Michael Ranson

Bio

Mr Ranson is a Partner for Blue Wolf Capital, a private equity firm, and Blue Wolf Capital Fund II LP, a private equity fund, which specialize in control investments in middle-market companies in which managing relationships with government or labor, or resolving financial or operational distress, are critical to building value. Prior to joining Blue Wolf, Mr Ranson served as a Portfolio Manager of GoldenTree Asset Management LP, a $12 billion alternative asset management firm. In this position, Mr Ranson made private equity investments and debt investments in middle market companies and helped manage the firm’s private finance strategy. While at GoldenTree, Mr Ranson invested approximately $634 million and helped oversee a $1.5 billion portfolio and team of approximately ten people. Prior to joining GoldenTree in 2004, Mr Ranson was a Vice President at American Capital Ltd, where he worked closely with Mr Blumenthal. While at American Capital, Mr Ranson made private equity investments and debt investments in middle market companies and participated in the creation of that company’s internal workout and portfolio management group. At both GoldenTree and American Capital, Mr Ranson made investments across the capital structure and in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, media, entertainment, telecommunications, green energy, paper and restaurants. During his time at American Capital, Mr Ranson served as a Director on the Boards of multiple companies, including American Decorative Surfaces, Patriot Medical, Confluence Holdings, Fulton Bellows and Components and Starcom Holdings. Prior to American Capital in 1999, Mr Ranson was a Financial Analyst with Chase Manhattan’s Leveraged Finance department. Following graduation from Duke, he received a scholarship to conduct a post-graduate independent study of music in Marrakech, Morocco, where he lived for six months. Mr Ranson received a BA from Duke University, which he attended on a full scholarship.