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Ryan E. Brown

Principal at WestCap

Chicago, Illinois

Overview 

Ryan E. Brown is a Principal at WestCap in Chicago, Illinois, with a background in Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, and Cash Flow Analysis. Previously a Director at AlixPartners, Ryan has extensive experience in corporate transactions, debt restructuring, and financial advisory. Highlights of Ryan's career include his role as a Director at AlixPartners, where he led projects in restructuring and quantitative analysis, and his current position as Principal at WestCap, focusing on investments in sectors like Payments, Analytics, and FinTech in the Midwest region.

Work Experience 

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WestCap

  • Principal

    2021 - Current

    Fund and support innovative, scalable, and asset-light businesses in the fintech, real estate tech, experience tech, and life tech sectors.

WestCap is a strategic operating and investing firm that focuses on tech-enabled, asset-light marketplaces.

westcap.com
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AlixPartners

  • Director

    2013 - 2021

    Management consultant within the Performance Improvement practice focused on advising senior executives in the technology and media sectors. Areas of expertise include strategy development, rapid due diligence and budget/plan assessment, M&A planning and implementation, and synergy capture. Recent experience implementing comprehensive P&L redesign and finance COE. Previously a member of the Turnaround & Restructuring Services practice focused on advising corporate debtors and creditors through operational and/or financial turnaround situations. Worked with senior principals to balance competing priorities, including closely managing liquidity, anticipating unforeseen risks and opportunities, and communicating with key constituents.

AlixPartners is a advisory firm of results-oriented professionals who specialize in creating value and restoring business.

alixpartners.com

Independent

  • Independent Consultant

    2011 - 2013

    Independent generalist corporate finance advisory professional (M&A, restructuring, capital raising, and special situations).

Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co., LLC

  • Director / VP / Associate

    2002 - 2011

    Significant experience in (i) M&A (sell-side, buy-side, and assessment of strategic alternatives); (ii) restructuring (first lien, second lien, and business plan consultation and analysis); and (iii) special situations (solvency analysis, litigation support, and fairness opinions)

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