Miami Network Coffee Connections: March 2026

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March 24, 2026 8 AM - 9 AM EDT

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Start your day with ACG Miami Network over coffee and conversation. Join fellow professionals and dealmakers from across the Miami business community for a relaxed morning of networking and meaningful connection. Whether you’re catching up with familiar faces or meeting someone new, this is a great opportunity to grow your network.

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Andrew La Fontaine

Andrew La Fontaine

Valuation Research Corporation (VRC)
Vice President

Andrew La Fontaine is responsible for business development in Florida for Valuation Research Corporation (VRC). He regularly works with private equity firms and companies in a wide range of industries, assisting them with their financial reporting and tax valuation needs. He also works with hedge funds and credit funds, helping value their illiquid or hard-to-value assets. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys all things sports and is an avid golfer.   

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Alex Echevarria

Pathward
Managing Director of Business Development

Alex Echevarria is a Managing Director of Business Development at Pathward, a publicly traded bank on the NASDAQ under the ticker “CASH.” He specializes in equipment finance, assetbased lending, structured finance, and USDA and SBA lending solutions for transactions ranging from $500,000 to $35 million. With more than 25 years of experience in equipment and commercial finance and a decade in capital markets, he brings deep expertise across multiple lending disciplines.

A Miami native, Alex began his career in the equipment leasing industry before moving into specialty finance. In 2001, he founded Allstate Capital and led it for 17 years until its acquisition by Crestmark Bank in 2017; Crestmark was later acquired by MetaBank, now Pathward. These transactions provided Alex with firsthand experience navigating the operational and strategic aspects of M&A within the banking and specialtyfinance sectors.

Alex’s background includes project financing, customized lending programs, and commercial loans and leases across diverse industries, with frequent involvement in acquisition financing, recapitalizations, and growthoriented capital structures for middlemarket companies.

 

 

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