Ryan McDowell of The Fivestone Securities LLC Joins Stonehaven’s Affiliate Platform

We are excited to announce that Ryan McDowell, Founder and Managing Partner of Fivestone Securities LLC, has joined as an Affiliate Partner

Mr. Ryan McDowell is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Fivestone Securities LLC.

The Fivestone Securities LLC focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses achieve their goals through capital markets, financing, and M&A activities. Drawing on two decades of expertise in working with both privately-held and public companies across a variety of industries and transaction types, Fivestone Securities leverages an extensive network of professionals to achieve optimal outcomes for clients.

Prior to founding Fivestone Securities, Mr. McDowell was a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at CriticalPoint, a Los Angeles-based merchant bank, where he oversaw the firm’s business development strategy and served as a Supervisory Principal.

Earlier in his career, Mr. McDowell spent 11 years in the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch, where he and his team managed more than $16 billion for ultra-high-net-worth families and institutions. During this time, he advised business owners through liquidity events and developed significant experience in capital markets, wealth transfer, and intergenerational planning.

Mr. McDowell is a graduate of Amherst College, where he double majored in Political Science and Sociology.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) as designated by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute.

Mr. McDowell holds SIE, Series 7, 24, and 63 registrations with FINRA.