by Analyst | Aug 8, 2025 | Bios
Grant Blomeke ANALYST Grant is an Analyst at Copper Run, specializing in valuation analysis, financial modeling and market research to support buy-side M&A processes. Prior to joining the firm, he had a public finance internship at Bradley Payne in Cincinnati....
by Senior Associate | Feb 11, 2025 | Bios
Matt Brown Senior Associate Matt is a Senior Associate at Copper Run, responsible for maintaining client relationships, buy-side deal execution, and market research. Prior to joining Copper Run, Matt was a Vice President and Program Manager within Bank of America’s...
by Analyst | Jun 14, 2024 | Bios
Ty Bucher ANALYST Ty is an Analyst on the deal team who assists with financial modeling, valuation analysis, and market research for Copper Run. Prior to his current position, Ty was a Business Tax Services Intern at KPMG and later worked as a Tax Advisory Associate...
by Managing Director | Nov 28, 2022 | Bios
Shawn Byerly MANAGING DIRECTOR Located at our Cincinnati office, Shawn drives business development by sourcing new buy-side and sell-side opportunities in the business services, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. Previously, Shawn served as Managing Director at...
by Analyst | Jul 11, 2025 | Bios
Peter Calleri ANALYST Peter is an analyst at Copper Run, sourcing deals for buy-side M&A teams and evaluating targets based on specific client criteria. Prior to joining Copper Run, he was an AI Fintech Sales Associate at FP Alpha, evaluating tax and estate...
by Analyst | Jul 10, 2025 | Bios
Matthew Campbell ANALYST Matthew is an analyst at Copper Run, assisting with valuation analysis, financial modeling and market research to support deal processes. He was active at John Carroll University in the Student Finance and Wealth Management Association and...
by Analyst | Sep 22, 2025 | Bios
Ethan Falk ANALYST Ethan is an Analyst in the Columbus office, conducting business valuation, financial modeling and market research analysis on the buy-side team. Before joining Copper Run, he was in the Equipment Finance Department at PNC after completing an...
by Managing Director | May 30, 2023 | Bios
Marc Fleagle Managing Director Based in our Cleveland office, Marc is a Managing Director for Copper Run, focusing on executing M&A strategies and new business development. Marc leverages his expertise in sell-side transactions to lead middle market and lower...
by CEO and Founder | Nov 9, 2022 | Bios
Andy Hays CEO & FOUNDER With a passion for dealmaking, Andy founded Copper Run. He has completed over $9 billion in transactions while working with hundreds of companies, both public and private, in a variety of industries including manufacturing and technology....
by Analyst | Nov 13, 2025 | Bios
Tyler Horvath ANALYST Tyler is a buy-side analyst in the Cleveland office, supporting deal teams with outreach, research, and financial analysis. Before joining Copper Run, he held a finance and accounting internship at North Coast Ventures. In his spare time, Tyler...
by Analyst | Aug 8, 2025 | Bios
Austin Irussi ANALYST Austin is an analyst at Copper Run, focusing on research and financial analysis for buy-side acquisitions. Prior to Copper Run, Austin worked for IGS Energy in Solar, where he supported the residential business with project finance modeling....
by Analyst | Sep 22, 2025 | Bios
Skyler Joshua ANALYST Skyler is an Analyst in the Columbus office, focusing on research and financial evaluation for buy-side acquisitions. Previously, he worked as an Analyst after an internship with a small fund in Austin, Texas. Skyler stays busy outside of the...
by Vice President | Nov 28, 2022 | Bios |
Brandon Kelly VICE PRESIDENT As a Vice President, Brandon is leading client engagements and assisting with business development. Brandon started at Copper Run as an intern during his junior year of college and was hired upon graduation to join the team full time....
by Associate | Mar 23, 2023 | Bios
Grant Kirby ASSOCIATE As an Associate at Copper Run, Grant assists the deal team with financial modeling, market research, and advisory services. He previously advised early-stage companies on raising institutional capital from pre-seed through series A rounds at...
by Managing Director | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios |
Jason Kraynak MANAGING DIRECTOR Jason is a Managing Director at Copper Run, responsible for driving new business development and leading client engagements to execute unique M&A strategies. He leverages his experience in both buy-side and sell-side transactions...
by Vice President | Dec 6, 2022 | Bios |
Steve Lancianese VICE PRESIDENT Responsible for managing deal teams in support of our clients, Steve is also sourcing new opportunities for the firm. Previously, Steve worked at J.P. Morgan Chase and was charged with developing and executing growth strategy...
by Senior Associate | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios |
Zane Laws, CFA SENIOR ASSOCIATE Zane is responsible for supporting the deal team through market research, valuation analysis, and financial modeling. Prior to Copper Run, Zane worked for J.P. Morgan in the Asset Management division, supporting the mutual fund and...
by Analyst | Nov 13, 2025 | Bios
Jason Lewis ANALYST Jason is a sell-side Analyst in the Cleveland office, supporting deal teams in financial modeling, valuation, and market research. Prior to Copper Run, he worked as a Business Valuation Associate for EY-Parthenon. In his spare time, Jason enjoys...
by Vice President | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios
Tony Lima VICE PRESIDENT As a deal team leader, Tony is responsible for ensuring effective deal execution and business development. Previously, he worked as an Associate Partner at Stadion Capital Partners, a private investment partnership, where he was responsible...
by Analyst | Sep 22, 2025 | Bios
Christian Long ANALYST Christian is an Analyst supporting sell-side and buy-side deal teams, specializing in financial modeling, due diligence and strategic outreach. He brings experience to the firm from his roles as a Corporate Finance Associate for the Global...
by Analyst | Jul 10, 2025 | Bios
Logan Menning ANALYST Logan is an analyst at Copper Run, specializing in buy-side M&A and supporting deal team leads with research and analysis for acquisition searches. While at Xavier University, he had a four-year scholarship on the Men’s Golf Team and...
by Analyst | Aug 8, 2025 | Bios
Gavin Mlicki ANALYST Gavin is an analyst specializing in buy-side M&A, supporting deal teams with outreach, research and financial analysis. Prior to joining Copper Run, he had internships as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst with Cain Brothers and in IT...
by Research Director | Dec 8, 2022 | Bios |
Shyam Mohan RESEARCH DIRECTOR As Research Director, Shyam spearheads Copper Run’s research efforts. His team identifies potential acquisition targets for clients across various industry verticals. He holds more than two decades of research experience, supporting...
by Managing Director | Feb 10, 2025 | Bios
Matt Mueller MANAGING DIRECTOR Matt is a Managing Director in Copper Run’s Cleveland office. With over 20 years of experience serving privately-held companies, family business owners, private equity firms and public boards of directors, Matt is known for his...
by Marketing Director | Mar 12, 2025 | Bios |
TRACIE PATTEN MARKETING DIRECTOR Tracie is a senior communications leader with deep experience in strategic planning, brand positioning, consumer behavior studies, internal and external messaging, event management and client experience development aligned to meet...
by Vice President | Nov 28, 2022 | Bios |
Lizabeth Roth, JD VICE PRESIDENT Lizabeth sits in our Cleveland office and is focused on continuing to build Copper Run’s presence in Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh. She is responsible for transaction execution and business development. Prior to Copper Run,...
by Outreach Specialist | Aug 8, 2025 | Bios
Austin Routzong OUTREACH SPECIALIST Austin is an Outreach Specialist at Copper Run, building relationships with businesses to find partnerships for our buy-side M&A clients. Before joining Copper Run, he was an Account Manager at Genesis Building Systems, Ltd.,...
by Outreach Specialist | Jul 16, 2025 | Bios
Matt Ruzicka OUTREACH SPECIALIST Matt is an Outreach Specialist with Copper Run, activating strategic plans and serving as the first-line contact representing clients in acquisition targeting and engagement. He joined Copper Run after notable sales contributions with...
by Analytics Manager | Mar 23, 2023 | Bios
Adam Scheuer ANALYTICS MANAGER Adam leads data analytics and CRM database management at Copper Run. He supports the deal team with optimizing our data to ensure that we can best serve clients. Prior to joining Copper Run, Adam managed institutional enrollment...
by Analyst | Aug 8, 2025 | Bios
JD SERWATKA ANALYST JD is an analyst in the Cleveland office, assisting with valuation analysis, financial modeling and market research. Prior to joining the firm full-time, he was an intern at Copper Run and FirstEnergy. While at Kent State University, JD was...
by Managing Director | Nov 9, 2022 | Bios
Michael Shaw MANAGING DIRECTOR Michael is responsible for developing key sector-relevant relationships, originating transactions, and providing advisory services to private equity firms, assisting portfolio companies in their growth strategies across a variety of...
by Chief Operating Officer | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios |
Jason Stevens CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER As Chief Operating Officer, Jason oversees all core corporate functions and is focused on putting the right people and systems in place to best serve our clients and execute our growth strategies. Previous experience includes...
by Vice President | Nov 13, 2025 | Bios
Sean Sward Vice President Sean is a Vice President of Copper Run, responsible for building client relationships, buy-side advising and executing transactions. He brings extensive sourcing, valuation and negotiation experience from his previous ownership role of...
by Vice President | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios |
Eric Vannatta VICE PRESIDENT Assisting with advisory services and business development, Eric is committed to client service and developing relationships. Eric spends most of his time on the buy-side, helping clients establish and execute acquisition strategies across...
by Managing Director | Feb 10, 2025 | Bios
Jeremy Wallace MANAGING DIRECTOR Jeremy is a seasoned M&A leader with extensive experience in the franchise and investment banking industries, specializing in building strategic relationships, originating transactions, and providing advisory services to private...
by Executive Assistant | Jul 31, 2023 | Bios
Megan Wertenberger Executive Assistant As Executive Assistant, Megan supports the leadership team at Copper Run with their long- and short-term strategic and business development initiatives. She provides direct support to Copper Run’s president and managing...
by Director | Nov 29, 2022 | Bios |
Ryan Wilson DIRECTOR Ryan is responsible for deal execution leadership, building business relationships, and sourcing new opportunities for the firm. Prior to Copper Run, Ryan worked as a Corporate and Institutional Banking Analyst at PNC, where he utilized his...
by Controller | Nov 28, 2022 | Bios
Jamie Hays Controller Jamie began her work at Copper Run alongside Andy on the day it opened in April 2008. She is responsible for the accounting function for the firm along with the administration of monthly and annual financial reporting. Previously, she held roles...
by HR Director | Nov 28, 2022 | Bios |
Anne Remias HR DIRECTOR Dedicated to the people side of the business, Anne is responsible for the human resources function for the firm. Previously, Anne held HR roles with Hamilton Capital, Employers Resource Association, and Huntington National Bank. She is...
