Since its formation in 2001, Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and its affiliates have provided capital, strategic guidance, and investment banking support to public and private emerging growth companies in the United States and selected foreign markets. 

The Ascendiant entities include two registered broker-dealers – Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC and Ascendiant Securities LLC – and two affiliates, Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC and Ascendiant Capital Group LLC, which make direct investments in public companies. 

Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC is a full-service investment banking, equity research, market making, and securities trading firm focused on public companies, and institutional and accredited investors.   

Ascendiant Securities LLC advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements, and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. 

Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC and Ascendiant Securities LLC are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as broker-dealers, and are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).

Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC and Ascendiant Capital Group LLC, the parent companies of the broker-dealers, are direct investors in publicly traded, emerging growth companies, and in private companies that are going public.  These Ascendiant entities seek to invest proprietary capital in emerging publicly traded companies across a wide spectrum of industry sectors.