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Profile
Mr. Michael Shirley is a Principal at Woodside and primarily focuses on investments where the fund maintains a controlling interest in the portfolio company and will often take a temporary operating role to execute a turnaround or restructuring strategy.
He previously worked at Gulf Atlantic Capital, focused on distressed financial advisement and interim CFO roles.
Prior to Gulf Atlantic, he spent 5 years as a controller and operationally focused CFO for a middle market automotive manufacturing company, he served as a vice president for a private equity group in Atlanta (GWB (USA), Inc.), and started his career in the audit department of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC.
Former positions of Michael Shirley
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
GWB (USA), Inc.
 GWB (USA), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GWB prefers to invest in companies that manufacture industrial and business-to-business products. Service and distribution businesses also are considered particularly when there is a strategic fit with a portfolio company. Successful acquisitions normally have the following characteristics: defensible position in a growing or fragmented market, 'small ticket' items (i.e. not large capital goods), low risk of obsolescence and a diversified customer base. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Gulf Atlantic Capital Corp.
 Gulf Atlantic Capital Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Woodside Capital Management LLC
 Woodside Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Woodside Capital Management invests in private middle market companies located in the United States with revenues of USD 15 - 150 million. The firm focuses on manufacturing, media, distribution, service, commercial, and industrial sectors. It participates in buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 20 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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GWB (USA), Inc.
GWB (USA), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GWB prefers to invest in companies that manufacture industrial and business-to-business products. Service and distribution businesses also are considered particularly when there is a strategic fit with a portfolio company. Successful acquisitions normally have the following characteristics: defensible position in a growing or fragmented market, 'small ticket' items (i.e. not large capital goods), low risk of obsolescence and a diversified customer base. | Finance |
Oglethorpe University
 Oglethorpe University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Gulf Atlantic Capital Corp.
Gulf Atlantic Capital Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services | Finance |
Woodside Capital Management LLC
Woodside Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Woodside Capital Management invests in private middle market companies located in the United States with revenues of USD 15 - 150 million. The firm focuses on manufacturing, media, distribution, service, commercial, and industrial sectors. It participates in buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 20 million. | Finance |
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC |
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