Stories written by Sam McNeil
Before starting River Capital Partners in 2001, Mr. McNeil spent 17 years with Banc of America Securities LLC and its predecessors in positions related to capital markets, corporate finance and debt recapitalization and restructuring. His experience includes managing large corporate stressed and distressed bank credits for NationsBank in a group that was responsible for the Southeastern United States. Beginning in 1997 Mr. McNeil was with NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc. (which became Banc of America Securities in 1999) and was one of the initial members of the Global Special Situations Trading Group, which was headquartered in Charlotte and New York. Mr. McNeil graduated from Virginia Tech with a double major in Finance and Marketing (1980), and an MBA in Finance (1981) from the Pamplin College of Business. He has attained the Principal Series 24, Investment Banking Series 79, Series 7 and Series 63 level designations from FINRA, and he has been involved in numerous professional activities and organizations including the Association for Corporate Growth and the National Funding Association (Charlotte Chapter Board of Directors). Mr. McNeil was also named in the “40 Under 40” annual listing by the Charlotte Business Journal. Mr. McNeil is frequently interviewed and cited in the news media, and has spoken at numerous conferences and professional events regarding the credit workout process, bankruptcy, debt refinancing, energy finance, restructuring, and raising capital for small/mid cap and privately held companies.