Thomas Weisel Partners specializes in the growth sectors of the economy, with deep domain expertise in Consumer, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Internet, Media & Telecom, Metals & Mining, and Technology. Our Investment Banking, Brokerage and Equity Research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors worldwide. Thomas Weisel Asset Management offers a variety of U.S. equity investment products, distribution management services, and private equity and venture capital funds. Our Private Client specialists offer customized wealth management services aimed at capital preservation.

Our advantage is our people: At Thomas Weisel Partners, we reward success, so we attract entrepreneurial, performance-oriented advisors, Board members, managers and team members. Our seasoned veterans are committed to our core values: high ethical standards, a strong client-first commitment, teamwork and meritocracy in the workplace.

Long-term relationships are key: Our shareholder, institutional investor and corporate clients are second to none. Our dedication to growth companies, combined with our extensive network of business relationships and proven execution capabilities, makes us a trusted advisor to our clients. We are proud of our lasting relationships in the growth economy.

A full-service offering: We are a one-stop shop for growth companies and investors. Our unique combination of bulge bracket capabilities and specialized services targets this under-served segment of the market. Our clients value our strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions and raising public and private equity, independent equity research insights, and proven transaction execution capabilities.

A track record of growth: Thomas Weisel Partners remains a committed champion of growth. We have a rich history of building entrepreneurial companies, including our own. Our team members are already at work identifying the next important trends and investment opportunities.

JMP Securities is a full-service investment bank that provides equity research, institutional brokerage and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. The firm is a subsidiary of publicly traded JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP).

Headquartered in San Francisco, JMP Securities was founded in January 2000 in response to the consolidation of established independent research boutiques by large commercial banks. Since the mid-1990s more than 40 regional investment banks—including San Francisco's Montgomery Securities, Hambrecht & Quist and Robertson Stephens—have been acquired by major financial institutions. Such industry consolidation has pressured a new breed of bulge-bracket investment banks to compete for large market-capitalization clients and has greatly reduced Wall Street's focus on the middle market. JMP was formed in the mold of its independent, research-driven predecessors as a growth-oriented, entrepreneurial firm dedicated to serving the needs of small and midsized companies and the institutions that invest in them.

Today JMP Securities specializes in six growth industries: Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Real Estate, Financial Services and Business Services. Many of JMP's senior professionals previously held ranking positions at leading investment banks, and this collective experience is reflected in the firm's results.

Equity research forms the backbone of the firm. JMP's research department covers primarily small and mid-cap public companies and identifies winning opportunities for investors. JMP's senior research analysts are charged with developing proprietary investment themes, anticipating secular and cyclical changes and producing action-oriented reports.

JMP's institutional sales and trading platform provides insight to institutional brokerage clients who depend on JMP's informed, differentiated investment recommendations. Together the firm's sales and trading professionals form a powerful distribution network with exceptional client focus.

JMP prides itself not only on its capital markets sophistication and underwriting capabilities but also on its ability to provide timely, knowledgeable strategic advice and creative financing solutions. The firm's investment banking group is composed of seasoned professionals, each with proven expertise and long-standing industry relationships.

In just eight years, JMP Securities has established itself as a premier institutional brokerage and middle-market investment banking platform. The firm's tremendous success is due to the spirit and excellence of its people and the support of its clients. We invite you to learn more about JMP and our culture of achievement.