Thomas Ragsdale
Thomas Ragsdale is a managing director in the consumer investment banking group, having joined the firm in 2013. As the head of °µÍø³Ô¹Ï’s diversified consumer products practice, he is focused on providing M&A advisory and capital markets services to consumer products companies across categories including household, juvenile, pet and outdoor. Select branded clients in recent years include: Adventure Ready Brands, Alex Brands, Igloo Products, Lasko Products, Perennials and Sutherland, Polywood, ShelterLogic, Solo Brands, Step2 Discovery, Thermacell, Traeger, Travelpro, Vista Outdoors and Yeti, among others.
Ragsdale has more than 20 years of experience executing middle-market transactions, with a focus primarily on sell-side M&A advisory. Prior M&A experience includes Harris Williams & Co., Edgeview Partners and VRA Partners. Additionally, Ragsdale has several years of principal investing experience at Arcapita, a middle-market private equity firm, and Timbervest, an Atlanta-based ecological investment firm.
Ragsdale earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Washington & Lee University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kenan Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.