NOBLES & RICHARDS, INC.

Nobles & Richards, Inc. is a boutique investment bank based in Plano, Texas, that specializes in private securities and alternative investments. Since its founding in 2008, the firm has established itself as a dedicated partner for companies issuing private securities, providing them with essential regulatory guidance, compliance support, and capital-raising services. The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC and maintains an affiliation with Nobles & Richards Advisors, LLC, a Texas-registered investment advisory firm.

The firm’s expertise is structured around three primary service pillars: capital raising, regulatory and compliance consulting, and financial advisory services. In the area of capital raising, Nobles & Richards facilitates debt and equity private placements. Their regulatory practice provides comprehensive back-office support, including managing broker-dealer services, branch management and franchising, offering due diligence, and providing outsourced FINOP and principal licensing. Complementing these services, the firm’s financial advisory division offers business valuations, detailed economic and industry analysis, and valuations of private securities.

Leadership is provided by co-founders Ilonka Nobles and James R. Richards, CFA, who have collaborated professionally since 2007. Ms. Nobles, serving as President, CEO, and Chief Compliance Officer, brings experience to the industry dating back to 1996 and has overseen more than $200 million in sales across 50-plus projects. James R. Richards, who acts as CFO and FinOp, combines his financial advisory experience with a background as an executive in industrial distribution, a career as a CPA at Deloitte & Touche, and his role as a Senior Lecturer in Finance and Business Valuation at the University of Texas at Dallas.