William Odenthal has over 37 years of capital markets and equities banking experience. In addition to his role as General Partner at Runway Healthcare, he currently is Principal and Head of Investment Banking for Alere Financial Partners, LLC., exploring innovative, small-capitalization public corporations, primarily in the biomedical sector; providing comprehensive banking and advisory initiatives.
In June of 2013, William founded Alere Financial Partners, LLC., as a division of Summer Street Research Partners. During his tenure at Summer Street, he served as Director of Investment Banking, managing all aspects of equities banking deals for Alere Financial Partners, LLC. Over his eighteen-month tenure at Summer Street, William oversaw and was the lead investment banker on over 40mm dollars of unregistered security placements to institutional investors.
Prior to Summer Street Research Partners, William instituted the advisory business at The Benchmark Company. As a leader of Capital Markets at Benchmark from March of 2007 until June 2013, he orchestrated dozens of non-deal roadshows and attended multiple investment conferences.
Additionally, William served as a Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Weatherly Securities for over five years supervising over 160 employees in three branch offices. Over his tenure at Weatherly, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer and acted as a principal of the firm.
Principal/Supervisory Exams
General Securities Principal Examination – Series 24
General Securities Representative Examination – Series 7
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination – Series 63
Investment Banking Representative Qualification Examination – Series 79