Managing Director and Head of Business Development
Private Equity, Credit
Mr. Tongalson joined Littlejohn in 2015 and is a Managing Director on the Private Equity and Credit Teams. He has more than 25 years of finance and investment experience.
He leads the firm’s deal sourcing, business development, and relationship management efforts.
Prior to joining Littlejohn in 2015, he was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley where he led building products and other industrials investment banking coverage. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Tongalson worked at The Blackstone Group, Siemens Corporation and J.P. Morgan in a variety of M&A / corporate finance and investment banking roles.
He earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. with honors from Columbia Business School.