Bio

Ruta has more than 15 years of investment-banking experience, including a strong background in M&A, debt capital markets and equity capital raises. She spent seven years as a Vice President at Bear Stearns, where she was part of the M&A, and financial sponsors groups and had primary coverage responsibility for 13 private equity and hedge funds. Afterwards Ruta served as a Director at Alantra, an international middle-market investment bank, where she focused on cross border transactions. Ruta also has operational experience having built and then sold her own business. MBA, Fuqua School of Business; JD & Masters in International Law, Duke University Law School; BA Economics & BA Psychology, University of North Florida;