From the Desk of Malcolm McGuire

Twenty three years ago, I made the value judgement to dramatically alter my sphere of influence. Up to that point, I had been a large producer, manager, partner, and officer with four major wall street firms.

Malcolm and Christina with Steve Forbes (right)

Over time, the investment business itself had undergone enormous change. The stock broker was increasingly being relegated to the role of purveyor of product.

I made the decision to create my own firm And to commit my talents, resources, and relationships to the universe of young emerging technology, product, and service companies.

A single philosophy would shape my future, “that all things being equal, people do business with their friends”. Over 23 years, I have built a National Network of retail and institutional stock brokers, investment banking firms, corporate bankers, analysts, financial writers, venture capitalists, money managers, as well as some of America’s most prestigious law firms. These are my business associates, but also my friends. The road to Wall Street is paved with personal relationships.

What Does the Last 23 Years Look Like?

• 55 Public and private corporate clients (some of these were clients for up to 10 years)
• Clients from 22 different industries
• From 14 different States
• Assisted in 11 Reverse Mergers/Alternative Public Offerings plus a large number of Private Placements, IPO’s, and Secondary Offerings.
• Introduced Sources of Capital to client companies in excess of $150 million dollars.
• Assisted Clients with strategic partners, introduction to capital, high profile board members, Investment Banker introductions, and facilitated relationships with virtually every facet of the Investment Community.

In terms of the building of corporate value and investor wealth, a significantly large number of my public and private clients have had strong performance for substantial periods of time, and in the process created measurable management and investor wealth.

I also number many outright home runs who have been clients of mine. Some that you will recognize and remember include:

• Acres Gaming – In one year, went from 2 to 21 and was ultimately bought by IGT
• I D Biomedical – purchased by Glaxosmithkline for over $30 a share.
• Infrasonics – Acquired by Nelcor
• Montana Mills Bread – Bought by Krispy Kreme
• Simula – Acquired by BAE Systems
• Miramar Mining – Purchased by Newmont Mining
• Criticare Systems – Acquired by Opto Circuits (India)
• Air Methods – Has become the Nation’s leading provider of air medical transportation
• Whiting Petroleum – Trades on the NYSE
• CEDC – one of the most successful IPO’s of the last 15 years.
• Female Health Company – At the forefront of the battle against AIDS in third world countries
• Campus Food / Dotmenu – leading on-line provider of take-out food for college students
• Internet Communications – A pioneer virtually before the internet existed
• Uroplasty – Developing new technologies to battle the demeaning disease of incontinence

These Companies are representative of clients of mine who have created new technologies, broken new product ground and in some cases defined their industries.

I work in the field of new concepts, new ideas, new ways of doing things… Realistically a FIELD OF DREAMS. Ours is a high risk, high reward environment where there are no guarantees, and many obstacles.

Our Clients hunger for capital, face regulatory hurdles, struggle for recognition, pioneer new paths, diagnose and cure disease, extend longevity, improve the quality of life, build society’s communication infrastructure, protect America, and develop its energy resources.

There is no sector that is more important to America’s future and no where that I would rather be! I am not a money manager, investment banker, securities dealer, or registered financial advisor. I am a consultant to those companies who are building tomorrow.

Malcolm McGuire

When the World Changed

In the Fall of 2007, the world as most of us had known it for our entire lives changed. With the conclusion of World War II and the end of the Depression, America began a period of “ upward mobility “. We got better jobs, bought bigger houses, accumulated more things, traveled more places, and in general, always believed that no matter how much we spent, we could always make more money.

There would be minor recessions and speed bumps along the way, but on the whole for most people, life got better.

In the Fall of 2007, all of that changed, like a curtain falling on an act of a play. Major financial institutions failed, huge corporations like GM teetered on bankruptcy, the housing market collapsed, and unemployment skyrocketed. The illusion of upward mobility was gone, and survival became a goal. Most Americans were learning to live on less. Contrary to popular opinion, it was not even close to the pain of the Great Depression. However, it signaled the end of a long period of predominant prosperity, and it left its mark on people that will not soon go away.

As this period of darkness fell upon America, for those in the financial industry, it was a time to redefine our goals as well as the future. If we were entering a period of extended low growth, what areas of emphasis would be most suited for this scenario? This was the question that I faced..

With over 70 million aging baby boomers aging, demographically Healthcare was Going to be a winner. Additionally heart disease is today the world’s leading cause of death for both men and women.

Myself and a group of associates had the opportunity to bring out of China a marvelous device called the MyoVista. The purpose of the MyoVists is to make an early diagnosis of hidden heart disease. With the simplicity of an EKG, this inexpensive, non-invasive device will deliver heart diagnostic results with a 90 % correlation to an expensive, invasive angiogram. If a patient takes an EKG test ( the EKG is over a 100 years old ), the Doctor has a 30 % chance of making a correct diagnosis. With the MyoVista, those odds improve to about 90 %. The goal is to make the MyoVista the standard screening device for every primary care physician in identifying the presence of hidden heart disease,. Today, the MyoVista has achieved the CE Mark, and undergone extensive testing trials in Colorado, Paraguay, and India. Near term plans call for new clinical trials in Lugano. Heart Test Labs, the parent company of the MyoVista should see its first revenues in early 2012. Ihave introduced the financing sources for virtually all of the funding for the development of the MyoVista as well as sitting on the Board of Heart Test Labs.

With emerging world economies like China and India, the world is on a collision course with an ultimate energy Armageddon. Cognizant of this reality,I have taken a two pronged approach. With European Partners, a program was launched to develop oil and gas reserves in South Texas. The specific area targeted is the historic Fashing Field which has been one of the most prolific gas fields in the world. While the popular trend is to produce shale gas from horizontal drilling, my Partners and I sensed the opportunity to re-enter the storied fields of the past which still have trapped beneath their surfaces, vast untapped reservoirs of gas and oil. One $5 million dollar Funding has already been completed with a much larger funding in progress, My Partners and I see in the accelerating energy crisis an enormous opportunity for investors.

I also believe that there are related energy sectors that will themselves yield significant results. Among these sectors is practical energy technology. Boston based GreenMan Technologies has developed an incredibly practical retrofit for Diesel engines that enables them to also run on natural gas and further makes it possible for those engines to move seamlessly between the two. The result is major fuel, emission, and cost savings. GreenMan is a longtime, valued relationship of mine.

In the new world that emerged after the economy absorbing Great Recession, my mission in life is unchanged as I am still going about the business of developing new ideas and new technologies that affect all of us where we live.

As always, my clients are shaping the future.

Malcolm McGuire