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How an Obscure Firm Bet on the Trumps and Became Their Go-To Dealmaker

Dominari was new to the finance game when it took office space in Trump Tower; now it’s a key adviser on the first family’s ventures, from crypto to manufacturing

Portrait of Anthony Hayes and Kyle Wool at Trump Tower.
Dominari Holdings CEO Anthony Hayes, sitting, and President Kyle Wool at Trump Tower in New York.

In order to become a trusted financial partner of the world’s most powerful family, it helps to buy low. 

That partly explains how a tiny onetime biotech firm with nearly a quarter-billion in accumulated losses transformed into something of an in-house investment bank for the Trump family’s business empire, handling everything from crypto to manufacturing deals. 

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