Principals.

Mike Sander

Co-founder; General Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Mike Sander is a co-founder of MLA Capital Partners and General Manager of Manufacturing Operations. His work grew out of Emerson and turned into a family-led operator’s passion. After the acquisition of Noble Tool, he has been responsible for the floor, the people, and the work of bringing that first company into the group.

Seth Morgan

Co-founder; CEO, MLA Companies

Seth Morgan is a co-founder of MLA Capital Partners and CEO of MLA Companies. His work has been finance, accounting, planning, and governance alongside closely held businesses — including the practical work of succession — and leading mergers and acquisitions as owner representation. He brings that operating bench to the companies the firm holds.

MLA Companies

Kyle Roth

Co-founder; Capital Markets and Investor Relationships

Kyle Roth is a co-founder of MLA Capital Partners, where he is responsible for capital markets and investor relationships. He is the founder of Roth Advisory, an Ohio practice that works with executive leadership through transitions and growth inflections. His work sits with operators, families, and the institutions that hold companies over long horizons.

Roth Advisory