John T. Lynch, Jr. is a Managing Principal of Trident Capital Holdings, LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, which represents corporate and non-profit clients in various charter schools, senior housing, healthcare and certain real estate development opportunities. Mr. Lynch was a practicing attorney for five years with a law firm in Philadelphia, specializing in corporate and securities law, including municipal bonds, before entering investment banking in 1978. After the practice of law, Mr. Lynch became an investment banker based in Manhattan working in both the corporate and municipal finance areas with such firms as Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. and as Managing Director of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. where he managed the Health Care Finance Group of this firm and was on the Executive Committee of the Corporate Finance Department. In 1990, he became a co-founding partner in the private investment banking firm of Trouver Capital Partners, L.P. with offices in Princeton and Los Angeles specializing in financial advisory assignments and venture capital placements. He has been directly involved in over $8.25 billion of financings including initial and secondary public equity and debt offerings, private placements, taxable and tax-exempt bonds, mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. He received his undergraduate degree (B.A.) from LaSalle University, a masters degree (MBA) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a law degree (J.D.) from St. Louis University School of Law. Mr. Lynch was a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations and a former board member of the Bucks County (PA) Bar Association. He was a Registered Investment Advisor and also held Series 7, 31, 66 and 79 Securities Licenses. He also holds a Arizona Real Estate License and a Arizona Life, Health & Disability Insurance License.Specialties: Investment Banking of Charter Schools, Senior Housing & Health Care facilities and certain real estate development opportunities .