Chessiecap is a registered broker dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investment Protection Corporation (SIPC).

Chessiecap offers the highest level of investment banking solutions for growth and technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. We achieve value and wealth for founders, investors and executives through these services:

Mergers and Acquisitions - Chessiecap primarily represents sellers of businesses, a group that includes founders and entrepreneurs as well as major corporations and funds divesting a division or portfolio company. Doug Schmidt and Brad Harries are senior dealmakers in the Mid-Atlantic region with over 50 combined years of M&A transaction experience. Chessiecap specializes in presenting high potential growth and middle market companies to major industry players and acquirers which pay the highest prices. Our target market is one of companies valued between $5 million and $75 million. We bring exceptional services and referencable results to an important market segment mostly ignored by traditional investment banks.

Private Placements - We raise capital for clients across the entire spectrum of private equity funding sources, including early through later stage venture capital, mezzanine lenders, buyout firms, and strategic investors. Chessiecap Securities brings to a transaction a national investor network and the highest level of understanding of investors' criteria, preferences and structures to attract the capital that is right for our clients. Our disciplined transaction approach manages and streamlines the entire financing process. We prepare management for the rigors of investor scrutiny and generate investor interest while allowing management to continue to run the business. Again, with raises between $4 million and $20 million, we target a market that traditional investment banks ignore.

Strategic Advice - Chessiecap advises boards of directors and CEOs of some of the region's most recognized privately held and public companies. Chessiecap Securities was founded with a goal of returning to "client first" services for growth and technology companies. Our model concentrates on improving a company's performance in advance of an expected transaction and then creating deliverables that facilitate high-value transactions. Through our unique network of the region’s most successful consulting companies, we bring to bear resources for:

• Business and Operating Plans
• Acquisition Strategies
• Partnership and Marketing Plans
• Technology Assessment and Due Diligence
• Product Management Services
• Software Delivery & Process Improvement
• Enterprise Architecture Planning and Implementation

Valuations and Fairness Opinions — We bring a new level of diligence and precision to companies. In a regulatory environment that demands accountability, Chessiecap delivers valuations and opinions that are noted for their depth of understanding of the company and the industry. Our work becomes a reliable piece of the foundation in either a company’s development cycle or in a transaction process. For companies in the public arena, Chessiecap's registered broker-dealer status is a necessary level of comfort.

Contact Chessiecap

Doug Schmidt                                       Brad Harries
Partner                                                Partner
301.469.3181                                       301.469.3181
doug@chessiecap.com                           brad@chessiecap.com