Bio

David is a Managing Director, bringing to Oberon over 20 years of experience in financial services with a focus on small and middle-market investment banking. David has extensive experience in M&A, public and private capital raising across a broad range of structures, strategic advisory, and assisting companies with investor relations and market positioning. Prior to joining Oberon, David was at Matrix Advisors, a New York-based merchant bank and strategic advisory firm assisting small and lower middle-market companies with capital markets, business development and M&A. In addition, from 2014 to December 2016, David was chairman of National Stock Exchange Holdings and a Director of the National Stock Exchange until its sale to NYSE/ICE. In 1996, David began working at boutique firms dedicated to serving the needs of small and middle market companies. In this capacity, he worked with a broad range of institutional investors, including mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and venture funds, advising them on a range of open market and investment banking transactions. David began his career at Lehman Brothers as an advisor in the firm’s Private Client Group and later held a similar position at Gruntal & Co. In this role, he advised high net worth individual investors in the analysis, construction, and management of their investment portfolios. David earned his B.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.