THE RALLY TEAM

Howard B. Samuels
Founding Member
Howard founded Rally Capital Services, LLC in 1998, and continues to serve as its founding member today. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a broad range of experience, having worked as an Internal Revenue Agent and IRS Midwest Regional Division Appellate Conferee (pre-U.S. Tax Court adjudicator), attorney, tax law specialist and trusted strategic business advisor to a variety of operating businesses, commercial lenders and other business professionals.
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Daniel T. Lee
Managing Member
Dan joined Rally Capital in 2004. He works with local and national lenders and their borrowers to transition distressed businesses through acquisition, turnaround, refinance and asset disposition. In this capacity, he frequently serves as Senior Restructuring Officer, Receiver, Liquidating Agent and Senior Consultant to a variety of businesses and their advisors.
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Robert G. Goldstein
Managing Member
Robert joined Rally Capital Advisors in 2020. For the last 20 years, clients around the country have turned to Goldstein for his experiences in private equity investment, merchant banking, turnaround, financial, operational, management, and as an advisory professional in the middle market. Bob has originated and secured investments with a cumulative value in excess of $1 billion and has been intimately involved in the operational turnaround of numerous middle market companies, some of which received M&A and TMA Turnaround Awards.
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Dave Sheetz
Senior Financial Consultant/Project Manager
Dave joined Rally Capital in 2006, bringing more than 18 years of experience in the asset-based lending industry. Dave is an expert business consultant focused on helping companies improve their business performance in various areas, including growing profits, revenues and customers. He works closely with clients and lenders in the Midwest and nationally on all financial issues related to bankruptcies, reorganizations and turnarounds, with a special emphasis on financial analysis and alternate financing solutions.
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Jeff Samuels
Senior Consultant
Jeff joined Rally in 2001 and offers a broad range of restructuring and turnaround experience, including extensive work on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, receiverships, consulting and liquidating agent matters. He regularly serves as part of the interim management team working with senior lenders to manage the day-to-day operations, accounts receivable, collections, personnel, creditor and vendor communications, inventory and equipment analysis, and other administrative responsibilities.
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Ryan Hayes
Senior Consultant
Ryan joined Rally in 2008. He specializes in reviewing and analyzing a company’s prior and current operating processes and activities, evaluating business performance indicators and recommending improvement options to increase profit levels, under the direction of the interim CFO or CRO.
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Timothy D. Bellcourt
Senior Financial Consultant/Project Manager
Tim joined Rally Capital at the beginning of 2017, he brings more than 30 years of experience in the banking and asset-based lending industry to Rally. His background includes audit and audit management, loan administration, portfolio management (including problem loans and liquidation management), credit underwriting, marketing, and regional management responsibilities.
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Andy Seaks
Senior Consultant / Audit
Andy has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial and asset-based lending industry. As a Senior Financial Analyst for Rally, he focuses on collateral due diligence field examinations to confirm the validity and existence of collateral supporting new financing or existing credit facilities. His experience ranges from small due diligence matters to multi-million-dollar field audits in industries such as manufacturing, distribution and service-related fields, among others.
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Kristine Sheetz
Senior Consultant / Audit
Kristine joined Rally in 2006. She specializes in conducting comprehensive on-site due diligence examinations to help lending institutions, prospective investors, and buyers make informed lending/acquisition decisions. She has extensive experience in developing comprehensive and actionable written reports that allow Rally’s team of consultants to advise underperforming and high-growth companies with alternate financing solutions related to bankruptcies, reorganizations and turnarounds.
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Ryan Smith
Senior Consultant / Audit
Ryan joined Rally Capital in 2015, bringing more than 18 years of experience in the commercial banking and asset-based lending industries. As a Senior Financial Consultant for Rally, he specializes in conducting comprehensive due diligence examinations and financial analysis to help lending institutions, prospective investors, and buyers make informed lending/acquisition decisions.
Read moreNEWS & PRESS
Rally Capital Advisors Successfully Sold Assets of Arlington Plating Co to a Strategic Investor
“Rally’s team, including Howard, Dan and Bobby, were true professionals in helping us navigate a very challenging situation. They ran a great process and kept our team engaged and informed every step of the way. Their deep experience and tireless work ethic led to a very successful outcome.” –Rich Macary, CEO of APC
Read moreCompanies stressed by fallout from COVID becoming targets
“I’ve never seen a downturn, or more of a confluence of events, that people in power or smart people have no control over,” says Howard Samuels.
Read moreRally Capital Advisors Represents eDOC Communications in Sale to LCP
LCP’s acquisition of eDOC Communications was announced on April 6, 2020, as businesses throughout the state were adjusting to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rally Capital Advisors’ Founding Partner Howard Samuels stated the firm’s latest transaction is an example of the expanded depth and breadth of services that Rally Capital Advisors offers to clients.
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