Michael is an investment banker providing M&A, financing, valuation, and advisory services for PW&Co’s clients. He has worked with clients in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, business/industrial services, technology, government, agribusiness, financial services, and healthcare.

Michael has over 13 years of investment banking experience and leads PW&Co’s investment banking activities, including mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), capital raising, municipal advisory, strategic consulting, business valuations, and distressed situation advisory.

Michael has valued numerous closely-held businesses for the purpose of gift/estate taxes, fairness opinions, strategic planning, credit quality, and in support of a capital raise or acquisition. Valuation experience includes controlling and minority interests in private operating companies, interests in private investment companies, marketable equity and fixed income securities, and interests in privately-held real estate investments and real estate partnerships.

Michael has worked with PW&Co’s municipal advisory clients to evaluate and execute refinancing opportunities, negotiate credit rating upgrades, provide long-term business planning, and prepare for large capital projects.

Before joining PW&Co, Michael was a financial analyst with Regions Financial Corporation. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business with a double major in Finance and OPIM (Operations and Information Management).

Securities-related transactions are conducted through M&A Securities Group, Inc., 4151 N. Mulberry Drive, Suite 252, Kansas City, MO 64116. Member FINRA / SiPC. M&A Securities Group and Porter White & Co.  are unaffiliated entities.