Richard Rappaport is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of WestPark Capital – a full-service international investment bank that specializes in taking companies public. Focusing a number of sectors, such as healthcare, software, technology, biotechnology, financial services, manufacturing, consumer products, media and telecom industries, WestPark Capital is located in the United States. RIck is also the former chairman of New Roads School & a current board member at Skechers U.S.A., Inc.With extensive experience in the small capital investment banking and securities markets, Richard has led investment departments, been responsible for public offerings, and managed corporate finance activities for over three decades. His background consists of leadership and Managing Director roles in a number of investment firms, including the likes of Global Capital Securities and Joseph Charles & Associates. A key career achievement for Richard and the WestPark Capital firm has been the invention of the Structured IPO process. SIPO is a process through which a company recapitalizes and lists directly on an exchange by raising capital in various stages throughout the process.The SIPO consists of a Private Placement followed by an IPO, encompassing the cost effectiveness and timeliness of a Private Placement while also retaining the increased market awareness and liquidity of a Public Offering.Richard holds an MBA from University of California Los Angeles and a degree in Business Administration from University of California Berkeley. A recipient of the Wittenberg-Livingston Fellowship, Richard is also a member of the esteemed Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary Society.Specialties: With over 35 years of experience in the investment banking sector, Richard’s specialties lie in the areas of:• Investment Banking• Structured IPO• Middle Market Companies• Emerging Growth Companies
Listed skills include Corporate Finance, Investments, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, and 25 others.
