John D. Carton, Managing Director, has over 25 years experience in corporate finance, both as an investment banking advisor to middle-market clients and as an executive of a NYSE-listed company. From 1986 to 1998 Mr. Carton was a Managing Director of Patricof & Co. Capital Corp. and President of Patricof Securities Corp. Mr. Carton led M&A deals, valuations, fairness opinions and expert testimony in financial litigation and supervised the placement of debt and equity securities. He had substantial experience in industries including media and entertainment, healthcare, consumer packaging, transportation logistics, and manufacturing, among others. He also led numerous cross-border transactions and strategic alliances. In 1998, Patricof & Co. Capital Corp. was sold to BNY Capital Markets where Mr. Carton continued in his capacity as Managing Director. Prior to joining Patricof, he was a Vice President of J. Henry Schroder Corp. From 1976 to 1983 Mr. Carton held several executive positions at Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. where he was responsible for corporate planning, treasury operations, film financing, acquisitions, divestitures and takeover defense. Mr. Carton is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hoff Barthelson Music School. He received an A.B. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from New York University.