Wanger Investment Management Team
Advisors
Fred Tannenbaum
Fred Tannenbaum is Managing Partner of Gould & Ratner, a law firm based in Chicago which represents many dynamic early stage and mid market companies.
Mr. Tannenbaum has a wide range of experience in advising middle market businesses, sophisticated entrepreneurs, private equity funds, and wealthy family businesses. He assists these individuals and entities with the formation of businesses, capital raising, strategic growth, operations, the attraction of executive management and transfer operations. His clients thrive in 60 or so industries including many diversified manufacturing and distribution companies, as well as telecommunications and technology.
Mr. Tannenbaum has written extensively on business and legal topics, writing one book, five law review articles and over fifty articles on topics of practical importance to investors, entrepreneurs and family businesses. He frequently speaks worldwide on these topics. Mr. Tannenbaum is also the past president of LawExchange International, and is formerly head of the firm's corporate and commercial group.
Mr. Tannenbaum has been recognized by the Illinois Venture Capital Association as a leading expert on private equity capital; by a national bar association organization as a leading authority on mergers and acquisitions; by Crain's Chicago Business as a leading expert on family-owned businesses; and was selected an Illinois Super Lawyer.
He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and the University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude and with honors.