EXCELLENCE
IN PARTNERSHIPS
Turning Challenges into Gateways of Opportunity
Established in 2002, RAS Capital Partners serves as a distinguished merchant banking platform, dedicated to providing enduring capital solutions and strategic insight primarily to family-owned enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures.
For the past 15 years, RAS Capital Partners has been the cornerstone of transformation in the corporate world. Trusted by clients, boards, and partners alike, we harness our distinct blend of experience, insight, and extensive connections to navigate a diverse spectrum of corporate landscapes, financial complexities, and industry challenges. Our journey has been marked by numerous pioneering roles, both as principals and consultants. Through these roles, we have fortified partnerships, mobilized hundreds of millions for company growth, assembled influential boards, and refined strategic operations, all contributing to the sustainable development of businesses.
At RAS Capital Partners, we offer more than just advice; we deliver comprehensive, strategic solutions tailored to enhance every aspect of corporate governance and growth. Our services span the full spectrum of capital management—including liquidity solutions, capital raising initiatives, investor relations, and direct investments. Additionally, we specialize in mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate planning, board formation, and active participation, ensuring all negotiations and documentation processes are handled with precision.
Our approach extends beyond internal expertise to include a robust network of seasoned professionals from various sectors—lawyers, bankers, investors, financiers, private bankers, agencies, and board members—ensuring that all dimensions of our clients’ needs are addressed through informed and innovative perspectives.
Our Mission
At RAS Capital Partners, our mission is to fulfill the distinctive aspirations of our family office clients, private investors, and founders. Trust in our services grows from our unwavering dedication to integrity, creativity, and the pursuit of excellence. We provide impartial, impactful, and practical advice that empowers our partners' journeys and ensures the proper capitalization of their visions.
We prioritize enhancing the legacies of those we serve by fostering the growth of their passions, wealth, and brands. At RAS Capital Partners, our goal is to not only achieve the dreams and missions of our clients but to amplify the enduring impact of their endeavors across generations.
R. Adam Smith: Pioneer & Visionary Leader
R. Adam Smith is a veteran strategic advisor, founder, board leader, financier, and dealmaker with extensive experience in guiding global private companies, family offices, and investors. R. Adam is a globally-respected expert in family offices, family firms, and family enterprises, and heads the Family Business Audiocast, a global, leading media platform hosting conversations with industry leaders around the globe, founded by R. Adam in 2022.
Since the mid-1990s, he has been pivotal in over fifty venture and private equity-backed companies, handling billions in transactions. Founder of several companies - including Circle Peak Capital LLC and Wisdom Board Inc - R. Adam excels in mergers, acquisitions, boards, and private equity investments. A high-honors MBA alumnus of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, R. Adam’s leadership extends to over a dozen boards and advisory boards, reflecting his expertise in strategy, governance, culture, leadership, planning, and finance. R. Adam actively contributes to the educational, health, music, and philanthropic sectors, embodying a commitment to giving back while going good.
