Michael Schwerdtfeger provides buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions advisement to entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as assisting them with corporate development and financial analysis. As a former attorney for Fortune 500 companies, Michael is able to use his 30+ years of experience in handling complex business transactions to help guide his middle-market clients to the best outcomes.

Michael is a former engineer, Fortune 500 lawyer, and MBA. After almost 20 years in the Fortune 500 marketplace, he chose to work in the middle market space because he enjoys bringing his large market cap experience to business owners and entrepreneurs. Michael now enjoys a rewarding life working with and within other people’s passions daily, working together with business owners and entrepreneurs to maximize their valuations and lay the groundwork for the best possible deal outcomes.

Michael knows what matters in a transaction, having the experience and ability to guide entrepreneurs through the complex M&A process. Michael uses a combination of his past experience in working with the intricacies of projects and deals and his knowledge of the psychology of deal making to help business owners realize the best outcomes.

Prior to joining NewCap Partners, Michael spent eight years as a Managing Director with Chapman Associates, a nationwide M&A firm, and before that, was the President of Venture Compass, a regional M&A advisory practice.

Michael has completed well over $2 billion in transactions, primarily in the areas of acquiring, divesting, financing and developing assets for private clients, as well as for his former employers, Kinder Morgan and ARCO.  Michael has acquired and sold privately held businesses, subsidiaries of major corporations, large equity positions in start up high tech companies, and a variety of assets. Additionally, he has negotiated and concluded development, construction, and financing agreements for sophisticated infrastructure projects and guided clients through complicated, long term commercial arrangements.

Michael has a broad range of experience, holding degrees in engineering, law and business. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1985, his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989, and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1997.