Michael Harden

Michael Harden is a senior managing director at AmbroseAdvisors where he leads Ambrose’s Investment Banking division. He has 30 years of experience in accounting, mergers & acquisitions, financings, ESOP buyouts and valuations. He is a specialist in ESOP buyouts and therefore has experience in a wide array of industries, including craft breweries,  energy, technology, government contracting, manufacturing, distribution, business services and construction.

Prior to joining Ambrose, Michael was a managing director and partner of Eureka Capital Partners, a leading boutique investment bank, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, ESOP buyouts, capital raising, as well as valuation and fairness opinions. Before Eureka, he was a managing director at BCC Capital Partners, another boutique investment banking firm. Prior to BCC, he spent seven years with Credit Suisse First Boston's Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Michael began his career in the audit group of Coopers & Lybrand and subsequently the business valuation group of Arthur Andersen.

Michael graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Business Economics and Accounting. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is a Registered Securities Principal (Series 24) and a Registered Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63) through FINRA.  Michael is the past chairman of the ESOP Association’s Finance Advisory Committee and he also serves as a Director on the Board of seven companies, five of which are 100% ESOP-owned companies.