Friedland Global Capital's Senior Management
Jeffrey Friedland, Managing Director
Jeffrey Friedland is Managing Director of Singapore based Friedland Global Capital PTE LTD, and Panama based Friedland Capital Latin America S.A.
Since 1979 Mr. Friedland has assisted hundreds of companies with their business planning and financing objectives. In addition to providing corporate finance advisory services, the services provided by Mr. Friedland have included obtaining venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and assistance to companies regarding financing their growth and going public.
Mr. Friedland has traveled worldwide with the management of companies to Asia, Europe, Africa and Europe with objectives of assisting the companies with obtaining capital, expanding globally and entering into strategic alliances. Mr. Friedland has been featured or quoted in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and Forbes. He has also been featured over 60 times on Financial News Network, which is now CNBC, Bloomberg Information Radio, and Bloomberg TV.
Mr. Friedland has been a frequent speaker at various tradeshows, conferences, conventions and meetings throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Lorin Cohen, Managing Director
Lorin Cohen brings more than 20 years experience advising small-cap and private companies to Friedland Global Capital. Prior to joining Friedland in 2006, Ms. Cohen founded and managed KC Communications, a business communications firm specializing in writing business plans, research reports and other corporate communications for private and small-cap companies. From 1994 to 1996, she was Vice President at Lippert/Heilshorn, a New York-based Investor Relations firm with a focus on small and mid-cap public companies.
From 1992 to 1994, Ms. Cohen was a Corporate Relations Manager at the American Stock Exchange where she served as the liason between listed companies, their specialist and the exchange. Ms. Cohen also spent four years at the New York City based investment banking firm, D.H. Blair as Vice President of the New Venture Group. She received her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University.
Kristina Wang, Managing Director-China
Beijing based Kristina Wang’s corporate finance experience includes research and evaluation of companies, acquisitions, strategic alliances, takeovers, formation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and enhancing shareholder value for listed or publicly-traded companies.
Ms. Wang is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s operations in China, as well as assisting Chinese companies with their global corporate finance objectives.
Ms. Wang speaks fluent Mandarin and English and obtained a law degree at China People’s University in Beijing.
Rana Sikder - Managing Director - Southeast Asia
Asian based Rana Sikder has an extensive investment banking and corporate finance industry experience. Prior to joining Friedland Global Capital Mr. Sikder was associated with major financial institutions including Standard Chartered Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Deutsche Bank and Edelweiss Capital.
As Friedland Global Capital’s Managing Director – South East Asia. Mr. Sikder heads the South East Asian business development and operations as well as assisting Friedland Global Capital’s clients in accessing foreign capital and obtaining stock market listings.
Mr. Sikder has significant international business and fund raising capabilities and experience, and has been involved in numerous capital raising activities for publicly-listed as well as privately-held companies worldwide. His ability to identify businesses and leaders and help them realize their potential has been the hallmark of his career.
Mr.Sikder holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with specialization in Finance as well as a Masters in Finance and International Business from Amity University.