Rick R. Cundiff

Mr. Richard R.
Cundiff, III, is Chief Operating Officer at Townsend Ventures LLC.
He joined Townsend Capital in 2004, bringing with him nearly a quarter century of investment banking experience, with strong expertise in the financing and capitalization of real estate projects and companies.
He has helped raise all forms of capital, including private and public debt and mortgages, common and preferred equity and mezzanine financing.
As a Managing Director at McDonald Investments, a KeyCorp.
Subsidiary, he founded the firm's tax credit practice, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from Corporations to invest in tax oriented transactions including IRC.
Sec.
42 Affordable Housing, IRC Sec.
29 Alternative Fuels and Sec.
47 Historic Rehab credits.
While at McDonald, He was integral in advising the firm's Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) clients on initial public offerings, secondary offerings, preferred stock issuance and corporate and mortgage debt placements.
He was named head of McDonald's Credit Tenant Lease practice in 1998, structuring and placing billions bond and notes for the firm’s Corporate clients.
Mr. Cundiff graduated from the University of Toledo with a bachelor of arts in finance and economics.
He has served as a member of the board of trustees of Recovery Resources, the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, and the local council of the Boy Scouts of America.