Why Brooks Houghton

Investment Banking Competitive Differentiation

Focus on Corporate Finance for the Middle Market

• Focus on private middle market and small cap companies
• Corporate finance is our business, not an adjunct for underwriting, research, trading or brokerage activities
• Senior level attention, significant capital raising and M&A experience

Solutions Oriented Creativity

• We bring independent thinking, free of conflicts. We find the best solution for the need, rather than fitting the solution to a product
• Skilled financial structuring, marketing and positioning

Professionalism

• Ethic of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism
• Compensation heavily weighted to successful completion of engagements
• Reputation for quality transactions attracts investors
• Each transaction is important