G.F. Gay Le Breton heads the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Chaffe & Associates, Inc., with emphasis in services to privately held companies. She has more than 33 years' experience in the structuring and negotiation of transactions, the valuation of small- and mid-sized companies, and the development and execution of competitive processes for the sale or purchase of businesses. Ms. Le Breton is also President of Chaffe Securities, Inc., the firm's broker dealer subsidiary.

Ms. Le Breton began her career in 1977 with the Europe Group of Bankers Trust Company in New York. She returned to New Orleans in 1980 to join First National Bank of Commerce in commercial lending and was then involved in the negotiation of several bank acquisitions. She joined Chaffe in 1987.

Ms. Le Breton is licensed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a registered representative and holds the Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses. She is qualified as an expert witness in U.S. District Court on matters relating to bank and corporate valuation and merger and acquisition process, and has appeared as a speaker on these subjects.