The Transition Companies

Michael Ryan is a former business owner and has over 19 years experience as an investment banker. Mr. Ryan was the founder and a principal at InterPrise M&A LLC ("InterPrise"), an international middle market M&A firm. InterPrise merged into The Transition Companies in mid 2008.

Prior to that he was a Managing Director with Citigroup in Citigroup Capital Strategies, Inc. In this role Mr. Ryan was responsible for all private market M&A activity in the northeast. Mr. Ryan covered and managed 12 states with a portfolio of over 60 companies in market with an additional 26 companies in incubation as they prepared for market. He led a team of 12 M&A professionals including M&A Associates, M&A Analysts, and Dealmakers and Bankers covering the range of Managing Directors, Vice Presidents, and Assistant Vice Presidents.

His experience includes analysis and valuation of client companies for development of an M&A marketing strategy. Mr. Ryan has developed and/or edited a vast number of Confidential Blind Business Profiles and Confidential Business Reviews (CBR) to position client companies in the market place. He has developed numerous prospective purchaser lists and overall marketing strategies and has launched, or managed the launch, of well over 250 companies to market.

Additionally, Mr. Ryan has reviewed, consulted, valued, and provided M&A advisory services to over 600 companies spanning the manufacturing, distribution, information technology, and service sectors. While leading his team and performing these duties and services, Mr. Ryan personally and directly closed over 47 transactions in various industries including all of the above.

Mr. Ryan earned his B.A. in Accounting from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.