About Me

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Robert Pasionek has spent two decades representing issuers, promoters, and underwriters of securities transactions in the private and public sectors. His focus is on creative and novel financial structures involving securities registration and exemption from registration for alternative energy (i.e., renewable diesel, biodiesel, algae, ethanol, and solar), technology, and healthcare transactions in accordance with the Securities Exchange Commission and promulgated in the ’33, ’34 and ’40 Acts.

Pasionek is nationally recognized for creating a novel form of security; that being a “mortgage servicing right” (MSR’s). Pasionek filed the first public debt instrument in the United States collateralized with “mortgage servicing rights” and educated and convinced the SEC that a “mortgage service right” was a legitimate form of collateral. During the last six years, Pasionek has focused almost exclusively on raising capital (equity, debt, and mezzanine) both domestically and internationally for the alternative energy, technology, and healthcare sectors.

Pasionek has acquired and merged Broker-Dealers and engaged BD’s to market and to distribute his clients’ securities. Pasionek has unique and distinguishable work experience in investment, commercial, and private banking, has tenure with two major Wall Street firms, and has led the capital markets and securities practice group for the oldest and second largest law firm in the State of Arizona. In addition, Pasionek has led numerous “road shows” for public and private companies in their pursuit of capital and investors. Pasionek has represented and assisted 168 domestic and international family offices with their investments, financial issues, mergers and acquisitions activities, and legal and tax matters. In addition, Pasionek has taught estate and tax planning and business succession planning for a major insurance company.

Throughout his career, Pasionek has been very successful working with government regulators at both the federal and state level regarding creative and novel financing structures for capital raising endeavors and securities fraud cases, including the FBI, SEC, NASD, State Attorney Generals, & State Corporate and Securities Commissioners. Pasionek has testified before grand juries in securities fraud cases, and represented parties in several securities fraud cases in Michigan, Arizona, Florida, and Nevada.

Pasionek has orchestrated 225 debt and equity private placements, 35 public offerings (i.e. debt, equity and mortgage securitizations), 51 mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, 25 venture capital and private equity transactions, 12 healthcare transactions, and 12 turnarounds.

Pasionek’s formal education consists of JD, MBA, and BA degrees. In addition, Pasionek currently or has previously held the following licenses: Series 7, 22, 39, and 66; life and health insurance; Michigan Real Estate Broker; and law.

Education

Work Experience:

Mergers, Consolidations, & Acquisitions, Inc.
CEO/General Counsel, 2010-Present. Originate and complete investment banking and legal engagements. Specialize in alternative energy, technology, and healthcare transactions.

 

Howard & Howard, PC,
Partner, 2009-2010. Led Capital Markets Southwestern Group. Focused on securities, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy (i.e. stalking horse) and capital market transactions in alternative energy, technology and healthcare sectors. Built Securities and Corporate Law Practices in Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan.

 

Fennemore Craig, P.C.,
Partner/Director, 2006-2008. Specialized in capital markets, securities, securities fraud, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, M&A, energy, technology and healthcare. Closed $180M M&A transaction.

 

Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Investment Banker, 2004-2006. Providing Capital Market and Industry advisory services to businesses, corporations, family offices, high net worth individuals and trusts.

 

JPMorgan Chase,
First Vice President, 2002-2004. Investment Banker, Providing Capital Market and Industry advisory services to businesses, corporations, family offices, high net worth individuals and trusts.

 

Earlier:
CEO, Mergers, Consolidations, & Acquisitions, Inc.; Investment Banker, The Ohio Company; General Counsel, Monetary Investment Group, Aspen Enterprises Ltd., and Holland-America Investment Corporation.

Selected Achievements and Skills:

 

Resolved onerous patent litigation, freeing $25M+ in captive product.
Ability of ethanol industry leader to release significant product inventory was stalled due to patent infringement case against it. Contacted industry experts. Located original conceiver of patentable idea, creator of the prior art. Negotiated for and obtained affidavit from individual to be used as evidence that patent claim of competitor was frivolous.

 

Played key role in forming DOE-funded alternative energy consortium.
Group of universities, DOE, national laboratories (NREL, Los Alamos, and Sandia) and private sector companies performing research related to extraction of algae oil from algae, wanted to form a consortium but lacked fractionation partner and had IP issues. Brought in client, leading fractionation company in industry. Resolved IP issues. Obtained DOE grant funds.

 

Expedited technology review, accelerating time-sensitive project completion.
Client needed to quickly vet renewable diesel technology, as timing was critical in technology race. Engaged another client, foremost authority in fractionation space with 236 patents, to vet proposed technology. Upon positive expert report, client acquired technology, Go Zone Bonds, and site for new refinery.

 

Created $3T industry with novel, SEC-approved public debt instrument.
Mortgage servicing company client received servicing fees along with mortgage payments. Conceived idea to create new form of collateral for mortgage Industry with these quantifiable cash flow streams as asset. Filed first mortgage service rights (MSR) public debt instrument with SEC. Approved by SEC, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in less than six months.

 

Developed innovative SEC filing protocol, saving millions in opportunity costs.
Growth company clients faced lengthy filing process with SEC to obtain capital. Utilized communication and relationship building skills to establish rapport with SEC team. Accelerated determination of issues and concerns. Shortened length of Comment Letters and reduced review time up to four months. In addition, saved $200K in legal and accounting expenses.