Compass Securities Corporation, founded in 1984, headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts, is an institutionally focused introducing broker/dealer currently registered in 50 states plus the District of Columbia (Member FINRA and SIPC). Compass has helped to raise over $30 billion for asset managers and loan syndicators. We work with a variety of third-party marketers and private placement agents in a number of growth equity opportunities, real estate tax credit funds, alternative investment products and 40-act mutual funds.
With over 50 brokers on the platform, and a wealth advisory unit with over $600M under management, Compass has developed deep relationships with some of the world’s most prominent private equity and venture sponsors, pension funds, endowments, family offices, etc.
Bruce Winans, joined Compass in 2003, and as a partner of Compass helps head up deal origination, client development, and marketing amongst other key roles at the firm.
David McQuaid, joined Compass in 2007, is one of the top producers at Compass, and is involved in three areas of business: raising capital for venture & private equity funds, raising growth equity for early & mid stage venture technology companies, and secondary placements of private equity.
Palladium Capital Group, (Member FINRA and SIPC), has a partnership with Compass and is a boutique brokerage, investment banking and private transaction firm. Palladium Capital Group (formerly known as Palladium Capital Advisors) has been providing premier investment banking services to emerging growth companies since 2005.
The firm specializes in:
- Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs)
- Public and private mergers, acquisitions, & divestitures
- Private Equity
- Secondary placements of private equity
- LP equity for commercial real estate (CRE)
Over the years Palladium has facilitated hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars and has on numerous occasions been ranked by Placement Tracker in the Top-25 most active placement agents USA.
With 100s of transactions totaling over $30B and 30 brokers on the platform, Palladium has deep relationships and has had success with an array of companies at all stages, within all sectors and has transacted with some of the top institutional investors, sponsors, venture and private equity firms from around the world.
Alfonso Alejo joined Palladium in 2012.
Bruce Winans
Bruce Winans brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to his investment banking practice, with over 20 years of trading and investing experience, including proprietary trading at major banking institutions in New York and Boston. His intimate and first-hand knowledge of the global marketplace and understanding of traditional and alternative investment strategies bring clarity and insight to each investment decision. His long-term relationships cultivated over the years with investment managers and established members of the institutional investment community — including pension fund managers, endowments, family offices and trust companies — enables the placement of quality private equity and venture funds in conjunction with P/E directs and secondary’s. Bruce’s highly personal, thorough approach provides high quality alternative investment opportunities that address the allocation strategy, the risk profile and the transparency requirements of institutions and other qualified investors. Bruce has built a business dedicated to providing high quality private equity and venture opportunities to the institutional market.
David McQuaid
David McQuaid is one of the top producers at Compass Securities. David, a resident of Toronto, Canada, has been with Compass since 2007, and quickly became one its star performers. He is former NCAA Division 1 basketball player, and brings that competitive spirit and drive for winning to his everyday efforts. David is involved in all aspects of our business. David takes the lead on most secondary transactions, but is also very involved on growth technology primaries and private equity fund raises. His clients include the largest pension funds, endowments, foundations, consultants, insurance companies, private banks, and family offices. David is the proud father of two young sons together with his lovely wife Dani.
Alfonso Alejo
Alfonso is focused on identifying top opportunities and providing full cycle analysis, marketing and sales. He enjoys over 37 years in finance, the first 20 of which was in the capital markets as a portfolio manager managing market risk for major global financial institutions in New York. In those roles, he gained priceless experience in understanding economic cycles that impact investment results. Over the past 17 years, he has been focused seeking investment opportunity excellence and raising capital for hedge funds, venture and private equity funds, and for early and mid-stage growth technology companies. He sector focus has been primarily on Healthcare Tech, Energy Tech, Enterprise Software, and Industrial Tech. For these capital raising efforts, over the past near two decades, he has run dozens of road shows around the US, the UK, Western Europe and Switzerland. His clients include the largest pension funds, endowments, foundations, consultants, insurance companies, private banks, and family offices.
