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Mr. Rice began his business career after obtaining Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon in 1990. Prior to joining Macadam Capital Partners, Mr. Rice spent seven years as a Vice President in the Corporate Banking Division of U.S. Bank. While at U.S. Bank, he negotiated, structured and closed hundreds of commercial lending transactions in a variety of industries. In particular, Mr. Rice’s experience included working with distressed and underperforming businesses; structuring and leading syndicated senior debt transactions including asset-based lending, highly-leveraged transactions, management buy-outs and business acquisitions/expansions. Since joining Macadam Capital in 1998, Mr. Rice's engagements have included corporate restructurings, senior and subordinated debt placements, equity placements, merger and acquisition transactions, profit and performance improvement plans, and active management of under-performing businesses including an engagement where he was named the interim Chief Financial Officer of a financially troubled company. He has worked with companies ranging from heavy manufacturing to service providers; operating in a wide variety of industry sectors of the economy.Mr. Rice earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from Portland State University in 2000. He has been involved in various community services activities, currently including educational and youth related causes. He is a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club and is married with two children. | 