Paulson Capital Holding Company, LLC, is a financial services holding company whose main subsidiaries are Paulson Investment Company, LLC and Big Bear Capital, LLC. Paulson Investment Company, LLC is an boutique investment bank and broker dealer primarily focused on investment banking, securities underwriting, asset management, market making, and fixed income and equities trading. Paulson is based in Chicago and has further offices in New York, San Francisco, Portland, Tampa, Memphis, Fairfax, VA, and Hazlet, NJ. Big Bear Capital, LLC is a investment advisor that will provide advisory services in the investment management space.