BRG Capital Advisors LLC, the subsidiary of global strategicadvisory and expert consulting firm BerkeleyResearch Group LLC, was granted SEC registration and FINRA membership.

Brian Shaughnessy and Roger Johnson will join BRG Capital's CEOKen Segal on the executiveteam. The firm will be headquartered in Wenham, Mass., and cover clients in NewYork, Atlanta and Houston.

BRG Capital is a U.S.-registered broker/dealer offering privatecapital raises, loan sales advisory, M&A advisory, introductory services, corporatefinance and special situations.