Umergence

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Umergence is a premier broker dealer placement agent specializing in private placements and alternative investments. Our representatives focus on institutional capital placements, M&A advisory, early to late stage direct investments, and late-stage secondary opportunities.

Our back office systems use a proprietary data management systems that enable supervision, operational efficiency, and 24 hour access. Our goal is to provide stakeholders with the tools and information they need, allowing for smooth transactions from inception to closing.

Umergence was inspired by the word “Emergence”, which is a phenomenon of coming together to create something greater than the sum of its parts. When we come together in the deal making process, we strive to create the most value for our clients.

Our team is here to help clients navigate the opacity of alternative investing and private capital markets. Our goal is to offer solutions, not obstacles, and the wisdom of experience to get things done right.

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Our Team & Affiliates

Our world class team of seasoned professionals average more than 20 years in the industry and have collectively been involved with raising more than $75 billion of capital. We leverage a carefully cultivated network of domestic and international single/multi-family offices, high net worth individuals, private equity funds, pensions funds, endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional lenders and strategic investors.

Mike Rodeno

Paul Penney

Paul Penney, CPA is an experienced institutional investor, research analyst, private company executive and board member and an early and highly engaged cannabis industry private and public company investor, lender, strategic advisor and founder. As a Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Silver Spike Opportunities fund, Paul has developed a deep and meaningful rolodex of relationships in the cannabis industry and is considered a thought leader who is a featured speaker and panelist for cannabis industry events across the country.

Mike Rodeno is a 25 year veteran of the Capital Markets Industry, working throughout the entire capital structure. Mike spent the first half of his career living and working in Boston for Lehman Brothers and the Dutch Bank ABN Amro, managing the firms research, trading, sales, and securities placement businesses. His clients include later stage private growth companies and the full spectrum of professional money management firms.

Alec Petros

Alec Petros is a finance student at San Jose State University where he has been recognized as a Lucas College of Business Dean’s Scholar. He has a history of working for startups doing business analytics and marketing. Alec has now shifted his time and attention to the financial markets where he has worked extensively to increase his knowledge base. His drive and understanding of the younger generation will play a key role in his ability to find unique investable opportunities.

Josh Weinstein

For the past seven years, Josh invested in two dozen early stage companies and fostered the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the cannabis industry by hosting education and networking through CannaGather. Josh hosted monthly education and networking events of 2-300 entrepreneurs, operators, and investors before expanding to cities around the country. Speakers included members of Congress, billion-dollar company CEOs, athletes, advocates, and more.

Craig Johnson

Craig F. Johnson (CJ) has 30yrs of institutional sales, trading and investment banking experience that led him to Singapore where he founded GTO, a full-service institutional broker dealer regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Residing in Asia for the last 19 years CJ has built an international network of Asset Managers, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Global Family Offices. While at GTO, he co-founded Blue Ocean, a trading platform developed to trade US ETFs during Asian business hours. CJ has been involved in >$5b IPOs/placements/fund listings.

Hansell Shook

Hansell is a venture-focused investor and executive with a wealth of finance and operating experience, having completed over $4.4B in venture capital, M&A, and corporate financings globally. Hansell recently founded Xn Ventures, an emerging venture firm focused on the future of finance, work, and knowledge. Hansell also acts as senior vice president for leading software development firm Very Big Things. Prior to that, he led the M&A and venture team at ADT, worked at or founded several early stage startups, and worked in investment banking at Wachovia and Raymond James.

Robyn Morrison

Morrison has 20+ years of experience working with high-net-worth individuals, families, small businesses, and foundations at iconic institutions including Align Impact, Bank of America Private Bank, U.S. Trust Private Bank, Bessemer Trust and Thomson Reuters. Her depth of knowledge and expertise in the wealth management space has successfully increased access to, effectiveness in, and alignment of deploying capital through a range of traditional, alternative, social and impact investments as well as philanthropic grants.

Josh Salisbury

Josh has more than 25 years investment banking, private placement, venture capital, and business development experience, he specializes in private placements for private equity, venture capital, and private companies and strategic mergers and acquisitions assignments. In private placements, he works with both traditional funds (venture and private equity) and esoteric funds (royalties, structured finance). In M&A, Josh works with CEOs of operating companies primarily on private company sell-sides but will also advise on divestitures.

Matthew Fotheringham

Matt has 10 years of experience in capital raising, investor relations, international market navigation, offshore and onshore structuring with a focus on private credit, private equity, VC, and direct investments. Matt worked at the New York based investment bank Third Seven Capital as Vice President and prior to that launched Mthree's technology services business in North America.

Robert Samuel

Bob brings more than 30 years of experience in the Taft-Hartley and Public Fund market. As a thoughtful and trusted advisor and friend to many in the industry, Bob has earned the respect of the key players in the business. Although he built his career in the Real Estate space at American Realty Advisors, his relationships, knowledge, and value expands to all areas of the Private Markets arena.

Jacob Vandersteen

Jacob Vandersteen is an American Entrepreneur and the Founder of the Manuka Network. His primary focus and purpose is to be #1 in the world at creating successful relationships, investments and exits in the web3 world for investors and entrepreneurs through his work with Umergence.

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Stan Monlux

Stanton has 30 years’ experience founding and growing market leading technology companies. His experience covers private, venture backed and public companies across a spectrum of software, internet, and new media.

Todd Glassman

Todd has 25+ years of operating, investing, and advisory experience, having spent his career building, growing, and optimizing businesses for institutional investors and family offices as well as independently as an entrepreneur. His vast expertise spans capital markets, private equity, strategy, finance, and operations.

Kathleen Durusoy

Kathleen Durusoy is an international venture capitalist and investor with a strong people and capital network across the United States and the Middle East. Durusoy is currently a founding director at Transition Fuel NG Acquisition Corporation, a Canadian company with a focus on acquiring natural gas assets in North America. Durusoy is responsible for bringing 100MM+ in investment to the team.

Mark Golden

Mark a securities industry veteran, Mark has worked extensively with Family Offices and other UHNW allocators for almost 30 years. He has a unique perspective from being the consummate "connector" with deep experience and understanding as to how Wall Street works with a laser focus on getting the deal done. Prior to the Panther Group, Mark has led teams at firms such as Hornblower Weeks. IHS Markit, Family Office Networks and more.

Bhavya Gupta

Bhavya is the Founder and Managing Partner of ACE Consultants, working on collaborative working relationships with Investors and clients globally. ACE Consultants works closely with companies getting them ready for capital raise, market expansion, cross border consulting with a special emphasis on Emerging markets. With a proven track-record in long-term business development and strategic solutions, Bhavya has an extensive network in India and Middle East.

Jon LoPresti

Jon is an experienced investment banker, business owner and financial advisor. With experience in business and finance spanning 23 years, Jon has the unique ability to develop relationships and align himself with the clients and companies he serves by tailoring specific solutions and executing on short, medium and long term goals with the focus of improving the lives of all his clients. Jon has held positions with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan during his career.

Tom Gallagher

Tom Gallagher has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He was a rates trader in NY for ten years prior to moving to Hong Kong to set up Citi's Fixed Income Prime Brokerage for Asia/Pac. He then spent four years in sales and trading for Citi's Securities Lending business in Asia. Currently, Tom and his partners in Asia and Australia are focused on raising capital for various projects both domestically and globally.

Kris Tomasulo

Kris Tomasulo is a seasoned investor, banker and operator who brings over 25 years of management experience in various industries ranging from asset management to the hospitality business. Kris joined the Healthcare Fund at The Galleon Group, ultimately taking over the fund’s management, overseeing a team of six investment professionals and over a quarter billion dollars of health care investments.

Justin Habermehl

Justin has been in the financial services industry his entire career. He gained valuable experience working at prestigious firms such as Northwestern Mutual, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley where he focused his time on managing complex financial, trust, and estate plans which included alternative investment strategies for multi-generational UHNW families.

Alexander Logan

Alex is a recent graduate from the University of Connecticut, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance. He has always academically excelled, as seen through his consistent appearance on the dean’s list and finishing magna cum laude within the school of business.

Jeff Ciarcia

Jeff has 15+ years of investment management and risk analytics experience. Previously, Jeff worked as an international equity and M&A portfolio manager for FNY Capital as well as with the commodities group of the Louis Dreyfus Company.

David Logan

Prior to co-founding Umergence, David served for over 10 years as an institutional director of technology and advisor on capital markets activity.

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We are looking for team members. Umergence is growing and we are seeking to expand our already amazing team. If you have your series 7 and are looking for a new home, we encourage you to join us! Connect with us.

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Services

Equity Capital Markets

Private placement and capital introductory services with global reach across a wide range of sectors. Although we maintain a focus on growth stage startups and institutional fund placement, we are always willing to consider new offerings based on their merits and circumstances.

Debt Capital Markets

Strategic debt capital introduction services for convertible notes, senior and non-senior debt facilities, mezzanine, bridge, lines of credit, and bespoke alternatives based on individual client needs.

Holistic Strategy

We work to bridge connections between GPs, LPs, independent sponsors and strategic capital partners across the entire capital stack. We offer services for primary fundraises, secondary transactions, private placements, as well as direct deals and co-investments.

Partners

The flow and velocity of money largely represents the circulation of energy throughout our society. We take this responsibility seriously and partner with trusted partners to help with distribution.

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Umergence Venture Studio

The Umergence Venture Studio is a network of retail investors, entrepreneurs, deal makers and executives. Our unique platform allows collaborative participation between retail investors and institutional capital.

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