Anja Ritchie joins ClearRidge Capital’s Team from Frankfurt, Germany.

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TULSA, OK – September 3, 2009 – ClearRidge Capital, a leading provider of restructuring, merger & acquisition and corporate finance services for midsize companies, has expanded its mergers and acquisitions team with the addition of Anja Ritchie, a professional with industry experience from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Commerzbank in Germany.

Anja was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She graduated with an MSc from one of the top 3 German business schools, HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, majoring in Corporate Finance and Business Strategy. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from the European University Viadrina in Germany and the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Montpellier, France.

Anja worked in the valuation advisory division at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Frankfurt, Germany, where she contributed to a wide range of European M&A deals. Prior to this, she also worked in corporate restructuring and financial modeling at Commerzbank, headquartered in Frankfurt.

Anja met her husband, who is originally from Pryor, Oklahoma while they were traveling in Turkey.  After living in Europe for several years, they decided to move back to the US and settle in Tulsa.

According to Matthew Bristow, Managing Director, “Anja adds to the international experience of our team, who between us have lived and worked in over 15 countries around the world.  Our clients benefit from a breadth of industry experience and geographic relationships that are unavailable to most Midwest companies. Anja adds to the strength and diversity of the ClearRidge team, as well as bringing new lender, investor and business relationships from Central Europe.

At ClearRidge, Anja’s main focus is research, analysis and financial modeling.

According to Bruce Jones, Managing Director, “The addition of Anja to our team will further strengthen our firm enabling us to expand our services to the growing Midwest market for corporate financial and strategic advice.”

Before Anja embarked upon her investment banking career, she was a professional volleyball player, winning the Berlin Championship title numerous times with her team and placing 2nd in a German national championship. Anja still enjoys playing beach volleyball today, but she now spends more time perfecting her Salsa dancing.