About The Firm

Overview

Upton Advisors, LLC is a boutique investment bank serving middle market and emerging healthcare companies throughout the United States. We provide strategic and financial advisory services to assist our clients with significant corporate transactions and other corporate development initiatives. Our services include strategic advisory (M&A), private placements of equity and debt, IPO advisory and general corporate advisory.

Founder’s Biography

Rich Upton founded the firm as a resource for companies that are underserved by traditional Wall Street investment banks. Mr. Upton has been advising corporations since 1992 and has completed engagements representing aggregate transaction values in excess of $5 billion.

Prior to starting an advisory firm, Mr. Upton was a senior investment banker for Salomon Brothers (now part of Citigroup) and for Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York City. Prior to attending graduate school, Mr. Upton helped found Exeter Ventures Partnership where he
managed various real estate investments.

Mr. Upton has served on the Board of Directors of six companies, served as a Chairman & CEO, and helped start four companies. He currently serves as a Director for Home Diagnostics Inc. (NASDAQ Ticker: HDIX) and as the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees for The Pine Hill Waldorf School.

Mr. Upton received his MBA degree from The Darden School at the University of Virginia and BA degrees in Economics and English from Amherst College.