Brad Alvarez
Senior Director Sponsor and Strategic Partnerships, Business Escrow Services
Brad Alvarez joined Western Alliance Business Escrow Services in 2025 as senior director, sponsor and strategic partnerships. Clients benefit from his extensive experience with complex transaction execution across the private equity and mergers and acquisition landscape.
In this role, Mr. Alvarez partners closely with the business development team to strengthen existing relationships and support new client growth nationwide. Leveraging his deep understanding of private equity transactions and deal structures, he also plays an important role in developing and advancing the bank’s Sponsor Services platform.
Before joining Western Alliance Bank, Mr. Alvarez served as vice president of Legal at a San Francisco-based private equity firm, focusing on a high-growth and complex roll-up strategy. Prior to that, he practiced law at Latham & Watkins with the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions group, advising on more than $30 billion in transactions for strategic acquirers and sponsors, including Okta, Broadcom and Intuit.
Mr. Alvarez earned his Bachelor of Arts in Government with a minor in Economics from Harvard University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. A former NCAA Division I Academic All-American skier, he remains connected to the sport through his participation on the Board of the Palisades Tahoe Community Foundation.
Business Escrow Services
Western Alliance Business Escrow Services, a national banking group within Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a specialized, trusted resource for strategic buyers, top-tier law firms, private equity firms and other stakeholders involved in mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and other business escrow transactions. With in-depth experience in the field and a sharp focus on buy-side-related touchpoints, the team provides expert, timely, personalized service and innovative product features coupled with tech-enabled solutions to meet the needs of clients on a global scale. The group tailors paying agent and escrow services related to mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and other business escrow events at every stage of the deal, from pre-closing to post-closing, with a flexible client-first approach. Business Escrow Services is part of Western Alliance Bancorporation, which has $90 billion in assets and has ranked as a top U.S. bank by American Banker and Bank Director since 2016. With significant national capabilities, the Business Escrow Services Group delivers the reach, resources and deep industry knowledge to help businesses capitalize on their opportunities to solve today and succeed tomorrow.