Darin Pastor is Chairman and CEO of Capstone Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California. As founder of the company, Darin Pastor works to increase the long-term value of its portfolio companies and collaborates with their boards to increase their earning power.

1. Capstone Financial Group Takes
Unorthodox Approach to Going
Public
Darin Pastor

2. Introduction
• Darin Pastor is Chairman and CEO of Capstone Financial
Group, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California. As
founder of the company, Darin Pastor works to
increase the long-term value of its portfolio companies
and collaborates with their boards to increase their
earning power.
Capstone began trading publicly under the ticker
symbol CAPP on the OTC Bulletin Board in 2013. Its
move from private to public reflects a larger trend of
wealth management firms throughout the industry
expanding through strategic partnerships and
acquisitions as the economy recovers.

3. Capstone Financial Group
• Taking the company public also fulfills Mr.
Pastor’s long-time dream of owning a publicly
traded company.
Capstone gained the ticker symbol CAPP by
purchasing the majority of Creative App
Solutions, which was an unorthodox means by
which to acquire a desired ticker symbol. The
small La Mesa company was in danger of going
out of business, so Capstone scooped it up by
purchasing the majority of its shares and
absorbing the company.