CriticalPoint Expands its “Invest – Private Capital” Capabilities with the Addition of Mike Courtney

We are excited to announce that Mike Courtney has joined CriticalPoint as Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Operations. Mr. Courtney’s diverse operational expertise will bring valuable insight and resources to CriticalPoint’s Invest – Private Capital, Equity Division.  Mr. Courtney will work closely with the CriticalPoint team to review new investment opportunities and partner with the firm’s portfolio companies to drive performance and long-term value.

Mr. Courtney brings more than 25 years of leadership, operational acumen, and growth for start-ups and Fortune 100 companies across multiple industries to CriticalPoint, with deep expertise across all aspects of an enterprise.  Prior to joining CriticalPoint, Mr. Courtney held numerous executive, managerial, sales and operational roles in the technology, telecommunications, media, and energy industries while providing strategic development, turnaround and transformational leadership for major organizations including Shell Renewables, AT&T and DIRECTV.

CriticalPoint’s Invest – Private Capital, Equity Division invests in companies to help improve performance and drive value creation.  We apply an operationally oriented approach to manage complexity and our flexible capital is tailored to support business growth.  As a nimble team, we’re aligned every step of the way resulting in smooth, reliable transitions. We partner as an extension of our management teams.  We’re equipped to shoulder the complexity of corporate carve-outs, divestitures, special situations and private capital investments. 

About CriticalPoint
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CriticalPoint is a leading full-service financial M&A firm that uniquely combines the best of investment banking, private capital, and valuation service offerings.  CriticalPoint executes, sources, and invests in deals across a wide variety of industries for the traditionally underserved middle market. Since our founding in 2012, our mission has been to serve the needs of owners, entrepreneurs, management teams, and stakeholders with our experience, knowledge, and expert judgment, to help them realize their companies’ greatest potential. From our deep-rooted foundation in private equity and investment banking, and our devotion to deal origination and business development, combined with being entrepreneurs at heart, we believe we are differentiated and well positioned to help companies wherever they are in their life cycle.

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