OpusPoint Partners, LLC is an investment advisory firm specializing in

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and

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Background

Founded in 2009 by Michael S. Weiss and Lindsay A. Rosenwald, MD, the firm acts as the investment manager for some portfolio private hedge funds in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors. In October 2010, OpusPoint invested approximately $3 million into National Holdings Corporation and formed a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

. As a result, a new investment banking firm, OPN Capital Markets, was established to leverage the resources of both companies. Among others, OpusPoint Partners participated in the private placement for such companies as Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that developed Voreloxin, an anticancer drug used in acute myeloid leukemia.

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