Entrepreneur behind $175 million business joins investment bank

TAMPA — Prominent area entrepreneur Barry Shevlin, who helped build Clearwater-based Vology into a $175 million IT services business, has joined the leadership team at investment banking firm Skyway Capital Markets.

Shevlin was named senior managing director of the firm, according to a statement, where he will lead Skyway Capital Markets Technology practice for the middle-market sector. In that role, Shevlin will identify and facilitate customized financial solutions, including restructuring advice, capital raising (debt and equity) and mergers and acquisitions, the release states.