About
Michael Harris is a consultant in M&A, capital raising, and strategic finance at The Spartan Group, with experience spanning fintech, crypto, SaaS, financial services, and energy. He spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in corporate finance and M&A before joining the crypto exchange Swyftx as one of its first finance hires, where he built out the finance team across accounting, FP&A, treasury, investor relations, capital raising, and M&A. At Swyftx he oversaw two acquisitions and a capital raising process, implemented risk management processes during a market downturn, and contributed to the company's first financial audit and ISO 27001 compliance as revenue grew to over $160 million.
Experience
- The Spartan GroupConsultant - M&A, Capital Raising and Strategic Financecurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- SwyftxHead Of Corporate Development2021 — 2023Australia
- Morgan StanleyManaging Director, Head of Energy M&A, Americas2015 — 2021Greater Houston
- Morgan StanleyAssociate - Executive Director2006 — 2015New York, New York, United States
- SwyftxRegulatory and Finance Consultant2021Australia
- Clayton Utz LawyersSenior Associate2000 — 2004Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Asset Acquisitions & DivestituresJoint Ventures1Debt and Equity FinancingPrivate Equity TransactionsCorporate RestructuringInvestment and Financing StrategiesFinancial Management1Business DevelopmentStrategic and Financial AnalysisFinancial ModellingInvestment Opportunity Identification and Evaluation
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Negotiation of Complex Commercial ArrangementsC-suite and Board RelationsStakeholder EngagementInvestor Relations and CommunicationExecutive LeadershipValuationCapital RaisingCapital MarketsLeadershipManagementNegotiationStrategic PlanningFrom Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at The Spartan Group
Aditya Saraf
Executive Director, Portfolio Manager at The Spartan Group
Adrian Lai
Chief Creative Officer at The Spartan Group
Alexander Laidlaw
Investment Analyst at The Spartan Group
Calvin Poon
Executive Director at The Spartan Group
Casper B. Johansen
Co-founder & Partner, Co-Head of Spartan Advisory at The Spartan Group
Chase Goh
Operations Associate at The Spartan Group
Claudia Tan
Analyst at The Spartan Group
Edward Lam
Director of Finance at The Spartan Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Harris?
- Michael Harris is a consultant in M&A, capital raising, and strategic finance at The Spartan Group, with experience spanning fintech, crypto, SaaS, financial services, and energy. He spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in corporate finance and M&A before joining the crypto exchange Swyftx as one of its first finance hires, where he built out the finance team across accounting, FP&A, treasury, investor relations, capital raising, and M&A. At Swyftx he oversaw two acquisitions and a capital raising process, implemented risk management processes during a market downturn, and contributed to the company's first financial audit and ISO 27001 compliance as revenue grew to over $160 million.
- Where does Michael Harris work?
- Michael Harris is Managing Director at The Spartan Group.
- Where did Michael Harris go to school?
- Michael Harris studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Sydney (Bachelor of Laws - LLB).
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