RAS Capital Partners

2022 is ahead of us, and to me, it marks a period of great transition: ....our economy is likely adjusting into a less euphoric state, financial markets will react, geopolitics will become even more complex as we see an amended modern-day cold war, climate change will become front and center of conscious capitalism in the corporate board room, the workplace will reactivate close to full employment yet with a new hybrid profile ... and careers will, of course, evolve. For me, it is a time to take stock, expand, deploy knowledge and grow. After a colorful and rewarding career of around thirty years across corporate finance, followed by private equity, direct investing, serving on ten boards, venture capital, founding five separate firms, -- and recently, financing advisor to private companies and single family offices -- I am grateful for my own journey (and those that I served, learned from, worked with, and that mentored me along the way). Yet, significant opportunity remains ahead - particularly addressing the needs of the private company ecosystem: founders, owners, family enterprises, and related investors and boards. 🔘Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Looking ahead, I feel this is a powerful reminder to always look ahead, keep moving, and be your best.🔘 I am very fortunate to have acquired a great deal of knowledge in private capital markets - in 2022, I am going to meaningful scale up these activities with renewed attention on middle-market clients. Since 2002, I have led around a billion in direct private capital deployment, while serving on the related Boards of Directors (ten of them!) - I will now transition from direct investing and dedicate myself in the coming years to client work, serving goals across capital, growth, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic council. More soon. I look forward to being in touch. 🌎Most importantly, may 2022 bring you, your firms, families, and our world a period of a bit more normalcy, good health, prosperity, and positive leadership, inspiration, and personal growth🌎. R. Adam Smith ras@rascapitalpartners.com ...focused on private company capital and strategic solutions since 1993... #privateequity #capitalmarkets #boardsofdirectors #investmentbanking #privatecompanies #wisdomboard #mergersandacquisitions #financialsponsors #middlemarket #privatecapital #strategicadvisor

Looking forward to Uncorrelated Alts and 🎙️ serving on one of their panels this week #nyc 💫 Kudos to Anthony D. Mascia and his team 💫 Over 320 registered ! Uncorrelated is transforming access to alternative investments with three core pillars: 1. A platform providing seamless access to exclusive alternative investments for wealth managers, independent RIAs, and family offices. 2. Comprehensive due diligence to reduce risk and align opportunities with clients’ unique goals. 3. Targeted events offering insight into strategies with potential for outperformance compared to traditional funds. Uncorrelated Miami brings together niche strategies in private equity, hedge funds, crypto, venture capital, real estate, and private credit. A curated environment encourages meaningful connections between fund managers and LPs, without the pressure of quotas. #FamilyBusiness #FamilyOffice #Governance #LeadershipExcellence #EntrepreneurshipLegacy #FamilyEnterprise #FamilyFirms #FamilyBusinessAudiocast #GenerationalWealth #LegacyLeadership Family Business Audiocast Avestix Group Jasmine Ren Tess Loucka R. Adam Smith Peter Murrugarra, CAIA, MSIM Geoff Marcus

Family Business Audiocast is pleased to host very soon three next - gen experts in family enterprise: 🎙️ below 🔹 Jason Ma, Founder & CEO of ThreeEQ, an award-winning mentor with 39+ years of experience, advises UHNW family leaders and CEOs on achieving extraordinary success. A global speaker and B20 contributor, he shapes innovative strategies for future leaders. 🔹 Emily Bouchard, family communication expert and co-author, helps affluent families navigate non-financial challenges in estate planning, fostering resilience and bridging generational gaps in philanthropy. 🔹 Chelsea Toler, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Logictry, and President of the KFG Foundation, focuses on impact investing, next-gen engagement, and leveraging technology for social good. Together, they inspire growth, innovation, and positive change. #Leadership #Innovation #NextGen #Mentorship

Opal Group today in #napa did such a fabulous job. 💫 I enjoyed speaking on our family office legacy and architecture event with industry experts. Well done to all ! Avestix Group Susan L. David Leibowitz Family Business Audiocast #FamilyBusiness #FamilyOffice #Governance #LeadershipExcellence #EntrepreneurshipLegacy #FamilyEnterprise #FamilyFirms #FamilyBusinessAudiocast #GenerationalWealth #LegacyLeadership

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Please join me, live, in a Family Business Audiocast with Jim Grubman, owner of Family Wealth Consulting. 🔆 Jim Grubman is an internationally recognized consultant who specializes in advising families of wealth, family enterprises, and the advisors who serve them. His expertise spans psychology, family dynamics, trusts and estates law, and family governance, helping families integrate life and wealth to benefit both family and society. 🔆 Jim has earned a global reputation for his thought leadership, delivering innovative solutions to the complex issues faced by affluent families. His work includes facilitating family meetings, training advisors, and contributing to the field through publications and speaking engagement. 🔆  Jim’s contributions to the family wealth community have been widely recognized. He was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the 2024 Family Wealth Report Awards for his long-standing leadership and advocacy. ———— Details on the event: 🎙️ 💫 When: Wednesday, Oct. 16 12:15pm EST | 11:15am CST | 10:15am pm MST | 9:15am PST 💫 Where: LinkedIn audiocast live stream 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_DT5SGr _______ Family Business Audiocast - founded 2022 - includes guest experts in the family office, family firm, and family enterprise ecosystem. Family business is more than just a business…. it is a powerful and important ecosystem where family personal and professional dynamics intersect with business, wealth, philanthropy, purpose and legacy. ____ Note: Registration required. Event may be recorded. *After registration, click "view event". Please add event to calendar* Event link is live available exactly 15 mins prior to event. Produced and created by R. Adam Smith ____ Subscribe to our proprietary family enterprise newsletter and on the look out for our periodic expert contributor series. ——- Opinions presented on this audio-cast are personal, and do not represent the positions of speakers’ or guests’ organizations. #familyoffice #leadership #nextgeneration #succession #familybusiness #familyenterprises #familylegacy #innovation #entrepreneurship #businesssucession #wealthmanagement #family #generationalwealth #philanthropy #familyfirms #audiocast #fba Jasmine Ren

Family Business Audiocast is pleased to collaborate on a thought leadership initiative on CEO Zones - a digital leadership platform founded by our friend, Bill Forster CEO zones is sharing our content to its thousands of followers and enhancing their awareness of family business and family office matters. 💫 Discover CEO Zones – a go-to hub for business insights, leadership strategies, and growth opportunities. 💫 Whether you're an established executive or an aspiring leader, find the tools, connections, and inspiration you need to take your career and company to the next level. 🖊️ Join the community and lead the future ! Alexandrea Harrelson #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #CEOCommunity #Entrepreneurship

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, myself and Alfredo De Massis enjoyed some time together recently in a live discussion dedicated to advancing the learning of the school’s students around family enterprise, and legacy. IMD 📚 as always, Alfredo was masterful in his selection of topics, and guiding a dialogue to benefiting those seeking wisdom I speak often on many live mediums globally on family offices, family firms, and family enterprise … this was one of the most tangible in bringing real life lessons down to earth level in an academic setting. Kudos Alfredo ! 🌟 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 ——- Our talk: “The Family Asset: the creation of legacy and wealth” April 8, 2024 1. Introduction to Family Assets and Legacy Building 2. Role of governance is sustaining wealth across generations 3. Leveraging Private Equity and Strategic Investments 4. Philanthropy as a Pillar of Legacy 5. Innovation in FO strategies #familybusiness #familyoffice #governance #leadership #excellence #topvoices #entrepreneurship #familyfirms #familybusinessaudiocast #topvoices #billionaires #legacy Jasmine Ren Family Business Audiocast FamilyBusiness.Org Family Business Mathew (Mat) Hughes Kimberly Eddleston

𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧. 22% of unicorn founders led their previous companies as CEOs, and 9% as CTOs. The other three most common specializations are: • Engineers (21%) • Software engineers (17%) • Product managers (14%) All 10 of the most common specializations of unicorn founders-to-be are related to leadership, technological proficiency, or marketing. Note: For this post, we analyzed 2,721 founders of US-based, VC-backed unicorns. For 2,510 of them, we found all of their positions in the places where they worked prior to founding a unicorn and grouped the positions by specialization. For example: "researcher," “professor,” and “chief scientific officer” were categorized as "Scientist/R&D/Technology." What do you think is the best way to learn these skills? Please share your thoughts in the comments section. Thank you to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Venture Capital Initiative for the support. #stanford #stanfordgsb #venturecapital #startups #innovation #technology