With a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, Michael has represented both buyers and sellers (strategic and financial) in many platform and add-on transactions. A former co-chair of the Firm’s Emerging Companies Practice Group, Michael also has advised a variety of early stage technology-oriented businesses on capital formation, where he has an extensive background handling private placements, venture capital transactions and public offerings. He has acted as securities counsel for companies subject to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Michael often fills the role of an “outside general counsel” for early stage and middle market companies, providing advice on business formation, shareholders, partnership and operating agreements, as well as employment agreements and a wide range of commercial agreements, including licensing, supply and distribution agreements.

Among the transactions in which Michael has participated:

• Multiple strategic acquisitions by a publicly held human resources service provider of complementary businesses
• Multiple strategic acquisitions of brokerage firms and investment advisors by publicly owned insurance industry conglomerate
• Multiple strategic acquisitions by a privately owned highly regulated provider of certification services to the gaming industry as well as outside counsel regarding possible private equity based investment in the company
• Multiple strategic acquisitions by a private equity backed provider of court-reporting and other litigation support services
• Multiple transactions by an international private equity fund, including divestitures and recapitalizations
• Multiple rounds of venture capital financings (both equity and debt), recapitalizations and multiple strategic acquisitions by a developer of network performance monitoring software
• Multiple rounds of venture capital financings (both equity and debt) and multiple strategic acquisitions by, and sale through an auction process to a strategic acquirer of, a provider of recordkeeping and administrative services for retirement plans
• Outside general counsel to a privately owned consumer products company following its emergence from bankruptcy and representation of the company in its sale to a private equity fund through an auction process
• M&A transaction counsel to an animal health clinical research organization in its sale to an international strategic buyer seeking an entrance point to the United States markets
• M&A transaction counsel to a specialty steel products manufacturer in its sale to a strategic buyer through an auction process
• M&A transaction counsel to a specialty chemical manufacturer to a private equity backed strategic buyer
• Counsel to a private equity fund in multiple control investment transactions
• M&A counsel to a private equity fund in a platform acquisition of a commercial door manufacturer
• Counsel to an independent sponsor in its initial investment transaction
• Organization of a commercial real estate joint venture and related refinancing
• M&A transaction counsel to a multinational owner and operator of electrical supply houses in its purchase of a regional chain of electrical supply houses
• M&A transaction counsel to a privately owned Internet-based pharmaceutical market research company in its sale to a publicly held multinational media, advertising and marketing conglomerate
• Formation of a strategic alliance between a multinational pharmaceutical company and a privately owned developer of proprietary drug delivery systems and related licensing and equity investment transactions
• Formation of a joint venture between a regional hospital system and a publicly owned owner and operator of health care facilities for the development of multiple ambulatory surgery facilities and related private placement

Ben is primarily responsible for deal sourcing and qualification, conducting due diligence, valuation, transaction execution, operational improvements and portfolio monitoring.

Prior to Co-Founding TSP, he was an investment professional at Marlin Equity Partners and LCatterton, where he focused on identifying and executing investments across the enterprise software and consumer spaces, respectively, and supporting existing portfolio investments. Previously, Ben was an investment banker in the Consumer and Retail Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York, where he focused on leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing activities, and other strategic advisory initiatives.

Ben graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.

Mike is a Vice President at Greyrock Capital Group responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and portfolio company management.  Prior to joining Greyrock, Mike was a Senior Associate at Medley Capital responsible for underwriting and portfolio company management within the firm’s special situation and direct lending verticals. Before Medley, Mike worked as a senior associate at Ernst & Young within the firms audit practice.  Mike currently serves as a board member of Bentec Medical, a manufacturer of silicone-based medical devices and components, Blast Deflectors, Inc., a designer of blast deflection fences for airport infrastructure applications, Helm, Inc., a provider of brand merchandising and field sales services to auto industry OEMs and franchisors, Paleteria La Michoacana, the leading manufacturer of Hispanic-influenced ice cream bars called “paletas”, Solair Group, a leading fabricator of maintenance tooling and ground support equipment for commercial aircraft, Triple Shift Entertainment, the largest operator of bowling centers in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region, and Westside Equipment, the leading provider of processed tomato harvesting equipment and services.