Roger Portaro

Bridge (a Foro company) empowers growing companies, seeking commercial loans of $1M+, to access capital on their terms by connecting them with the right financial institutions. As former business leaders at mid-sized companies, and relationship managers at top commercial banks, we understand all sides of the commercial lending process. With that experience, our platform removes unnecessary complexities and helps businesses compare and select from leading financial institutions tailored to a business’s specific size and industry. We’re also focused on guiding businesses with insights, data, and counsel at every step of the process, so they can select a partner with confidence, and spend more time running their business. For financial institutions, Bridge identifies businesses actively seeking growth capital that fit a financial institution’s lending criteria. Our platform eliminates perceived bias and increases access for underserved businesses, enabling financial institutions to facilitate introductions to new clients and markets. Our platform requires no integration or formal training, allowing institutions to connect with businesses within hours.

GT Securities is a modern, tech-driven investment bank and broker-dealer platform. Over 2,000 transactions, representing an aggregate deal value of greater than $50 billion, have been completed on our platform. GT Securities is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Our bankers: - Raise equity and debt capital (primary and secondary) for companies and funds - Advise on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic sale processes (M&A) - Facilitate foreign finder & chaperoning arrangements requiring broker-dealer sponsorship and chaperoning

Ballpark Markets is a firm in the business of creating capital solutions for businesses. We also are building a community of investors, business buyers, and businesses seeking strategic capital.

Finalis’ commitment to redefining the capital markets through innovation has made it the world’s fastest-growing dealmaking platform. The Finalis platform supercharges independent investment bankers, placement agents, and M&A advisors globally. Finalis’ Deal Engine automates and accelerates every aspect of the deal life-cycle from start to finish on their deal life-cycle: from Execute, to Connect, through Payments with the market’s most attractive rates, resulting in substantial cost savings for our partners which leverage a growing global network of over 600 bankers. With Finalis Execute, customers effortlessly streamline dealmaking processes using cutting-edge, compliant, and technology-driven workflows, ensuring efficiency and accuracy throughout the entire deal lifecycle. With Finalis Connect, customers gain access to the industry’s fastest-growing network of professionals, including investment bankers, placement agents, M&A advisors, funds, and companies actively seeking new opportunities in the capital markets. With Payments, customers access a custom-built solution that delivers secure wire tracking, same-day processing, and expert regulatory compliance monitoring. Together, these solutions provide customers with unparalleled leverage and confidence in executing capital markets transactions. Launched in 2020 and growing rapidly, the SF- and NYC-based firm is on a mission to power dealmakers by building the world’s largest dealmaking platform.

Consumer Goods, Retail, and Ecommerce M&A

Bridge (a Foro company) empowers growing companies, seeking commercial loans of $1M+, to access capital on their terms by connecting them with the right financial institutions. As former business leaders at mid-sized companies, and relationship managers at top commercial banks, we understand all sides of the commercial lending process. With that experience, our platform removes unnecessary complexities and helps businesses compare and select from leading financial institutions tailored to a business’s specific size and industry. We’re also focused on guiding businesses with insights, data, and counsel at every step of the process, so they can select a partner with confidence, and spend more time running their business. For financial institutions, Bridge identifies businesses actively seeking growth capital that fit a financial institution’s lending criteria. Our platform eliminates perceived bias and increases access for underserved businesses, enabling financial institutions to facilitate introductions to new clients and markets. Our platform requires no integration or formal training, allowing institutions to connect with businesses within hours.