John Horcher

Established in 2006 by the founders of First Call and StreetEvents, First Coverage provides an awarding-winning, web-based technology called The Community, which combines the features and functionality of an alpha capture system, a media sentiment engine and a meeting management tool. Developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals, The Community enhances productivity, ensures important information isn’t overlooked, and instantly connects investment professionals with the people and data most likely to add value to their investment process by eliminating the “noise” to facilitate the generation of alpha. First Coverage aggregates information in one place to provide industry and sector level sentiment ratings based on up-to-the-minute data derived from changes and shifts in mainstream news, blogs, and aggregated sell-side communications to buy-side clients, which are much more dynamic and predictive than traditional research reports.

Founded by Baruch Halpern in 2002, Halpern Capital, Inc. is an investment bank and SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Aventura, Florida with an additional office in New York City. The firm focuses primarily on advisory and capital raising services and also assists and advises clients with capital raises for expansion, M&As, financial restructurings and MBOs. In addition to traditional financing methods such as PIPES, RDs and ATMs, they offer innovative, efficient alternative financing methods called Structured Term Equity Placements (STEP) which provide capital through tranches. Halpern Capital also has significant expertise using convertible structures to provide non-shelf issuers with significant flexibility. The firm is also strongly positioned to assist Asian companies access the U.S. capital markets. Through a joint venture with Diamond Wealth Investment, they offer assistance with reverse mergers, traditional financings and innovative structured products to companies in China.

Wm Smith & Co. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Bill S. Smith.