Our relationship with First Analysis Corporation dates back to the late 1980s when we began investing together in the environmental services industry. In 1992, we managed our first fund together, and we are now working together to invest our fourth fund. In each of these funds, First Analysis serves as the managing general partner and Argentum is a minority general partner.

First Analysis is a highly regarded research-driven financial services firm that invests in emerging growth companies. In addition, through First Analysis Securities Corp., it serves financial institutions with public equity research and corporations with corporate finance and advisory services. Our relationship with First Analysis provides us with access to leading research analysts with deep domain expertise in industries in which we invest, additional investment professionals and sources of contacts to assist our companies in their development, and additional investment capital for some of our transactions.