Brian Kelly - Managing Partner
Mr. Kelly has a long and successful track record working with private and publicly traded companies of all sizes and across a wide range of industries, including technology, industrial, financial, medical, energy and business services. He is responsible for overseeing the collective efforts of Hallmark Capital Partners and the team, as well as providing the leadership and the overall growth footprint that makes this firm highly competitive.
Formerly, Mr. Kelly served as Managing Director of HCP, Inc. where he was hired as a consultant in several roles to serve clients in their efforts to raise Private Equity or PIPE financings and access to Capital Markets in the following sectors: Energy, Med-Tech, Biotech, Industrial and technology. Mr. Kelly previously served as Chief Executive Officer of LFS, Inc. From 1998 to December 2006, Mr. Kelly worked at three of the top Investment banking & security firms in the world including UBS, Wachovia and CIBC World Markets. Throughout his tenure at these firms he not only was recognized as a superior asset to the firm but was also responsible for bringing in over $400 million in Investment Banking transactions for these firms collectively. From 1994 to 1998, he served as Managing Director of FMS, Financial Management Strategies, a company that focused on mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, assisting in corporate strategic alliances, and successfully closing acquisitions and ownership transitions for Private and Micro Cap companies.