Dave Knickel
Chief Financial Officer
Dave has over 25 years of private equity accounting, legal, and operations experience. He is responsible for the daily operations of the firm’s investment funds, including transaction facilitation, financial and tax reporting, cash and treasury management, and investor reporting, and routinely assists the investment teams with acquisition and exit transactions.
Prior to joining Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst in 1995, Dave was employed by a major international accounting and consulting firm where he served as a tax manager in the corporate finance and real estate services groups.
He received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois, is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant, a member of the Texas Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and currently serves on the board of the Dallas Chapter of the Private Equity CFO Association. In 2013, Dave was named CFO of the Year – Investments and Banking by the Dallas Business Journal. In 2017, Dave was named Outstanding CFO – Midsize Company by D CEO magazine.