All MZ team members share a deep understanding of our clients’ business, growth strategy and financial position, which enables our firm to become a natural extension of the senior management team and a true value-added partner. Our organization works with top management of our clients to better articulate the company’s business strategy, position in the market and fundamentals. This allows each company to attract high quality institutional ownership through proactive introductions while managing all investor inquiries on an ongoing basis.
Our team’s public market experience includes pre-IPO advisory as early as 2-3 years prior to a desired listing, investor relations strategy and all aspects of IR services, banking advice, and equity analysis, which allows us to deliver timely analysis on current market perception and valuations as our clients assess viability of perspective capital raises and/or acquisitions. Armed with the proper resources, we assist our client companies to successfully navigate capital markets and make the most out of their respective opportunities.
Our advice is based on a rigorous understanding of the U.S. SEC regulations, macroeconomic trends, investment banking, knowledge of all aspects of capital markets, outstanding relationships with the buy-side participants and exchanges globally, as well as extensive knowledge of multiple industry verticals.
Matthew Hayden
Founder & Advisor
Matt was a licensed broker out of college for two years and then founded Hayden Communications in 1996, an investor relations firm exclusively focused on servicing small-cap companies. He has experience in all facets of the business and has represented over 200 public companies, which have collectively raised over $10 billion in the equity markets.
Matt works extensively on comprehensive IR strategy, key messaging and corporate communications, and has scheduled thousands of investor meetings for clients through roadshows, conference calls and conference participation. The firm he and Ted Haberfield built is supported by a group of dedicated professionals with extensive public market experience who take a team approach to deliver timely exposure and unparalleled customer service. A merger in 2011 created the North America services division of MZ Group, the largest independent investor relations firm in the world. Today, this division represents approximately 35 public and private companies. Matt is an active investor through his family office “Sea Purity Investments” which employs a multi-strategy approach. He invests in numerous public and private companies each year with an emphasis on management teams with integrity, subject matter expertise, skin in the game and the ability to execute consistently against a timeline, He tends to take a longer term perspective and 30% of the portfolio includes socially responsive opportunities. This level of engagement has fostered a deep contact base of respected equity players.
In addition, given Matt’s experience and relationships in the financial sector he tends to be strategic, or value-added for many of the portfolio positions. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he earned “a summa cum laude designation” and learned southern hospitality, but never forgets his childhood roots in Annapolis, MD. Matt views every day as an opportunity to learn something new and constantly improve his investment acumen. Matt is married to Julie with a daughter Gianna and son Christian. They enjoy traveling, the beach, surfing, snowboarding and just about anything outdoors. The family contributes to multiple non-profit and charitable organizations each year.
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Ted J. Haberfield
Chairman & President
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Greg Falesnik
Chief Executive Officer
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Christopher Tyson
Executive Vice President & Managing Director of SPAC Alpha IR+
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Gary Guyton
Managing Director
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Larry W. Holub
Director of Data Analytics
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Alina Plaia
Managing Director of ESG iQ
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Douglas J. Hobbs
Head of Market Intelligence
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Mike Cole
Director of Outreach
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Mark Schwalenberg, CFA
Director
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Luke Zimmerman
Senior Vice President
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Brooks Hamilton
Senior Vice President
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Debra Juhl
Director of Operations
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Pam Smith
Chief Financial Officer
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