West Monroe Partners has added Tom Racciatti to its team as a senior manager in its Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Mr. Racciatti will be based in the firm’s new office in Minneapolis.
West Monroe’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice advises strategic and financial buyers on all operational and technology aspects of the merger and acquisition process, from acquisition readiness and due diligence to post-close execution and operational improvement.
Mr. Racciatti’s areas of expertise include manufacturing and distribution strategy, merger and acquisition planning, operational improvement throughout the supply chain, customer profitability and market expansion analysis.
“Tom Racciatti’s combination of strategic, operational, industry and international experience is a tremendous asset to clients involved in mergers and acquisitions,” said Tom Ewers, West Monroe Partners’ Minneapolis office leader. “He adds unique capabilities for navigating complex transactional challenges and delivering synergies from these opportunities.”
Mr. Racciatti joins West Monroe Partners from Deloitte Consulting, where he was part of the Strategy & Operations practice for more than five years. In previous roles, he worked in the business architecture group of Stockback.com, an online retail portal/mutual fund manager in New York; as an account manager at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco; and as director of procurement and pricing for a food manufacturer in Minneapolis.
“West Monroe Partners has developed truly distinctive capabilities and an unparalleled reputation for supporting financial and strategic buyers at all phases of the transaction process,” said Mr. Racciatti. “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to contribute my experience to a firm that has established itself as a ‘go to’ resource in this market.”
West Monroe Partners opened its Minneapolis office in 2012 with a primary focus on merger and acquisition-related services for local industries—particularly private equity, manufacturing and distribution, and healthcare—throughout Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
West Monroe Partners is a North American, business and technology consulting firm focused on guiding organizations through projects that fundamentally transform their business. The firm has more than 350 consulting professionals in its offices in Chicago, Seattle, New York, Columbus, Dallas, Minneapolis, Montreal, and Toronto (www.westmonroepartners.com).
© 2013 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 4-11-13
