Hunter Wise Financial Group was an American financial institution that acted as a penny stock broker-dealer providing investment banking services including M&A transactions, debt placement and equity formation to small-cap public and medium-sized privately owned businesses. The company was based in Irvine, California until it was closed in 2015.[1][2][3]
| Industry | Financial services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 in Irvine, California, United States |
| Founder | Fred Jager |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Closed |
Key people | Teresa Hinojos (President) |
| Subsidiaries | Hunter Wise Securities |
| Website | www |
While it was operating the firm was regulated in the United States by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).[4][1]
The company had fifteen U.S. locations and two international offices in Beijing and London.[1][2][5] [4][6]
History
editFred Jager founded Hunter Wise in 1999.[4][1][7] The firm advised on penny stock, recapitalizations, equity investments, and acquisitions.[5][8][9][10][11][12]
Awards and recognition
editIn 2011, Hunter Wise Financial Group was nominated at the 10th Annual M&A Awards for Lower Middle-Market Deal of the Year, Cross-Border Deal of the Year, and Industrial Goods and Basic Resources categories for its work with Farm Lands of Guinea.[13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC". InsideView. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Official website". Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Securities, LLC - Not currently registered as broker". Broker Check FINRA. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Company Overview of Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC, Managing Director Dr. Christopher Gayde, Assist In Purchase of Dental Laboratory". Reuters. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Financial Group Names Teresa Hinojos President". PR Newswire. June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Fred G. Jager". Finroad. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC Announces Program to Assist Privately-Held Texas..." Reuters. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Gottlieb, Jeff. "The Region; KOCE-TV's Role Is Central to Who Buys the Station, and Why; Christian broadcasters vie with a public partnership. Should the sale be for top dollar? (Abstract)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC, Arranges Equity Investment in Leading Benefits, Insurance Company". SYS-CON Media. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "S3 Investment Company Announces Dalian Chuming Group Agreement With Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC to Provide Investment Banking Services for Reverse Merger Transaction". SYS-CON Media. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Financial Group Initiates Acquisition of Fabrication Network, Inc. by Pinnacle Precision Sheet Metal Corporation; Advises Seller". Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ "2011 M&A Advisor Participating Companies". The MA Advisor. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ Gioiello, Sophia. "Hunter Wise Financial Group honored at M&A Advisor Awards". OC Metro. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC Honored by M&A Advisor Awards for "Deal of the Year" In Three Categories". Hunter Wise. Retrieved February 20, 2013.