Kevin was previously the founder and President of Merrimac Corporate Securities, an NASD member. Before entering the Investment Banking field he was a CEO of several high tech manufacturing and service companies in the US and in Ireland. He has also completed several turnarounds, acquisitions, divestitures and financings and many advisory engagements.
He was a long time member of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire High Technology Council, and Chairman of its Business Clinic small business advisory program. He provided pro-bono business consulting through the NH Small Business Development Centers, is frequently a speaker at seminars and workshops on business development and financing, and has been an instructor in Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting at Daniel Webster College. Kevin holds a Master of Business Administration, concentration in finance, Northeastern University, Boston MA and a Bachelor of Business Administration, concentration in economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA.

Mr. Patel's business career spans more than two decades, during which he built, acquired and sold several successful businesses in the high technology and retail sectors. From these experiences, he has gained an intimate insight into the issues faced by entrepreneurs seeking to buy or sell businesses.
Mr. Patel began his career as a CPA conducting audits for small and medium size firms, advising business owners on financial and accounting issues, buying and selling decisions as well as business valuations. He was later certified as a Financial Planner and joined a software start-up as the Chief Financial Officer. In that capacity he directed all the operational activities of the firm including human resources, information technology, international operations and tax planning . He established the firm's presence in overseas markets such as Japan, Germany, China and India. Mr. Patel and his partners grew the firm to over $ 10 million in sales before selling it to a publicly traded company. He stayed on as Vice President of International operations and managed the firm's subsidiaries overseas. He engineered several mergers and acquisition deals and also built a chain of 12 retail stores which were later acquired by another publicly traded company. Mr. Patel currently owns and co owns several small businesses in the New England area. He participated in raising venture capital and angel financing. Mr. Patel has a degree in International Management from MS University in Baroda, India and a degree in Accounting from California State University at Fullerton.