Bruce Jordan, President
Mr. Jordan is the President of Midtown Partners & Co., LLC. He has been engaged in the investment banking, investment advisory and securities business for over 25 years. Mr. Jordan’s career began as a research analyst, most notably at Merrill Lynch. He progressed to marketing equity research and investment banking products to large institutional clients in the Northeast.
During the nineties, Mr. Jordan returned to research and professionally managed equity investments including being responsible for more than $100 million of discretionary assets and non-discretionary assets of nearly $1 billion. His investment returns consistently ranked him in the top quartile of investment managers.
Mr. Jordan furthered his experiences at the end of the nineties as he joined a local investment bank to develop its investment banking capabilities and proprietary research products. He was responsible for public and private financing of emerging companies principally related to the Internet, biotechnology, medical devices, telecommunications and computer technology. He was also responsible for consulting with corporate clients on the management of their communications with the investment industry.
Mr. Jordan earned a master’s degree from Georgia State University with a major in corporate finance and a bachelor’s degree from Emory University with a major in accounting. |
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John Clarke, CEO & Managing Director of Investment Banking
Prior to joining Midtown, Mr. Clarke was President and Managing Director of Investment Banking for H.C. Wainwright & Co. During Mr. Clarke’s tenure at Wainwright, the firm became the 3rd and 4th leading U.S. placement agent in number of closed PIPE transactions for the years 2004 and 2005 respectively (source Placementtracker.com). From early 2004, Mr. Clarke served as both the General Securities Principal and the Financial Operations Principal for the firm as well.
Prior to H.C.Wainwright, Mr. Clarke held the position of producing Branch Manager for several NYSE member firms. Since entering the securities industry in 1984, Mr. Clarke has worked with over 100 public companies and assisted in raising in excess of $500 Million in directly placed private capital. In addition, Mr. Clarke has advised private companies in going public via IPO’s and reverse merger process.
Mr. Clarke holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the E. Claiborne Robbins School of Finance at the University of Richmond. |
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Joy Melton, Senior Vice President
Prior to joining Midtown partners in 2005, Ms. Melton was a financial advisor for UBS Financial Services, Inc., in New York City. In the private client division, Ms. Melton and her partner raised over $40 million in client assets in one year, and effectively managed over $100 million in assets by implementing strategies to help clients grow, preserve and transfer their wealth. Before her career at UBS, Ms. Melton spent nine years at a privately-held manufacturing firm in New Jersey where she held the position of Executive Vice President. Ms. Melton earned an MBA from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management in Newark, NJ, and a BA in Communications from Rutgers College, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. |
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Ari Fuchs , Senior Vice President
Mr. Fuchs joined Midtown Partners in May, 2008. Mr. Fuchs previously worked as a Senior Associate with H.C. Wainwright & Co.. At H.C. Wainwright, Mr. Fuchs executed over $300 million in public and private financings for middle market companies across a variety of sectors, including technology, healthcare and natural resources. While at H.C. Wainwright, the firm was ranked the 3rd and 4th most active placement agents in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Prior to joining H.C. Wainwright, Mr. Fuchs served as Controller for Yofi Textile Printing, a $10 million textile company. Prior to his position at Yofi Textiles, he was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers where he analyzed and managed 401(k) plans for Fortune 500 clients. In addition, Mr. Fuchs was employed in the Private Client Groups of UBS PaineWebber and Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Fuchs graduated with a BS degree in Finance from Yeshiva University in New York City. Mr. Fuchs is fluent in French and Hebrew. |
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Daniel Kazimierz Krzyzanowski, Senior Vice President
Mr. Krzyzanowski joined the firm in 2009 with over 20 years experience in both commercial and investment banking. During his tenure he worked at a number of firms including Chase Manhattan Bank NA, Bear Stearns, JW Charles, GMS Gruntal, JP Turner & Hartsfield Capital. Over the past ten years he was involved in IPOs, follow-on offerings and debt financings; plus PIPE financings totaling more than $300 million. Mr. Krzyzanowski attended Adelphi University and took the paralegal study program approved by Adelphi University and the American Bar Association. He holds Series 7, 62, & 63 licenses and is a former member of the American Bar Association. |
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Victor Greene, Senior Vice President
Prior to joining Midtown Partners, Mr. Greene was Managing Director of National Securities’ Investment Banking Division. Mr. Greene was also Managing Director of vFinance when it merged with National Securities.
Mr. Greene has been in the securities industry for over 30 years; first as an institutional equity salesman and then as an investment banker starting with Solomon Brothers, working his way up to the head of the firm’s institutional and banking operations.
Mr. Greene has been responsible for IPOs, private placements, PIPEs, bridges, and fairness opinions. His clients are institutions ranging from $3M to $25M, both public and private.
Mr. Greene has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a J.D. from its law school. |
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Michael Anthony, Senior Vice President, Investment Banking
Mr. Anthony joined Midtown Partners in 2009. He brings 22 years of financial investment experience to the firm. Mike’s background includes structured finance, alternative investments, investment banking, derivative and equity trading. He was a member of the American Stock Exchange as a proprietary market maker and risk manager. His private placement experience includes being both a portfolio manager and a placement agent. Mike is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Business with a B.S. in Finance. |
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Jim Hitchcock, Vice President
Mr. Hitchcock brings to Midtown Partners twenty-four years of experience in creating and managing early stage companies. Most recently, as President of Sun Mountain Enterprises, Inc., he has represented high net worth individuals in the placement and handling of real estate and retail investments. Prior to this, Mr. Hitchcock held executive positions in start up ventures, including Silver Screen Partners, CIDEX International and Artnet.com. His roles have required financial control of both private and publicly held organizations. Mr. Hitchcock’s extensive hands-on experience directing all phases of corporate development has provided him a broad understanding of the funding needs and organizational challenges of emerging and growth businesses. Mr. Hitchcock received a BA in Communications from Hunter College in New York City and holds a Florida real estate broker’s license and a private pilot’s license. |
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Rory McAdam, Vice President
Mr. McAdam joined the firm in 2007. He has been involved in many areas of the finance industry including syndicate trading, investment advisory and investment banking and has been employed by Oppenheimer, Merrill Lynch and Ryan Beck. Prior to joining Midtown Partners Mr. McAdam was a Managing Director at Magna Securities in charge of their syndicate trading desk and originating transactions. Mr. McAdam received a M.B.A from American International College and a B.A from State University of New York at Geneseo. |
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Sean Gately, Vice President
Mr. Gately joined Midtown Partners in December 2009. He previously worked as a Senior Associate with Newbridge Securities. At Newbridge Securities, Mr. Gately focused primarily on Alternative Public Offerings in emerging markets. Prior to his position at Newbridge Securities, Mr. Gately was an Analyst at H.C. Wainwright & Co. Inc. While at H.C. Wainwright, the firm was ranked as one of the most active placement agents in private placements. Mr. Gately participated in transactions to raise over $100 million over a variety of sectors including technology, healthcare, and natural resources. Mr. Gately is a graduate of Providence College in Providence, RI. |
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Jeremiah Behling, Vice President – Business Development
Mr. Behling joined Midtown Partners in March, 2009. Previously Mr. Behling enjoyed a five year career at M&I Bank as a commercial banker and analyst. He has broad industry experience including health care, insurance, technology, manufacturing, service, and agriculture. Mr. Behling has a B.A in Business/Economics and Bible/Theology from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. |
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William Relyea, Director of Research
Mr. Relyea joined the firm in 2008. Previously he held the position of Director of Research at H.C. Wainwright & Co. As an analyst he was named to the Institutional Investor Magazine All-American Research Team twelve times, in the area of imaging technology. Mr. Relyea has investment banking experience with public and private companies in a variety of industries including: clean tech and alternate energy, (initiated $117mm IPO), imaging technologies, electronics, medical devices and medical technology His international experience includes heading an electricals group for Jardine Fleming in Tokyo, research on Japanese companies, Korean companies and Israeli companies. He published research in a variety of industry sectors including: imaging technologies, alternate energy and clean tech, electronics and composite materials. Mr. Relyea is a member of the PR Newswire-Disclosure Advisory Board. He received his MBA in finance from Cornell University and has a bachelor’s of science in physics, also from Cornell. |
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Michael Toups, Vice President, Director of Asia Investment Banking
Prior to joining Midtown in 2008, Mr. Toups has served as a corporate finance executive with 20 years experience in senior management and operations in domestic and international businesses. He has extensive knowledge of Chinese business affairs and has directed the growth of Asia-based companies. Mr. Toups has middle-market M&A experience across a broad variety of industries as both principal and advisor, and has served as the CFO of a publicly-traded company. Mr. Toups earned a MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University. |
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Prakash Mandgi, Vice President
Mr. Madgi has strong interests in medical devices especially cardiac electrophysiology, biological materials, medical imaging and biotechnology. He graduated with a masters of science in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve in 1995 and completed his master's thesis in the field of cardiac electrophysiology at the Heart & Vascular Research Center. He also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Bombay University in 1990. Mr. Mandgi modeled the firing sequence for an ultrasound digital scan converter at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) for his bachelor’s thesis. Graduated with an MBA from the University of Chicago (Finance, Analytical Finance, Accounting) in Dec 2004. Mr. Mandgi obtained the Professional Risk Manager (PRM) designation in 2007 and is a Level II candidate for CFA program. |
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Patrick Chen, Associate, Investment Banking
Patrick joined Midtown Partners in June 2008. He graduated Babson College with a BS degree in Finance, with a minor in Economics. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Chen was employed by Ameriprise Financial where he analyzed mutual funds and aided senior advisors with creating allocations for clients. Mr. Chen is licensed as a Registered Representative and as a Registered Investment Adviser. He is a level I candidate for the CFA Program (December 2009). |
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