Alexander Szikla Email and Phone Number

Alexander J. Szikla is a Registered Representative of Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC.

ARGO Capital Advisors is a boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm. ARGO specializes in working with private companies with capital raises, recapitalizations, sales processes, and acquisitions.

(1) Spark - Angel (2) Flype AB - Angel (3) Stealth (Tech Enabled Rent to Own Platform) - Angel & Advisor(4) Centerya Software Technologies - Angel & Advisor(5) 123 Baby Box - Angel

• Spearheaded the growth of the firm's national multifamily and student housing platforms reporting directly to the President and acquiring approximately $50 million of value-add properties• Led transactions from inception to closing inclusive of sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, legal review and financing • Developed teasers, presentations and quarterly investor letters for existing investors as well as potential investors

Real Estate Investment Banking – Over $400 million raised via sole-managed / bookrun transactions and over $4.2 billion raised via co-managed transactionsHealthcare Investment Banking – Over $450 million in capital raised via co-managed transactionsEquity Linked Capital Markets – Approximately $325 million in capital raised via co-managed transactionsSelect Transactions: Clipper Realty• Raised $144 million via a 144A for a New York City focused REIT contributing recently acquired, distressed office and multifamily assets located throughout Brooklyn and TribecaSelect Income REIT• Advised one of four publically traded REITs on the joint acquisition of its external manager for equity consideration• Compiled WACC, precedent transaction and valuation comparables and created case studies on asset managers, triple net lease REITs and recent manager internalizationsPeak Resorts Inc.• Raised $90 million via an IPO for a leading owner-operator of 13 mountains and branded resorts near metro areasSpectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.• Continuously raising funds, not to exceed $250 million, via an At The Market offering

• Monitored and reviewed investments and daily P&L statements across all funds valued at over $18 billion• Developed and improved Excel models to reconcile collateral accounts, calculate interest accruals and prepare financial statements

• Written numerous articles which have been published by The Huffington Post concerning the 2012 US Presidential Election as well as political issues in Montreal• One of my latest pieces was posted on the front page of The Huffington Post's Canadian edition on Election Day November 6, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-j-szikla/south-korea-real-estate_b_5121329.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-j-szikla/helping-vulnerable-childr_b_2964910.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-j-szikla/im-voting-for-obama-and-w_1_b_2167895.html

• Led a team of six junior consultants to develop and implement initiatives making all Desautels events more sustainable• Conducted waste and energy usage audits of the business school in order to reduce the school’s overall ecological footprint by ~20%

• Generated daily reports on various mezzanine debt securities held by the firm valued at over $3 billion• Utilized Excel to build inter-temporal financial statements for use in a presentation to Standard & Poor’s

• Created and analyzed performance and growth reports during redevelopment of proprietary site features• Implemented basic SEO and social media strategies effectively raising unique visitors and members