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Ladenburg Thalmann Expands Healthcare Investment Banking Platform with New Hire

December 09, 2025

Ladenburg Thalmann Expands Healthcare Investment Banking Platform
with Hire of Meredith Sondler-Bazar

NEW YORK, NY - December 9th, 2025 - Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. ("Ladenburg Thalmann"), an SEC registered broker dealer and subsidiary of Osaic, Inc. ("Osaic"), is thrilled to welcome Meredith Sondler-Bazar to our team as Managing Director in our Healthcare Investment Banking Department. Meredith joined most recently from Canaccord Genuity and prior to that, held positions at Oppenheimer and Cowen. Meredith has extensive experience advising public and private life sciences companies on capital markets strategies and advisory activities. She has an AB in Business Economics from Brown University and will be based in Ladenburg's New York City office.

Meredith brings over two decades of investment banking experience focused exclusively on the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. Most recently, she served as Managing Director at Canaccord Genuity, and previously held senior roles at Oppenheimer and Cowen. She has advised both public and private healthcare companies on a wide range of strategic transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, PIPEs, registered direct offerings, at-the-market (ATM) programs, and M&A.

"We are thrilled to welcome Meredith to the Ladenburg team," said Barry Steiner, co-chief executive officer at Ladenburg Thalmann. "Her deep sector expertise, long-standing client relationships, and proven track record of executing complex transactions make her an outstanding addition as we continue to expand our healthcare vertical."

Meredith holds an AB in Business Economics from Brown University and will be based in Ladenburg Thalmann's New York City office.

For more information, please visit ladenburg.com.

About Ladenburg Thalmann:

Ladenburg Thalmann is a full-service, diversified financial services firm that offers a full suite of investment banking and capital markets products and services, including equity and debt capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance advisory and fairness opinions. Ladenburg was established in 1876 and has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1879.

About Osaic:

Osaic, Inc., a portfolio company of Reverence Capital Partners, is one of the nation's largest providers of wealth management solutions, supporting approximately 11,000 financial professionals. Osaic's mission is to empower entrepreneurial advisors to build thriving businesses and fulfill their clients' dreams. Visit
www.osaic.com to learn more.

Securities and investment advisory services are offered through the firms: Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Osaic Institutions, Inc., broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, and members of FINRA and SIPC. Securities are offered through Osaic Services, Inc. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., broker-dealers and members of FINRA and SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, Inc., and Osaic Advisory Services, LLC., registered investment advisers. Advisory programs offered by Osaic Wealth, Inc. are sponsored by VISION2020 Wealth Management Corp., an affiliated registered investment adviser.

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