INVESTOR TEAM

Mr. Goldfarb brings over twenty years of investment banking, trading and legal experience to LRG Capital Group. Recognized as an expert in making direct investments in private and public companies, he specializes in indentifying the financial needs of companies using a unique structuring of transactions that enables businesses to develop and provide investor returns.

Mr. Goldfarb began his career as a tax attorney with the law firms of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and thereafter with Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom, where he provided tax analysis in connection with a wide variety of complex transactions, including financings, mergers and recapitalizations. Subsequently, Mr. Goldfarb joined Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation as a Partner and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. In 1998 he formed BayStar Capital Management, LLC, a vehicle in which he could fund growth oriented, small capitalization, and publicly traded companies.

Mr. Goldfarb regularly speaks at both national and international private equity and hedge fund conferences and events, has written numerous books and articles on various investment strategies, and is a guest lecturer at business schools, including Columbia and Berkeley.

Mr. Goldfarb serves as a Board Member in several charitable and non-profit foundations such as Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity, Blue Bear School of American Music, Youth Tennis Advantage and the Joe Toucan Diabetes Project. In February of 2010, he was honored by the American Diabetes Association as Father of the Year. He is president and chairman of the board for the non-profit 142 Throckmorton Theatre and is a major contributor and sponsor to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, The Mill Valley Film Festival, Homeward Bound of Marin, Tipping Point, Northern California Easter Seals, The Del Mar Development Champions Cup benefiting the Los Cabos Children's Foundation, The Esurance Tennis Classic and the Drug Policy Alliance. Stemming from his love of aiding underprivileged youth, the arts, and technology, Mr. Goldfarb continues to be a major contributor to Room to Read, The Lower Eastside Girls Club, Blue Star Music Camps and FIRST - For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology. Mr. Goldfarb also supports several organizations promoting knowledge, awareness and research of Autism such as Autism Speaks, The Ryder Foundation, Oak Hill School and Star Academy. Mr. Goldfarb owns and sponsors the LRG Racing team which competes in the American Federation of Motorcyclists and other racing clubs.

Mr. Goldfarb received his J.D. Cum Laude from Georgetown Law School in 1984, where he was on the Law Journal and published numerous articles, and his B.A. in International Economics from George Washington University in 1981.

Mr. Shamash brings more than 5 years Trading Desk and Operations experience to LRG Capital Group. Most recently he worked in the Operations Department at Presidio Financial Partners where he assisted in supporting a team of advisors that managed accounts for high net worth individuals. Prior to that, Mr. Shamash worked on the Mortgage Backed Securities trading desk at Compass Analytics, LLC.

Mr. Shamash received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He currently holds the Series 62 and 63 licenses.