BOCA RATON, FL / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2016 / Dawson James Securities, Inc. a leading, full service investment firm, today announced Richard Aulicino has been appointed Executive Director-National Sales Manager for Dawson James Securities.

With over 30 years of financial industry experience, Mr. Aulicino has recapitalized, structured, and led equity investments of upwards of $2 billion. He has administered over 250 small to medium sized growth oriented business transactions. Prior to joining Dawson James, he served as Executive Vice President and Director of Barington Capital Group, L.P. which, he co-founded in 1991. His responsibilities included: public and private financing transactions, general financial advisory for mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and recapitalization as well as overall direction of sales and trading for the firm. From November 2006 to February 2009, Mr. Aulicino served as Head of Investment Banking for Dawson James Securities. Mr. Aulicino has held Management positions for several Wall Street firms including Robb Peck McCooey and Ladenburg Thalmann. Mr. Aulicino has also served on the boards of Tresp Associates, a Government Service Contractor in Alexandria, VA, and Bigmar Pharmaceuticals in Lugano, Switzerland. Richard attended the University of South Florida and holds his Series 7, 63 and 24 Securities Licenses.

"We are very pleased that Rich has accepted the senior position of Executive Director-National Sales Manager at Dawson James Securities," said Robert D. Keyser, Jr., Dawson James CEO. "Richard is an outstanding businessman with extensive experience in the world of financial transactions. During his career he specialized in capital markets structuring, negotiating, and implementing a wide array of highly successful transactions. We are very pleased he has accepted this key position at Dawson James."

About Dawson James Securities

Dawson James Securities specializes in capital raising for small and microcap public and private growth companies primarily in the Life Science/Health Care, Technology and Consumer sectors and is a full service investment banking firm with research, institutional and retail sales, as well as execution trading and corporate services. According to Sagient Research Systems*, Dawson James has been ranked as a top Placement Agent in terms of aggregate PIPE and RD transactions cumulatively since 2005.

Dawson James utilizes a unique approach to financings using their trademarked DIO "Diversified Investor Offering" which blends investor interest using a combination of retail clients and Institutional investors. Dawson James will once again be hosting the Small Cap Growth Conference on October 20th at the Wyndham Hotel and Resort in Jupiter, Florida, which will feature the exciting "Up-list Bootcamp". Headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Dawson James is privately held with offices in New York, California, Maryland and New Jersey. www.dawsonjames.com

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SOURCE: Dawson James Securities, Inc.