Bio

Ira co-founded Long Point Capital in 1998 after serving as a general partner of MLGA, an M&A advisory firm and private equity firm. He has served as a general partner of funds with private equity investments of over $400 million and has advised on transactions with total values of over $5 billion. Prior to MLGA, Ira served as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, and as a strategy consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Ira is a recognized expert and frequent speaker on private equity investments in ESOP, building products, and engineering transactions. Ira earned a BSE in Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.