Roth Capital Partners Expands Its Institutional Brokerage Capabilities With Acquisition of MKM Partners, LLC
Summary
The combined organization will employ over 235 individuals, with approximately 60 investment bankers, 45 research analysts, more than 75 distribution professionals specializing in the markets, 550+ stocks under coverage, 14 offices across North America, one of the largest trading floors in the U.S., and capabilities in all major equity business lines. “This transaction marks an important milestone for ROTH as we add MKM’s expertise in market research and trading services to our investment banking platform. ROTH, headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, focuses on capital markets, research, institutional sales, investor conferences, and corporate access, raising $100 billion for small and mid-cap public companies over the past 30 years. The firm has grown significantly with an emphasis on trading, research, sales, derivatives, event driven/risk arbitrage, proprietary studies, corporate access, and high yield/credit. MKM Partners, LLC is an institutional equity research, sales and trading firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Austin.