LOS ANGELES, CA — RLH Equity Partners is pleased to announce that Ryan Smiley has become a Managing Director of the firm. During his years of experience at RLH, Ryan has been closely involved with a number of business services companies including The Chartis Group, Mondo, and Shift7 Digital. Mr. Smiley holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining RLH, Ryan started his career with six years of experience spanning investment banking, operations finance, and private equity. More about Ryan can be found at https://www.rlhequity.com/team/ryan-a-smiley/.
RLH co-founder J. Christopher Lewis commented, “It is a privilege to recognize Ryan’s contributions to RLH with this promotion. Ryan has been a key member of our team across sourcing opportunities, executing transactions, and developing growth strategies for our portfolio companies. All of us at RLH look forward to many more years of working with Ryan.”