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Our Team

KEVIN MITCHELL
Founder and Managing Director

Kevin founded RedCloud Capital in 2004 to invest in lower middle market, entrepreneur-led businesses. Kevin also co-founded Lariat Partners in 2013 and invested an $120mm institutional fund through 2018. Over the past fifteen years Kevin has invested in eleven platform companies and over a dozen add-on acquisitions. Throughout his private equity career, Kevin's focus has been to partner with founders and CEO's committed to building industry leading companies. Kevin has served on the board of directors of all RedCloud and Lariat portfolio companies. He is currently Chairman of the Boards of Ecoserv and Northern Agri Holdings. Prior to founding RedCloud, he was Managing Director of FMI Corporation, a middle-market investment banking and management consulting firm focused on the engineering and construction industry.

Education:

M.B.A. University of Michigan

B.A. University of California Berkeley

Phone: 720.544.6232

Email: kjm@redcloudcap.com

SAM SIMPSON
Managing Director

Sam joined RedCloud Capital in 2004. Sam has extensive management and operating experience in several industries, including consumer products, wholesale distribution and the oil and gas business. He was the founder and CEO of Stewart’s Beverages, Inc., a publicly held soft drink company with sales and distribution in all 50 states and throughout Canada. Stewarts was acquired by Snapple Beverages where Sam continued to serve as President of the Stewart’s division. Prior to starting Stewart’s, Sam was a partner in Capvest Limited, a Melbourne, Australia based investment company, with primary responsibilities of identifying, financing and managing the firm’s investments in the U.S. and Canada. He was also a co-founder of Energy Prospects, Inc. and Wazee Energy LLC, two oil and gas businesses with operations in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent regions. Sam began his career as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division.

Education:

B.S. in Finance, University of Utah

JD, University of Utah College of Law

Phone: 720.544.6223

Email: sms@redcloudcap.com

DAVID WILKINS
Managing Director

David served as a lighting industry expert to RedCloud for several years prior to joining the team as a Managing Director in 2020. David owned and ran Colorado-based LED lighting company, American Lighting, for over eleven years. He grew the company ten-fold through organic growth and transitioned American Lighting to LED technology before selling the company to an international buyer. In addition, David has acted as President and CEO of several other notable Colorado companies, including Global Product Specialists, K2 Venture Management, and DĀLYTE/AiA Industries. Prior to his entrepreneurial focus, David held venture capital and senior investment banking positions at several nationally recognized firms including TA Associates, Boettcher & Company, Newman and Associates, and RBC Dain Rauscher, where he focused on mergers, acquisitions, management buyouts, and raising growth and acquisition capital through private and public placements of debt and equity. David currently serves on the Board of Directors of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO Gold Rocky Mountain) and Receptra Naturals, and previously served on the Boards of Classic Brands and Scholars Unlimited.

Education:

M.B.A. Harvard Business School

B.A. Colorado College, cum laude

Phone: 720.544.6229

Email: dgw@redcloudcap.com

ROBERT KUFEL
Associate

Rob is an Associate with RedCloud Capital. Rob joined RedCloud Capital in March 2019. Prior to joining the team, he was an Investment Analyst at Patricia Industries, the private investment arm of Investor AB focused on acquiring industry-leading healthcare, business services, and industrial businesses. Prior to joining Patricia Industries, Rob was an investment banking analyst with Stifel in the Electronics and Applied Technologies group. At Stifel, he worked on a combination of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, public equity offerings and private capital raises.

Education: B.S. Binghamton University

Phone: 716.860.0160

Email: rob@redcloudcap.com

Kevin Mitchell

Founder and Managing Director

Phone: 720.544.6232

Email: kjm@redcloudcap.com

Sam Simpson

Managing Director

Phone: 720.544.6223

Email: sms@redcloudcap.com

David Wilkins

Managing Director

Phone: 720.544.6229

Email: dgw@redcloudcap.com

Robert Kufel

Associate

Phone: 716.860.0160

Email: rob@redcloudcap.com