Simon Erblich, Founder
Mr. Erblich began his career in 1987 as a financial analyst profiling and identifying target acquisition properties for a California based real estate investment firm. In 1989, Mr. Erblich joined New York Life as an assistant fund manager with assets under management in excess of $200 million. During his tenure with New York Life the fund achieved the highest returns in its 8 year history. In 1991, Mr. Erblich founded First Line Capital, LLC focusing on deal architecture of debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, implementing public strategies and various other investment banking activities. As a respected authority in his field, Mr. Erblich is regularly invited to speak at industry related events and conventions internationally. Mr. Erblich acts as an advisor to several non-profit organizations and currently serves as an Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council on behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Simon Erblich received his BA from UCSB and his MBA/JD from Gateshead University, Gateshead, England.

Daniel Hirsch
Mr. Daniel Hirsch joined First Line Capital as a partner in 2001. Since joining the firm, Mr. Hirsch has focused his efforts on assisting foreign and domestic companies to achieve their corporate goals via comprehensive public strategies including direct public offerings and reverse mergers. Specifically, Dan has been instrumental in guiding several companies specializing in an array of industries to gain status on the NASDAQ exchange.  Recently, Mr. Hirsch has been heavily involved with aiding Chinese companies involved in on-line payment platforms, silk worm farming, on-line media and food exports to access the capital markets in the United States.

After receiving his Masters degree in 1990, Mr. Hirsch served as a research analyst for a $500+ million dollar healthcare organization. During his tenure there, Dan was instrumental in the development and completion of over $110,000,000 in expansion activities. In 1998, Mr. Hirsch joined IHC, LLC as a corporate turn-around specialist. Dealing exclusively with multi million dollar entities, Dan consistently improved the profit margins, cash positions and overall corporate viability.