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Michael Messersmith

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Michael Messersmith joined American Capital in 2005. Prior to joining American Capital, Mr. Messersmith practiced in the corporate group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C. where his practice focused on private equity, mergers & acquisitions, acquisition finance, corporate finance, fund formation and corporate governance. Prior to that, Mr. Messersmith was an associate in the corporate department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City where he practiced public and private mergers & acquisitions, acquisition finance, and corporate finance (equity and high-yield bond offerings).  Mr. Messersmith has taught at Harvard University and Georgetown Law.

Mr. Messersmith received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law School where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and a Law Fellow. Prior to Georgetown he received his degree in comparative literature from Harvard University where he specialized in classical languages, ancient Iranian and Sanskrit. Mr. Messersmith is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars.