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Wealth Sector Senior Figures Launch New York-Based RIA

Editorial Staff

11 September 2025

New York-headquartered Collaborative Capital Advisors has been launched as an RIA serving ultra-high net worth families, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 

The firm said its clients include billionaire investor, Henry Swieca, co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management and founder of Talpion Fund Management, and John Brice, co-founder and chief investment officer of CarVal Investors .

Collaborative Capital Advisors was founded by co-CEOs Nathan Romano and Jonathan M Bergman, and chief operating officer Charles Friedberg.

Romano is the former president of Atalaya Capital Management and York Capital Management, respectively, and Goldman Sachs executive. Bergman is the former president of multi-family office TAG Associates; Friedberg is an investment management and fintech. Between them, the three founders have been responsible for more than $50 billion of alternative investments.

Supporters of the firm include:

-- Adam Caplan – president, Altimetrik AI; 
-- Barry Cohen – president of Elysium Management LLC and senior advisor to Apollo Global Management; 
-- Howard Fischer – founder, Basso Capital Management and Gratitude Railroad; 
-- Ed Newberry – global managing partner, Squire Patton Boggs; and 
-- Raj Shourie – former co-head of distressed , Oaktree Capital Management. 

"We are launching Collaborative Capital to capitalize on an attractive opportunity to offer white-glove wealth management services to ultra-high net worth individuals and families with diverse backgrounds, ranging from young tech-focused entrepreneurs to established entrepreneurial families focused on legacy planning," Romano said. 

The firm said its target audience comprises individuals with $25 million to more than $1 billion in investible assets.