Our Approach
Purpose-built for ECM
We invest in IPOs, follow-on offerings, and block trades across industry sectors and market capitalizations. We are focused primarily in U.S. registered securities however we evaluate select global opportunities.
Leadership
Combined 50+ Years of Dedicated Experience in Equity Capital Markets
30+ years of professional ECM expertise both buyside and sellside. Prior to Co-Founding Sightcast, Mr. Wright established and headed the ECM practice at Corbets Capital, a scaled equity long short division of Balyasny. Prior to that Mr. Wright spent ~25 years at JPMorgan where he achieved Vice Chairman — Equity Syndicate. While at JPMorgan he served on the Equity Commitments Committee, the Block Trade Pricing Committee, and the Equity Allocation Committee. Prior to that he held numerous roles in ECM at both Hambrecht and Quist and Bear, Stearns. Mr. Wright graduated with a B.A. from UNC–Chapel Hill in 1994.
25+ years of professional ECM expertise both buyside and sellside. Prior to Co-Founding Sightcast, Mr. Patel was the Head of U.S. ECM at a buyside investment firm. Prior to that, Mr. Patel spent ~20 years at JPMorgan in ECM as a Senior Deal Captain on the US Equity Syndicate desk. Mr. Patel graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers College, School of Business in 2002.
Over 20+ years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sightcast as COO and CCO, Mr. Swormstedt spent ~17 years at Davidson Kempner where he was Global Team Leader of Operations and Middle Office across all asset classes. Prior to that, Mr. Swormstedt held various middle office operational roles at JPMorgan. Mr. Swormstedt graduated with a B.S. from Lehigh in 2003.