Richard T. Carratu

Mr. Richard T.
Carratu is a Managing Director at Prospect Capital Management LLC.
Prior to joining Prospect, he served as a Managing Director in GE Capital’s Structured Finance Group, where he led a team focused on originating and executing high yielding asset-based and cash flow debt financings, restructurings, leases and equity investments.
Before GE, he worked at the Polish-American Enterprise Equity Fund, where he monitored and exited various portfolio companies.
Before that, he served as a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, a private equity firm, where he participated in evaluating, investing, monitoring and exiting various portfolio companies in the communications and industrial manufacturing industries.
Mr. Carratu started his career at Coopers and Lybrand, where he held several positions before becoming a senior manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group.
He has several years of financial experience in transaction origination, deal structuring, portfolio management, restructurings and turnarounds.
His experience includes mission critical assets and business operations in diverse industries, such as energy, transportation, infrastructure, chemical, aerospace and general manufacturing.
His background includes GAAP and SEC financial reporting, along with M&A and restructuring advisory services.
Mr. Carratu holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he became a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, and a BS in Accounting from Long Island University School of Professional Accountancy.
He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.