How We Work
Welcome to FDC Advisory LLC, where we specialize in empowering micro-cap businesses to reach their full potential.
At FDC Advisory, we understand the unique challenges and opportunities that come with managing smaller-scale enterprises. Our dedicated team of consultants brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to help you navigate the complexities of growth and scalability. Whether you're looking to refine your business strategy, streamline operations, or enhance financial performance, we're here to provide tailored solutions that drive tangible results.
We recognize and understand the rigors towards the commercialization of technologies and the complexities of transitioning from R&D to successful penetration of target markets. To this end, we also serve as tactical and technical advisors in support of capitalization for your business. We will develop and deploy strategic initiatives aimed at obtaining the capital requirements specific to your business.
Partner with us to unlock new opportunities, overcome obstacles, and achieve sustainable success in today’s competitive landscape. Your vision is our mission, and together, we’ll elevate your business to new heights.
Team
Jeffrey Berman
FOUNDER/SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Jeffrey has been partnering with exceptional management teams for over twenty-five years, helping them meet their business development and capital requirements needs. Working with a broad range of businesses, from pre-revenue to middle market, Jeffrey has successfully raised over one billion dollars for companies across the globe.
Tom Galvin
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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A 35-year environmental and energy industry veteran, Thomas Galvin serves as a corporate director for two Scotland-based energy technology companies, ResHydro (a hydrokinetic technology company) and Marine Fuel Conversions (a combustion system technology company focused on the use of biogas and biofuels for vessels operating in the Baltic Sea, The Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean).
Paul T. Gruenberg
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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For over 35 years, Paul has been building financial, intellectual and human capital. He’s a hands-on investor and street-level entrepreneur who knows how to finance, operate, scale and exit a burgeoning enterprise. Paul is experienced in running early-stage companies. He founded both Video News International and Videovation and managed their success from startup to their sales to The New York Times and QSP/Reader’s Digest, respectively.
Paul created Plum Holdings, a $28M early stage fund concentrating on high growth media companies. Plum provided “smart” private equity capital for companies that created, aggregated, distributed, marketed and licensed high-quality content - news, information, data and entertainment.
Paul’s fund management experience began in 1981 when he managed a $100 million offshore private equity vehicle, working directly with William Donaldson (former Chairman of the SEC and the NY Stock Exchange as well as founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette). Paul has also structured and negotiated private placement transactions with Rockefeller & Co. for a broad spectrum of venture investments. He managed capital expansion across a host of industries for The Ford Foundation. And he has worked with Morgens, Waterfall & Vintiadis, a NYC‐based hedge fund investing in undervalued assets and later stage private placements.
Advisors
Michael Bernstein
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Michael leads the Private Equity and Transaction Services Practice, serving a diverse group of clients, including private equity funds, commercial banks, investment banks, and mezzanine lenders. With more than 40 years of experience, Michael is a recognized expert in transaction services, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions, assisting both public and private companies with financing transactions and private placements. Michael graduated from Baruch College of the City College of New York (now City University of New York) with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He did post-graduate work at New York University Stern School of Business.
Michael Hutton
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Michael Hutton is the founder of Hutton Strategies and Co-Founder of the bi-partisan Polaris-Hutton Group. Mr. Hutton is a top political and government affairs strategist with a track record of solving complicated policy and regulatory problems for some of the most successful businesses in the world including Microsoft, General Motors, Southern Company, and the Association of American Railroads, as well as many others in the defense, technology, energy, transportation, health care, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Over the last 20 years, Hutton Strategies has become one of the most in demand boutique lobbying firms in Washington.
Mr. Hutton served in senior positions in the House of Representatives for 16 years and has developed strong relationships and experience in policy, process, and politics over 35 years of working with Members of Congress, Senators, and committee staff on the Senate Armed
Services, Commerce, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Public Works, Homeland Security Governmental Affairs, Appropriations, Banking, and Finance Committees; and the House Armed Services, Homeland Security, Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Transportation & Infrastructure, and Appropriations Committees.Mr. Hutton also focuses extensively on matters before the Senate and House Democratic Leadership as well as senior officials in the Biden/Harris Administration.
Jerry Hollister
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Jerry works with US technology entrepreneurs to help them win R&D funding through 11 U.S. government agencies via SBIR/STTR federal R&D grants and contracts, and other non-dilutive funding; financially manage those awards; and move toward commercialization.
Dr. David Filer
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David Filer received his doctorate from Tel Aviv University. Thereafter, David worked at the NIH, the Pasteur Institute, and at Hebrew University.
Dr. Filer also spent over 20 years at NYU Medical Center both as a faculty member and researcher becoming a leading expert of recombinant DNA.
He has since gained significant business experience advising Investment Banks, Venture Capital firms, as well as directly with private and public biotech companies regarding their business models and financings.