics, is pioneering autonomy through infrastructure that is transforming last mile fleet logistics. This conversation with Mobility bankers John Casesa and Daniel Keh is part of our Guggenheim Mobility Thought Leaders series.

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A Conversation With Divergent 3D Founder Kevin Czinger

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A Conversation With Divergent 3D Founder Kevin Czinger

A big thank you to Kevin Czinger, founder of Divergent, for joining Mobility banker John Casesa and our clients today to share his vision of how computing power and digital technology are revolutionizing analog industries such as car manufacturing to produce remarkable vehicles, including Divergent’s 3D printed Czinger 21C.

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John Casesa Joins CNBC To Discuss EV Space

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John Casesa Joins CNBC To Discuss EV Space

Senior Managing Director John Casesa discusses the electric vehicle space with CNBC.

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John Casesa Joins The Daily Drive Podcast

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John Casesa Joins The Daily Drive Podcast

Senior Managing Director John Casesa recently joined Automotive News to discuss his outlook for the future of mobility on the “Daily Drive Podcast.”

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