SEG Partners

The Special Equities Group (SEG) is a Boca Raton–based boutique investment banking, merchant banking, and financial advisory firm that provides strategic capital and resources to emerging growth companies. A defining pillar of SEG’s approach—and the core highlight of its partners portfolio—is a traditional merchant banking philosophy rooted in personal co-investment alignment. Rather than acting strictly as transactional brokers, the SEG team operates as long-term partners, explicitly committing to advise and partner only with companies in which they are willing to invest their own personal capital. Operating independently through Dawson James Securities (member FINRA/SIPC), the firm specializes in institutional capital raising for micro- to small-cap public and late-stage private companies through Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs), registered direct offerings, warrant exchanges, and follow-on public offerings.

Beyond capital placement, SEG is widely recognized for its specialized advisory in guiding Over-The-Counter (OTC) companies through the complex regulatory, balance sheet, and market-awareness milestones required to up-list onto major national exchanges like the Nasdaq and NYSE AMEX. The firm’s extensive track record spans diverse sectors—such as technology, biotechnology, clean energy, and consumer goods—and showcases major transactions including an $85 million public offering for smart-glasses maker Vuzix Corporation, a $62 million warrant exchange and registered direct offerings for Genius Brands, and successful Nasdaq up-listings for firms like Lexaria Bioscience and Crown Electrokinetics. By pairing “skin-in-the-game” financial backing with institutional structuring expertise, SEG serves as a vital bridge for growth-stage companies seeking national market scale and liquidity, while presenting vetted, aligned deal flow to institutional co-investors.