Small cap companies are underserved by the traditional investment banking community. Larger investment banks generally are interested in working on public offerings of $50 million or more, typically registered secondary offerings in highly liquid, large cap stocks. As a result, when a small cap company signs on with a larger firm, it often is turned over to an inexperienced "B or C-team" banker, who has minimal contact with the firm's institutional sales team. The salespeople, in turn, can be responsible for updating their accounts on 15-20 research ideas per day and are largely independent of the firm and others on the sales desk. Because they are compensated by commission, they tend to focus on larger stocks that can generate income for them in the near-term.

At Stonegate, every client gets the "A-team." We commit our entire organization to putting your company in front of qualified, interested institutional investors, with one of Stonegate's partners leading every transaction. Most important, our institutional accounts are owned by the firm, not by salespeople. Our people are compensated based on the overall performance of the firm, not on generating quick trading commissions. As a result, they are totally committed to successfully completing your transaction.