Mark Allan Bergendahl
Founder at Ascendiant Securities LLC
Profile
Mr. Mark A.
Bergendahl is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, at Ascendiant Securities LLC and at Ascendiant Capital Group LLC.
Mr. Bergendahl has over twenty-five years of experience as a private investor, and in the development of early stage and high growth companies.
He has managed a broad array of businesses from inception to growth and exit.
Prior to founding Ascendiant, Mr. Bergendahl, among other business endeavors, served as Founding Director and private investor in Odyssey Sports, Inc., a golf equipment company which developed the Odyssey putter that attained #1 market share in the world, and was later sold for $130 million cash to Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY).
He began his professional career in the corporate finance department of Oppenheimer & Company.
He is a graduate of the Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.
Mark Allan Bergendahl active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Ascendiant Securities LLC
Ascendiant Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Mark Bergendahl and Bradley Wilhite, Ascendiant Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, a full-service investment banking firm, SEC-registered broker/dealer, equity research, market making and securities trading firm that focuses on small-cap and micro-cap public companies, as well as institutional and accredited investors. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is also affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, firms that makes direct investments in publicly-traded, emerging growth companies and in private companies that are going public. | Founder | 2003-08-18 |
Ascendiant Capital Group LLC
Ascendiant Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascendiant Capital Group LLC (Ascendiant Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Bradley J. Wilhite and Mark A. Bergendahl. The firm is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. | Founder | 2009-10-07 |
Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC
Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, which is owned by Ascendiant Capital Group LLC. Ascendiant Capital Markets was founded in 2010 and advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. The firm focuses on public and private growth companies, and institutional, accredited, and strategic investors. | Founder | 2010-01-03 |
Former positions of Mark Allan Bergendahl
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Carlsbad Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
MCHENRY METALS GOLF CORP. | Director/Board Member | - |
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Mark Allan Bergendahl
University of Southern California | Undergraduate Degree |
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MCHENRY METALS GOLF CORP. | Consumer Durables |
Private companies | 5 |
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Ascendiant Securities LLC
Ascendiant Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Mark Bergendahl and Bradley Wilhite, Ascendiant Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, a full-service investment banking firm, SEC-registered broker/dealer, equity research, market making and securities trading firm that focuses on small-cap and micro-cap public companies, as well as institutional and accredited investors. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is also affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, firms that makes direct investments in publicly-traded, emerging growth companies and in private companies that are going public. | Finance |
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Carlsbad Corp. | Consumer Durables |
Ascendiant Capital Group LLC
Ascendiant Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascendiant Capital Group LLC (Ascendiant Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Bradley J. Wilhite and Mark A. Bergendahl. The firm is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. | Finance |
Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC
Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, which is owned by Ascendiant Capital Group LLC. Ascendiant Capital Markets was founded in 2010 and advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. The firm focuses on public and private growth companies, and institutional, accredited, and strategic investors. | Finance |
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