Bray Ridenour

Bray Ridenour is a Managing Director of Business Development at EdgePoint Capital Advisors, where he focuses on developing long-term relationships with family- and founder-owned businesses considering a sale, acquisition, management buyout, or early stages of succession planning. He works closely with business owners and advisors to connect clients with EdgePoint’s full suite of middle-market M&A Advisory capabilities, including sell-side and buy-side advisory, and capital raises.

Bray brings more than 25 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets. His career includes senior roles in New York City at Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital, and Guggenheim Partners. He later served as Chief Operating Officer at Wells Fargo, supporting the Investment Banking Technology, Media & Telecom group and helping build a middle-market investment banking platform. Most recently, Bray was Chief Operating Officer at Stout, where he played a pivotal role in expanding the firm’s Investment Banking practice, with a focus on middle-market family-owned businesses and private equity sponsors.