Richard Wottrich

Richard Wottrich
Richard Wottrich

Consultant (International Practice) - Chicago, IL


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Richard Wottrich, a Consultant at The McLean Group's Chicago office, leads the firm's International Practice comprised of more than 150 correspondent I-Banks. Mr. Wottrich has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry and has completed more than 200 transactions ranging from start-ups and private placements to middle market acquisitions and divestures in aerospace, agriculture, automotive, business services, defense, energy, engineering, food and beverage, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, shipbuilding and technology market sectors. He is expert in emerging and replacement technologies, intellectual property and patent valuations.

In 1992, Mr. Wottrich founded and served as principal of a global M&A firm where he built a substantial international network of M&A I-Banking firms. He has initiated M&A transactions in 15 countries including India, China, Japan, Brazil, the UK and Germany. Mr. Wottrich delivered the lead platform speech at the “2005 Summit of CEOs and Career Managers of Chinese and Foreign Enterprises.” More than 400 Chinese business leaders attended this first ever government-sanctioned summit in Beijing.

Mr. Wottrich is a past chairman of the board and president of IMAP, one of the world’s largest international providers of middle market M&A advisory services, where he served on the IMAP Membership Committee and the Board of Directors for 10 years. Mr. Wottrich also was the coordinator of IMAP’s Alternative Energy Group. He was instrumental in broadening IMAP’s international reach, having assisted in engaging IMAP’s first European member firms in 1998. In 2005, Mr. Wottrich was voted recipient of IMAP’s Dan Denby Award by IMAP investment bankers for best representing the spirit and business purpose of IMAP internationally.

Mr. Wottrich is the founder and editor of Centercut, a blog monitoring the political implications of policy, tax subsidies and direct grants on alternative energy and sustainability projects worldwide.

Professional Credentials

  • FINRA Registered Representative (Series 62 and 63)

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
  • Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA)

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