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Thomas Priore.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Priority Technology Holdings

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Previously: ICP Capital, Guggenheim Securities, PaineWebber

Thomas C. Priore is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Priority Technology Holdings, a payments and banking-as-a-service company, and has held both roles since December 2018 after serving as Executive Chairman from its founding in 2005. Earlier he founded ICP Capital, a boutique investment bank that grew into a structured finance leader, founded Guggenheim Securities' structured finance trading and origination business, and spent eight years at PaineWebber. In September 2026 entities he controls agreed to take Priority private at $8.05 per share, with equity financing from Searchlight Capital. He is a Harvard graduate with an MBA from Columbia University.[1][2]

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As of 25 Sep 2026.

Thomas Priore
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Career

Roles as the cited sources state them. Years are shown only where a source gives them.

  1. Current2018 to present

    Priority Technology Holdings

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    [1][2]
  2. Former2005 to 2018

    Priority Technology Holdings

    Executive Chairman and founding member

    [1]
  3. FormerYears not stated

    ICP Capital

    Founder

    [1]
  4. Former1999 to 2003

    Guggenheim Securities

    Founder of Structured Finance Trading and Origination; head of Fixed Income Sales and Trading

    [1]
  5. FormerYears not stated

    PaineWebber

    Vice President, Fixed Income Sales and Trading

    [1]
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Education

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  1. Year not stated

    Harvard University

    Also at Harvard University on Carrywatch
    [1]
  2. Year not stated

    Columbia University

    MBA

    [1]
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Board seats

  1. Current2018 to present
    [1]
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Deal Web

Thomas Priore, 2 firms and 1 deal, and how they connect.

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Investor group led by Thomas Priore / Searchlight Capital equity commitments / Priority Technology Holdings

3 business services deals in the last 90 days, up from 0 the 90 days before.

An investor group led by Priority CEO Thomas Priore agreed to take Priority Technology private at USD 8.05 a share in cash, about USD 1.6bn enterprise value, with equity commitments from Searchlight Capital. [01]

about USD 1.6bnEnterprise value
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Sources

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  1. 01
    Definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A), Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 28 Apr 2026 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

  2. 02
    Form 8-K, Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (merger agreement)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 21 Sep 2026 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

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