B. Riley Securities

Middle-market investment bank for M&A, financings

B. Riley Securities

Middle-market investment bank for M&A, financings

Overview

FocalPoint Partners, part of B. Riley Financial, is a middle-market investment bank that advises on mergers and acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity, financial restructurings, and special-situation transactions. It delivers advisory and capital-raising services, working with clients to identify options, negotiate terms, and coordinate deal structuring, due diligence, and closing across its offices. The firm differentiates itself with a focused middle-market specialty and a multinational network, including Shanghai, to support cross-border deals. Its goal is to help middle-market clients achieve successful outcomes in complex financial transactions by guiding them through strategic capital-raising and advisory processes.

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About B. Riley Securities

Simplify's Rating

Why B. Riley Securities is rated

C+

Rated B on Competitive Edge

Rated B on Growth Potential

Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

ConsultingFinancial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$3.9M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, CA

Founded

2002

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What believers are saying

June 2026 healthcare summit and July event deepen sponsor relationships and deal flow.
August 2026 Gladstone Capital notes mandates show continued debt-capital-markets relevance.
April 2026 New York sales hiring strengthened institutional distribution after the 2025 San Francisco expansion.

What critics are saying

Parent BRC Group faces SEC probes, securities litigation, and Nasdaq monitor restrictions through 2027.
BRC's debt exchanges and asset sales signal balance-sheet stress that threatens BRS recruiting budgets.
Client confidence collapses if parent liquidity worsens, forcing fire sales or breakup by 2027.

What makes B. Riley Securities unique

B. Riley Securities combines restructuring, capital markets, and research across middle-market sectors.
Its 2026 returns of McNicoll and Feinberg rebuilt origination and distribution capabilities.
The firm keeps multi-city coverage, including New York, San Francisco, and Boston conferences.

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Funding

Total Funding

$3.9M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

0 Rounds

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
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Company News

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Nov 5th, 2026

Vertical Data raises $4.24M in private placement, eyes national exchange uplisting

Vertical Data, a Las Vegas AI infrastructure company, closed a private placement of common stock worth about $4.24 million. It sold 1,413,640 shares at $3.00 each. Insiders, including chairman and chief executive officer Deven Soni, bought about $1 million, or roughly 24% of the total. Soni put in $500,000. Placement agent B. Riley Securities also took $1,000,000. Goldman Sachs advised the company. Vertical Data, which trades on the OTCQB, is pursuing an uplisting to a national stock exchange. It must file a resale registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days of closing.

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Oct 12th, 2026

B. Riley Securities hires Clear Street's Michael Masiuk to expand sports, media and tech advisory

B. Riley Securities has hired Michael Masiuk as managing director in its investment banking team, based in New York. He will expand the firm's advisory work in technology, media, and sports, including growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, and deal origination. Masiuk has more than 25 years of experience across investment banking, hedge funds, and entertainment. He joins from Clear Street, where he was a managing director, and previously worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and The Schottenfeld Group. "His addition reflects our commitment to adding senior talent across high-growth sectors," said Andy Moore, chief executive officer of B. Riley Securities.

ABF Journal

Jun 11th, 2026

B. Riley Securities Acts as Sole Bookrunner for Gladstone Capital in $60MM Notes Offering

B. Riley Securities, a full-service investment bank, served as sole bookrunner to Gladstone Capital in the closing of its $60 million aggregate principal

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May 19th, 2026

B. Riley Securities appoints Patrice McNicoll and Matt Feinberg to executive leadership roles

B. Riley Securities has appointed Patrice McNicoll as Co-President and Head of Capital Markets and Matt Feinberg as Co-Head of Investment Banking. Both executives are returning to the firm after previously holding leadership positions there. McNicoll and Feinberg bring decades of dealmaking experience, having originated and executed billions of dollars in capital markets transactions including public equity and debt offerings, institutional private placements and strategic advisory mandates. During their previous tenures at B. Riley Securities, they led high-profile financings across infrastructure, healthcare, real estate, power and technology sectors. Most recently, both held leadership positions at Yorkville Securities, where McNicoll served as Co-CEO and Feinberg as Co-Head of Investment Banking. They will partner with Joe Nardini, Co-President and Head of Investment Banking, to accelerate growth.

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Apr 21st, 2026

B. Riley Securities adds two senior hires to New York institutional sales desk

B. Riley Securities has expanded its New York institutional sales and trading desk with two senior hires. Seamus O'Neill returns to the firm as senior sales trader, bringing over 30 years of experience in institutional equity and options markets, most recently from Outset Global. TJ Bealko joins the institutional equity sales team after nearly a decade at Bank of America and RBC Capital Markets. He brings extensive capital markets expertise and relationships within the hedge fund community. The additions strengthen B. Riley Securities' bi-coastal institutional presence following its 2025 San Francisco expansion. The investment bank aims to deepen client coverage and enhance distribution capabilities for its research-driven services across equity offerings, debt solutions, M&A advisory and corporate restructuring.

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