Allen Laufenberg joined the firm in connection with Stifel's purchase of the Capital Markets division of Legg Mason in 2005; he joined Legg Mason in 2000. Mr. Laufenberg's responsibilities include advising public and privately-owned companies on a wide range of alternatives. Mr. Laufenberg is also responsible for managing the entire transaction process from deal origination to transaction execution.  Allen is member of Stifel’s fairness opinion committee. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Laufenberg was a Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group at First Union Securities (now known as Wells Fargo Securities). Mr. Laufenberg has been involved in investment banking since joining EVEREN Securities (a predecessor firm to First Union Securities) in 1995. Prior to entering investment banking, Mr. Laufenberg spent over 3 years as a financial analyst at Kemper Corporation.

Mr. Laufenberg has worked on over 70 completed transactions ranging from merger and acquisition advisory assignments to public and private capital offerings.

Mr. Laufenberg earned his B.B.A. in Finance from University of Wisconsin at Whitewater where he was a Kemper Scholar.  Mr. Laufenberg has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.