Mr. Langston founded Republic Capital Group in 2015 and John and his incredible team have built the firm into an industry leading wealth and asset management investment banking firm. In 2023, the firm was awarded “Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year” by The M&A Advisor, the preeminent organization recognizing excellence among the world’s leading dealmaking professionals. Republic also won “M&A Deal of the Year” for a historic and complex wealth management transaction.

Mr. Irizarry has over 25 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Republic Mr. Irizarry was the Founder of MSI, a strategic consulting and advisory practice serving Traditional and Alternative Asset, and Wealth Management firms. Before founding MSI, Marc joined fellow Goldman Sachs alumni in the successful launch and growth of Chiron Investment Management in 2015. Chiron specialized in global asset allocation and quantamental investing, raising over $3 billion dollars in AUM before a sale to a strategic buyer.

Mr. Collins spent the first 11 years of his career as a lawyer in private practice and was a mergers & acquisitions Partner in the New York office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, focusing on M&A within financial services. Jim’s legal experience also included representing public and private entities, including private equity sponsors, in mergers and acquisitions and private and public equity and debt financings.

Prior to joining Republic, Mr. Reed planned, launched, and managed one of the fastest growing wealth management firms in the country, Dakota Wealth Management. He directed all aspects of the business, including operational leadership, financial obligations, cross-functional coordination, and C-Level decision making.

Mrs. Langston is responsible for the firm’s interaction with the media and requests for the firm’s participation in articles and appearances. Candace also manages digital channels and the firm’s involvement in industry events. She is the Co-Founder of the John and Candace Langston Fellowship at the University of Texas Wealth Management Center.

Mr. Langston assists the firm in research, CRM management and supporting transactions. In addition to ongoing academic studies, John David has received a certificate in Mergers & Acquistions from Columbia University and is an Eagle Scout.

Mr. Nesvold, a lawyer, CFA, and CPA by background, is a multi-disciplinary investment professional who cut his teeth as a sell-side equity research analyst, rising to Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns in less than six years. Over the course of his sell-side career, Peter published research on more than 50 companies and ranked in StarMine’s “Best Analysts” poll across three industries.This versatility carried over to Peter’s role as a SMID-cap portfolio manager/analyst at Lazard Asset Management.

Mr. Esclamado has over 30 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Republic, Vic most recently served as Managing Director at DeVoe & Company, a firm delivering M&A, strategy consulting, and valuation services for RIAs and wealth and asset management firms. Vic has extensive experience in leading investment banking M&A engagements for RIA clients and has conducted successful engagements with over 100 firms ranging from $100 million to over $5 billion in AUM with a diverse set of business models.

Mr. Cargill has 10 years of financial services experience and brings both investment banking and commercial banking experience to Republic. Having joined Republic in 2017, Blake helps lead the execution of M&A engagements while working closely with clients to achieve their goals.

Mr. Timoni has more than 10 years of financial services experience across investment banking, corporate finance, capital structuring, credit underwriting and equity security analysis. Having joined Republic in 2023, John helps the execution of M&A engagements while working closely with clients to achieve their goals.

Prior to joining Republic, Mr. Sadeh was an Investment Banking Analyst at Raymond James, a premier multinational independent investment bank, under the Asset & Wealth Management group, offering advisory work to companies in the RIA, wealth and asset management communities.

Mrs. Massey serves as a support with communication, administrative functions, operations, and assisting senior executives. She is experienced in office administration, accounting, HR, and event planning.