IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- C. K. Cooper & Company, an
independent, full-service investment bank, headquartered in Irvine, Calif.,
announced today that it has expanded its OTCQX presence with the addition of
Michael H. Natter as a Director of OTCQX Advisory Group.
In this role, Natter is responsible for facilitating the listing of both
domestic U.S. and non-U.S. companies into the OTCQX, including introducing them
to U.S. based investors; advising them regarding capital formation and executing
capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions; and providing other strategic
advice including growing and diversifying the shareholder base and value
creation.
"The addition of Michael to our team is instrumental in rounding out our product
platform," said Alexander G. Montano, President of C. K. Cooper & Company. "We
have been strong believers in the OTCQX and expect that with Michael's
assistance we will make significant in-roads into this market over the next
several quarters. In particular, Michael brings a great skill set including
prior institutional sales and investment banking roles which will prove valuable
to this business segment."
"We believe that the OTCQX market fills a gaping hole in the capital markets by
providing both domestic and foreign quality issuers the ability to access U.S.
investors and capital markets in a cost efficient manner," said Natter. "We are
confident that our strong investment banking/capital markets franchise will
benefit many of these issuers going forward."
Natter was previously a business development executive for Ross-Smith Energy
Group, a Calgary based Oil and Gas Exploration and Production research boutique.
Natter is a former Managing Director of Institutional Research Sales for
Montgomery, Banc of America Securities and held a similar role as Vice President
and Institutional Research Salesperson for Dresdner Bank, a leading
German-based, global institution.
About C. K. Cooper & Company
C. K. Cooper & Company is a full-service investment bank headquartered in
Irvine, California. The Company is focused on providing superior and insightful
research coverage to its clients; innovative investment banking solutions
supported by sales and trading services; and portfolio advisory and management
services for private clients. Though C. K. Cooper & Company has been noted for a
variety of measures of accomplishment, we chart our success by only one metric:
The growth of our clients. For more about C. K. Cooper & Company, visit
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