Richard F. Beston, Jr.
President/CEO
rbeston@rainmakerfg.com

Mr. Beston has over eighteen years experience in capital markets with investment firms in New York and Chicago, during which time he's held senior leadership positions in Management, Investment Banking, and Institutional Sales/Trading, while working primarily in the Alternative Investments arena, particularly ;
Emerging Market Debt/Derivatives, Distressed Corporate Debt/Equity, MBS/ABS/CMOs,  public and private REITs/Real Estate, and Venture Capital and Private Equity.  He's been an active participant in the investment-evaluation, negotiation, and transaction-structuring process for over a decade, both as a principal investor and as a placement agent.  He is the Founder/CEO of RM Advisors LLC (a registered investment advisor), RainMaker Securities LLC (a FINRA/SIPC member broker/dealer), and the Ten X Capital Partners Companies (a series of defined-purpose private equity funds).  He is an active member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the Catholic League.  He received his Masters degree in International Business from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) in 1988, and a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 1985. He holds multiple securities licenses, including the Series 7, 63, 65, and 24.

John W. Branch, J.D. C.P.A.
Chief Operating Officer
jbranch@ rainmakerfg.com

• 20+ years experience as a certified public accountant
• 15+ years experience as an attorney at law.

Mr. Branch has significant experience in business start-ups and turnarounds, taxation, securities offerings, business transactional law, and litigation.

He received his Juris Doctorate (JD) from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton California in 1990, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the University of Redlands in 1980 with a Major in Accounting.