NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, today announced its leading position in transaction deal volume during the first half of 2017, gaining the top position in PlacementTracker's Market League Tables, published by Informa Financial Intelligence. In the first half of 2017, H.C. Wainwright & Co. completed 42 transactions more than double its nearest competitor. The H.C. Wainwright team has been the number one ranked advisor by deal volume cumulatively since 1998.

About H.C. Wainwright & Co.

H.C. Wainwright is a full-service investment bank dedicated to providing corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. According to PlacementTracker, H.C. Wainwright’s team is ranked as the #1 Placement Agent in terms of aggregate RD (registered direct offering), CMPO (confidentially marketed public offering) and PIPE (private investment in public equity) executed cumulatively since 1998.

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