Ryan Sprott Bio

Prior to co-founding Great Range Capital in 2010, Ryan Sprott was a Managing Director and Partner of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the private equity division of Credit Suisse, in New York. DLJMBP was focused on middle market buyouts and growth capital and invested more than $10 billion of private equity capital. Ryan also worked with DLJ Growth Capital Partners, the lower middle-market fund within Credit Suisse’s merchant banking group. While at DLJMBP, Ryan completed transactions across many sectors, including industrial and business services, healthcare, media, energy, and retail/consumer. He was responsible for deal sourcing, investment due diligence, deal execution and portfolio company oversight. Before joining the private equity division, Ryan worked in the Natural Resources Group at Credit Suisse, where he worked on a variety of M&A, debt and equity transactions for corporate clients in the energy industry.