Pali Capital to Distribute Research Focus' Proprietary Alternative Energy Research Product

NEW YORK, Oct. 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Pali Capital Inc., a full-service broker-dealer, announced today that it has entered into a formal agreement with Research Focus, LLC to distribute the Alternative Energy Investing (AEI) research product.  AEI research spans the companies and technologies that are changing the face of the global energy and power industry.  The daily and monthly reports deliver high-value, actionable information and analysis to public equity investors in the emerging wind, solar, fuel cell, energy storage, energy information, power electronics, clean fuels and advanced materials sectors.  Research sales will be coordinated by Kevin Brooks, Managing Director of the Pali Power & Energy Equities Sales Team.

"With fossil fuel prices at historic highs and nontraditional energy companies enjoying extraordinary growth, we are delighted to be offering the Alternative Energy Investing product to our client base," noted Kevin Brooks. "With unparalleled industry expertise and over twenty-five years of combined experience as hedge fund managers, equity research analysts and investment bankers, I believe clients will find the Alternative Energy Investing product to be the cornerstone voice for profitable ideas and information in this highly intriguing yet volatile space".

Joseph Berwind, co-founder and head analyst at Research Focus, LLC noted, "We are delighted to be working with Pali Capital.  The Pali franchise is built on world-class execution, superior client service, and high ethical standards of integrity and vision.  Also important are the firm's historical roots in commodities trading.  We are confident that Pali Capital will be a valuable partner to Research Focus, and we look forward to placing our product and our capabilities at the service of Pali's client base."

  The company's web site is: http://www.alternativeenergyinvesting.net/

  Pali Energy Equities Sales Team


Alternative Energy Investing's primary sales and trading platform will be executed through Pali's Energy Equities Sales Team, including Kevin Brooks, Managing Director - Sales and Trading, and Jonathan Lefebvre - Sales Trader. The team provides timely, compelling fundamental and technical insights to its expansive hedge fund and traditional money manager client base.

Mr. Brooks has more than eleven years of Institutional Equity Sales & Trading experience, including that as Merrill Lynch's Utilities Sales Specialist and several years of equity research strategy and quantitative work at Robinson-Humphrey.  He graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1994; lives in New York City; and can be reached at 212-259-2006 or 

Mr. Lefebvre has more than four years of industry experience including time at Flinn Asset Management, LLC of Greenwich, CT working on the $600 million hedge fund of funds portfolio, and at Lefebvre Financial Services, a family run business located in Stamford, CT.  He attended James Madison University where he earned his B.B.A degree in marketing; lives in Greenwich CT; and can be reached at 212-259-2083 or 

About Research Focus, LLC

Founded in 2005 to meet the growing demands of institutional public and private equity investors in energy technology and alternative energy, Alternative Energy Investing is written, edited and published by James LoGerfo, CFA, PhD, Michael Riedinger, MBA and Joseph Berwind, MBA, the founding members of Research Focus, LLC.

Mr. LoGerfo's nine years of Wall Street experience includes spearheading the formation of a highly successful energy technology research and banking team at Banc of America Securities.  Mr. LoGerfo was ranked #1 in Institutional Investor votes in 2001 and 2002 among energy technology research analysts.  More recently, he has been working as an investment banker at BOVARO Partners, focusing on emerging energy technology companies.  He is also the founder and principal of Vortex Energy, LLC, a strategy and consulting firm.  Dr. LoGerfo can be reached at [phone] or .

Mr. Riedinger's experience as a utility/merchant power banker at Kidder Peabody/Paine Webber included several key deals including the 1996 IPO of Calpine Corporation.  As a buy-side analyst for Jemmco Capital and Ballentine Capital Management, his focus was on regulated U.S. utilities and related non- regulated investments in e-commerce and alternative energy.  Mr. Riedinger's work at Ballentine Capital included sourcing and analyzing venture investments, including a mezzanine round for Distributed Energy Systems.  Mr. Riedinger's most recent position was as portfolio manager of a long-short utility fund at Satellite Asset Management.  Mr. Riedinger's can be reached at [phone] or .

Mr. Berwind's ten years of industry experience includes chemical market research and institutional sales at Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan's leading general trading companies with offices in eighty-three countries, managing global product distribution and manufacturing for Japan's top firms. During Mr. Berwind's six years on Wall Street, the hedge fund he helped manage at Bourgeon Capital Management, LLC returned greater than 50% (2000-2005). Mr. Berwind's three areas of research and investment focus were alternative energy, commodity and specialty chemicals and technology. Mr. Berwind can be contacted at [phone] or  .

About Pali Capital Inc.

Established in 1995, Pali Capital, Inc. is a full service NASD-registered and SEC and NASD regulated broker-dealer, as well as a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).  Located in flagship offices on Fifth Avenue, New York City (Pali Capital) and St James, London (Pali International), Pali has leveraged its core business to create an integrated blend of discrete product lines including:  equity execution and trading, options modeling and trading, commodities and futures trading, independent research, corporate finance, hedge fund hosting, and asset management.

  Pali Capital, Inc. New York
  650 Fifth Avenue
  6th Floor
  New York NY 10019
  USA
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]
  www.palicapital.com

  Pali International, London
  6 Duke Street St James's
  London SW1Y 6BN
  United Kingdom
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]


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Web site:  http://www.palicapital.com/

http://www.alternativeenergyinvesting.net/

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