April 3, 2017 – New York investment banker Suresh Varadarajan has joined Ocean Park, helping the boutique investment bank expand its food and beverage industry expertise and giving the company a presence coast-to-coast.  He will serve as a managing director based in New York.

Mr. Varadarajan has nearly 20 years of investment banking experience in the U.S. and Europe. He has advised on a wide range of public, private and cross-border transactions and for much of his career has covered the food and beverage, agribusiness and consumer products industries. Prior to joining Ocean Park, he worked at Rabobank, Rothschild and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

“Suresh Varadarajan’s global food, beverage and ag industry mergers and acquisitions expertise deepens our team,” said Bruce Comer, founder of the company. “He will spearhead our efforts in the food and ingredients sectors, and establish Ocean Park’s presence in New York. Food, beverage and ingredients are a natural extension of our renewable fuels and ag processing practices.”

About Ocean Park
Ocean Park is a boutique investment bank that advises on mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings with extensive experience in the renewable fuels, cleantech, food and agribusiness industries.  The firm is based in Los Angeles, California, with a presence in Omaha, Nebraska and New York, New York.  Any securities are offered through Ocean Park Securities, LLC, a member of FINRA and SIPC.  Ocean Park’s professionals are licensed registered representatives of Ocean Park Securities, LLC.  For more information, please visit www.oceanpk.com.