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Mr. O’Brien is Managing Director at Lane Capital Markets.
Prior to rejoining Lane Capital, he was the founder and director of Hesperus Capital Advisors.
During the years 2006 though 2008, he was Managing Director of Investment Banking at AEGIS Capital.
Prior to 2006, he was a Managing Director at EKN Financial Services.
From July 1999 to July 2001, Mr. O’Brien served as a Managing Director of Investment Banking with Josephthal & Co. He also served as a Managing Director of High Technology investment banking at Bluestone Capital Partners, L.P., as a Managing Director at Newbury, Piret & Co. and as a Vice President at H.C.
Wainwright & Co. He spent six years as Vice President of Government Banking and Discount Brokerage at the Bank of New England, N.A., where he handled in excess of $1 billion in tax exempt debt financing for local, county and state governments.
Mr. O’Brien was also the Founder and CEO of Multi Technic Corp., a computer retail franchise company, and has sponsored several investor limited partnerships.
During the course of his career, he has served as a director of numerous corporations and as a trustee of philanthropic organizations.
Former positions of John O'Brien
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Aegis Capital Corp.
 Aegis Capital Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1984, Aegis Capital Corp. is a broker-dealer located in New York City. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2007-12-31 |
| Josephthal & Co (Broker) | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2001-06-30 |
| ABLE ENERGY, INC. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC
 H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Newbury Piret Cos., Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ABLE ENERGY, INC. | Energy Minerals |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Aegis Capital Corp.
Aegis Capital Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1984, Aegis Capital Corp. is a broker-dealer located in New York City. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Finance |
H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC
H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible. | Finance |
Bluestone Capital Partners LP
 Bluestone Capital Partners LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bluestone Capital Partners LP is a private company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by John H. Andreadis, Mark T. Behrman. | Finance |
| Josephthal & Co (Broker) | Finance |
| Newbury Piret Cos., Inc. | |
EKN Financial Services, Inc.
 EKN Financial Services, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1986, EKN Financial Services, Inc., formerly Ehrenkrantz King Nussbaum, Inc., is a broker/dealer located in Melville, New York. The firm provides a full array of services for their institutional equity sales and trading customers. They offer value-added, fundamental and technical analysis and research covering a variety of sectors. The firm is a member of the NASD, the MSRB and the SIPC. Their ultimate parent is Weatherly International PLC. (PNK: WRLYF.PK). | Finance |
Lane Capital Markets LLC
 Lane Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded by John D. Lane in 2001, Lane Capital Markets LLC is a partnership investment bank located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The firm seeks to provide "bulge bracket" investment banking services to a defined universe of private and small- to micro-cap public companies. Their goal is to identify and assist companies in understanding their capital and financing needs and to develop strategies to securing capital on appropriate terms for the situation. They also strive to assist companies with merger and acquisition and financial advisory services as necessary. Lane Capital Markets has handled transactions within a wide array of industries including: Educational Companies; Advanced Materials; Advertising and Media; Application Services Providers; Biotechnology; Chemicals; Distribution of Consumer and Industrial Products; Electronic Applications, Connectors, Devices; Energy, Oil and Gas; Enterprise Resource Planning Software; Environmental; Financial Services; Health Care Service Providers; Healthcare IT Companies; Industrial Equipment Manufacturers; Internet Services, Infrastructure and Software; Medical Devices, Products and Services; Security Services; Pharmaceuticals; Portable Storage; Real Estate Development, Sales and Investments; Retail; Superconductivity Materials; Telecommunications; and Transportation and Logistics Suppliers. | Finance |
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