Pinnacle Establishes New Convenience and Gas Finance Specialty Team with Financial Advisors John Boyle and Michael Quinn Joining the Firm

Pinnacle Financial Partners continues to expand its suite of specialized middle market and corporate banking advisory services with the addition of John Boyle as a team lead and Michael Quinn as a financial advisor for the newly formed Convenience & Gas (C&G) specialty team. With decades of experience in financial services, Boyle and Quinn focus on providing tailored growth and acquisition debt solutions for convenience store and gas station operators, as well as private equity and family office investors nationwide.

“John and Michael bring a wealth of expertise in the C&G space, further strengthening Pinnacle’s expanding suite of specialty lending businesses,” said Kevin Combs, executive vice president and head of franchise finance at Pinnacle. “We’ve been intentional about adding expertise to better serve our clients in multiple areas of specialty finance and are excited to add C&G to our existing specialty expertise in Aircraft Finance, Dealer Floor Plan Finance, Restaurant & Franchise Finance, Solar Finance and Music, Sports & Entertainment. This team coming on board underscores our commitment to expanding our specialty financing capabilities and identifying the right industry experts to lead them.”

Boyle comes to Pinnacle from Citizens Bank, where he was senior vice president in the specialized finance division focused on C&G lending. Prior to that, he served at TCF Bank and other financial institutions. Boyle earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.  He is based in the Chicago area, positioned to serve clients across the country.

Quinn joins the firm from Capital One, where he was a founding member of the Convenience & Gas Banking group. Most recently, Quinn served as senior vice president and relationship manager, providing financing and other commercial banking services to the C&G industry. Quinn earned an MBA in finance and organizational strategy from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ithaca College. Quinn is based in Pinnacle’s Tysons Corner office in McLean, VA.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 11 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its eighth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $50.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024. As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.