Bio

Andrew D. Raeder is a founding partner of EMA Partners, LLC. For over 20 years, Mr. Raeder has advised middle market clients on numerous transactions in a variety of industries, from life sciences and medical devices, to specialty manufacturing, healthcare IT, and consumer products. Prior to co-founding EMA, Mr. Raeder was a founding partner of The Suffield Financial Group, LLC. During his tenure at SFG, and at Delta Capital Group, Mr. Raeder specialized in lower middle market merger and acquisition work. For almost ten years, Mr. Raeder worked as a consultant to, and ultimately the President and CEO of two privately held companies: one in the consumer products industry, and the other a manufacturer of medical devices. He ultimately prepared and sold each company to larger competitors in their respective industries. Prior to that, Mr. Raeder worked as a business development consultant and financial analyst for several successful entrepreneurs, including the founders of the WD-40, Foto-Mat, and Smart Food companies. Mr. Raeder also performed due diligence support for mergers and acquisitions at Kirkland and Ellis, LLP. He worked on some of the largest transactions of the period, including Kraft Foods/Philip Morris, and Whirlpool/Roper. Other clients included Celestial Seasonings and Motorola Corporation. Mr. Raeder graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and holds an MBA from The University of Michigan. Mr. Raeder holds FINRA Series 79, Series 63 and Series 62 licenses.