Marc Baum
Solel Group
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
2024 - Current
Aetos Alternatives Management provides investment, hedge funds, public and private equity, and credit services.
Senior Advisor
2022
Senior Advisor at digital asset wealth management and trading firm driving development and launch of registered investment advisor (Abra Capital Management) including fund and SMA products, guide framework for OTC trading activities and lead the company's response to and settlement of enforcement actions with the SEC and multi-state state securities and money transmission regulatory working groups, remediation efforts, and product restructuring in the face of evolving regulatory landscapes
Abra is a digital asset financial platform where consumers and institutions can buy, sell, store, borrow, and generate yield on crypto.
Raised $106,577,110.00 from Kingsway Capital, Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Stellar Development Foundation, Accelerator Ventures, Disrupt Ventures, Arbor Ventures, RRE Ventures, Tiga Investments, Lerer Hippeau and CMT Digital.
Advisory Team Member
2022
Pontoro is building a technology-based asset liquidity platform to address the shortfall in infrastructure debt finance.
Raised $10,800,000.00 from Nevcaut Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Illuminate Financial, Ulu Ventures, W11 Capital Management, Bloccelerate VC, Alumni Ventures, Viking Maccabee Ventures, Fin Capital and A100x Ventures.
Chief Operating Officer (North America), General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
2019 - 2024
Pacific Road is an Australian-based investment advisor focused on the natural resources sector with an ESG overlay that manages approximately $800 million in two private equity funds and is currently marketing the Catalyst Fund. Signatory to UNPRI starting 2016 Built U.S. RIA, drafted fund documents and marketing materials, created operational infrastructure Oversaw legal, compliance, operations, human resources and recruiting for U.S. and Australian and entities through direct reports
Senior Consultant
2021 - 2022
Led development of Cognitive Regulatory Compliance Solutions, an AI-driven compliance platform that was a joint venture between McLaren and Eisner Amper
Senior Consultant
2020 - 2021
Gaingels is an LGBTQIA+/Allies private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem Led restructuring to assure business activities are conducted consistent with federal securities laws within appropriate regulated entities
Gaingels provides funding to startup companies and supports diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and CCO
2010 - 2020
Serengeti Asset Management is an investment firm specializing in situational investments.
General Counsel and Partner
2009 - 2010
Offit Capital Advisors is a Financial planner offering finance solutions and consultancy in New York City.
General Counsel
2005 - 2009
COO/GC
2002 - 2005