Almost all investment banking and finance boutiques in town are founded by seasoned professionals who decided to cash in on good reputations and hang out their own shingles. Take Jim Freedman, at Barrington Associates, who earned his stripes at The Foothill Group Inc., or Michael...
The direction and dramatic growth of private equity venture capital markets in Southern California can, to some extent, be traced through the rapid career rise of Lorne Goldberg, hot shot founder of West Coast Capital in Beverly Hills, a merchant-investment banking boutique. The young Goldberg...
Although giants like Seminis use heavyweight firms to raise capital, many small businesses in Southern California are turning to Beverly Hills investment advisor West Coast Capital. The firm advises businesses looking to raise $5 million to $20 million. The boutique firm provides a link between...
Investment banker Lorne Goldberg has just turned 30, but the founder of West Los Angeles-based West Coast Capital LLC has recently engineered a couple of bigger deals of the type usually associated with the more-established investment banking shops. He raised $18 million for Los Angeles-based...