Matthew Bristow Tulsa. Clear Ridge Capital.
Matthew Bristow, Tulsa Oklahoma.
Matthew Bristow, Tulsa is Co-Founder and Managing Director of ClearRidge Capital in Tulsa. Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor. Licensed Investment Banking agent with FINRA/SEC. Member Tulsa Rotary Club, First Presbyterian Church. Educated at University of Leeds, England. Writes Weekly Journal Record Corporate Finance Column. Prior to moving to the US, Prior to moving to the US, Matthew managed the derivatives trading division of a boutique investment banking, fund management and securities firm in London.
ClearRidge Capital Deals in last 12 months: http://www.clearridgecapital.com/donedeals.htm
February, 2012. Building supplies – a distributor of hardwoods, hardwood specialty products and premium lumber. Acquired by a strategic buyer.
December, 2011. Aerospace parts – a distributor of Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft parts sold to many of the world’s leading airlines, OEMs and aviation fleets. A consortium of Oklahoma Private Investors acquired substantially all the assets of the Company.
December, 2011. Oil and gas field services – an Oklahoma well-logging services company was sold to the Reservoir Group, an Aberdeen, Scotland company focused on down-hole drilling products and services.
October, 2011. Firearms – a military, law enforcement and civilian firearms training center and host of national and international shooting competitions was sold to a consortium of Oklahoma private investors.
September, 2011. Industrial manufacturing and distribution – a manufacturer and value-added distributor of specialty fasteners and threaded screw products was sold to Gladstone (Nasdaq: GAIN), a publicly traded investment corporation.
July, 2011. Pipeline coating services - a global leader in internal pipeline coating services was sold to Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSU), a publicly traded global leader in infrastructure protection and rehabilitation.
February, 2011. Plastics manufacturing – a leading US plastics manufacturer was advised in the acquisition of a rigid and collapsible container company, servicing the chemical and food markets with high barrier blow moulding technology.
May, 2010 – Lumber distribution – a leading US distributer of premium wood products to building material dealers was acquired by a US private equity investment firm.
Full Bio:
Matthew is a Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor and a federal and state registered investment banking agent.
Matthew co-founded ClearRidge with Bruce and has a range of banking experience from London, England. Prior to moving to the US, Matthew managed the derivatives trading division of a boutique investment banking, fund management and securities firm in London. Business ventures also took him from his native England to Paris, France working for Group Bull, a leading European information technology company.
Matthew’s last deal in England was with his wife, Lindsey, a Tulsa girl, who wanted to move back home.
Matthew holds Series 62, 63 and 79 securities licenses and is a registered investment banking agent with Burch & Company, Inc., member FINRA/SiPC. Matthew earned a Double Honors Degree in Management Economics and French from the University of Leeds, England.
Matthew was recently elected to a three-year term as a Trustee of First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, is a member of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, the Rotary Club of Tulsa and is Chair of Rotary's Committee for the Veterans' Entrepreneurship Program through Oklahoma State University's School of Entrepreneurship.
Matthew also writes a weekly column on Corporate Finance for the Journal Record, Oklahoma's statewide daily business newspaper.
Matthew enjoys sailing, running, cycling, motor racing and most of all spending time with his family. He represented Great Britain in three Sailing World Championships in the 5o5 class and competed in the UK National University slalom ski championships for the University of Leeds. Originally from England, Matthew has also lived in France and Africa for four years.
Contact Information:
ClearRidge Capital
(918) 392-2900 tel
(918) 392-2904 fax
mbristow@clearridgecapital.com
www.ClearRidgeCapital.com
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment Banking
Corporate Finance
Restructuring
Clear Ridge Maximizes Enterprise Value as a business, financial and strategic advisor to middle market businesses, banks and law firms.
Clear Ridge's Team have completed M&A transactions, provided restructuring advice and secured new and replacement capital for midsized companies across the US and Canada.
Mergers & Acquisitions includes buying, selling, merging and valuing midsize companies.
Restructuring includes financial, operational and strategic restructuring.
Corporate Finance includes advisory for raising and replacing debt and equity to provide the lowest cost of capital.
Due Diligence for acquisitions, mergers and divestitures.
Turnaround, Bankruptcy and Crisis Management services include debtor and creditor advisory, bankruptcy support and turnaround management.
Securities offered through Burch & Company, Inc., member FINRA/SiPC.
Directors of Clear Ridge are registered investment banking agents with Burch. Burch and ClearRidge are not affiliated entities.
Email us at: mbristow@clearridgecapital.com
Visit us at: http://www.clearridgecapital.com/people.htm#Matthew
