Keel Team

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Our Team

Meet The Keel Team

Keels founding team brings decades of experience as principals, operators, lenders, and executives across the middle market.

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Dan Picmann

CEO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Dan Picmann

CEO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Dan Picmann

CEO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Kap Haldia

COO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Kap Haldia

COO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Kap Haldia

COO & Co-Founder

Keel Merchant Bank

Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Eddie Perlman

Independent Director & Strategic Advisor

Keel Merchant Bank


Eddie Perlman

Independent Director & Strategic Advisor

Keel Merchant Bank


Alex Putzer

CTO & Managing Partner

Keel Argonav


Alex Putzer

CTO & Managing Partner

Keel Argonav


Sean Koons

Chief Product Officer

Keel Argonav


Sean Koons

Chief Product Officer

Keel Argonav


Jackson Fust

Vice President

Keel Advisory


Jackson Fust

Vice President

Keel Advisory


Kevin Sindelar

Vice President

Keel Advisory


Kevin Sindelar

Vice President

Keel Advisory