Rainier Partners
Cade Keesling is a Private Equity Analyst at Rainier Partners since August 2024, previously serving as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at William Blair between June and August 2023, where significant contributions included identifying M&A opportunities and conducting valuations. Before that, Cade was a Private Equity Winter Analyst at Rainier Partners from January to March 2023, focusing on investment opportunities in the lower-middle market and presenting detailed deal profiles. As Founder and President of the Dartmouth Financial Analysis Applied Program, Cade established an organization to enhance finance skills among undergraduate students through a comprehensive curriculum. Additionally, Cade participated in the Undergraduate Finance Committee at Dartmouth College, managing the allocation of over $1 million in campus funds. Cade obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology from Dartmouth College and participated in the TuckLAB Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Rainier Partners
Rainier Partners is a private equity firm rooted in the Pacific Northwest that invests in businesses in the lower middle market, primarily in the Western US and Canada. Rainier’s principals have deep experience investing in businesses across verticals including Business Services, Financial Services, Industrial Services and Consumer Services. Rainier’s approach is to develop a partnership with owners and management teams, combined with an open, collaborative form of communication, that allows businesses to accelerate their profit growth.