Martin Weinstein

Mr. Weinstein was co­-manager of the Risk Arbitrage Department of Salomon Brothers Inc, where the dollar value of investment positions frequently aggregated nearly $1 billion. While at Salomon Brothers, Mr. Weinstein worked closely with the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Department in developing strategies for clients engaged in hostile transactions, valuing securities to be issued in M&A transactions, and advising clients on self-tenders, corporate repurchases, and market reactions to various transactions. He left Salomon Brothers in March 1984 to organize Comdisco Equities, Inc., the risk arbitrage and securities investment subsidiary of Comdisco, Inc. A New York Stock Exchange-listed corporation engaged primarily in the business of leasing computer equipment. Comdisco Equities was incorporated in March 1984 and commenced operations in April 1984, with $25 million in equity capital. Through profit generation and additional contributions, Comdisco Equities was managing over $300 million in equity capital on September 30, 1987, making it one of the largest independent securities trading firms. From April 1984 through August 2003 Mr. Weinstein managed Comdisco Equities and its successor firms. From 2003 through 2015 Mr. Weinstein was a managing director of the "TheOxbridge Financial Group", an investment banking boutique. He was active in all phases of the firm’s business including the management of an asset-based lending fund, and he directed the firm’s M and A activity.