Nolan Spencer
Founder at Spencer Advisory Group
Profile
Mr. Spencer is an Operating Partner at Rural American Fund.
Mr. Spencer has been working with Mr. Karlson and Ms. Koch since 2008 when they hired him as the CFO of their portfolio company, La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed, LLC (part of Rural American Fund I, L.P.).
Rural American Fund I, L.P.
exited its investment La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed, LLC in June 2018 to DLF Pickseed, a wholly owned subsidiary of DLF Seeds A/S.
As part of the sale process to the international strategic buyer, Mr. Spencer transitioned to the role of CFO consultant to La Crosse Seed.
Post Mr. Spencer's independent consulting agreement with DLF Pickseed / La Crosse Seed, he founded Spencer Advisory Group where he provided outsourced CFO and operating partner services to middle-market businesses and private equity firms.As Operating Partner for the funds, Mr. Spencer focuses on providing due diligence services; outsourced financial leadership / integration services; change management support; and, in-depth consulting (e.g.
financial, HR, IT/ERP) throughout the acquisition process and transition of executive level positions in new investments.
Mr. Spencer began his career in 2006.
Prior to being the CFO at La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed, LLC, Mr. Spencer spent two years at Kraft Foods Global Inc. as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Lunchables and Convenient Meals groups.
Mr. Spencer received a BS in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University and a MBA in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Nolan Spencer active positions
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Rural American Fund
Rural American Fund Investment ManagersFinance Rural American Fund (Rural American Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas Karlson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 28/02/2021 |
Spencer Advisory Group | Founder | 30/09/2018 |
Former positions of Nolan Spencer
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La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC
La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC produces forage, turf, pasture seeds, and related specialties for agriculture, turf, and landscaping applications in North America. It offers agricultural products, such as alfalfa, red clovers, white clovers, trefoils, high sugar ryegrasses and pasture mixtures, bromegrass, tall fescue, orchardgrass, reed canary grass, timothy, teff summer lovegrass, forage mixes, sorghums and sudangrasses, specialty forages, and sweet corns. The firm also provides cover crops, including winter wheat; wheat stubble; wheat, silage, or short-season corn; standing corn or stubble; and corn or soybeans. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI. | Director of Finance/CFO | 31/12/2018 |
Training of Nolan Spencer
Wisconsin School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
Weatherhead School of Management | Undergraduate Degree |
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Rural American Fund
Rural American Fund Investment ManagersFinance Rural American Fund (Rural American Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas Karlson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC
La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed LLC produces forage, turf, pasture seeds, and related specialties for agriculture, turf, and landscaping applications in North America. It offers agricultural products, such as alfalfa, red clovers, white clovers, trefoils, high sugar ryegrasses and pasture mixtures, bromegrass, tall fescue, orchardgrass, reed canary grass, timothy, teff summer lovegrass, forage mixes, sorghums and sudangrasses, specialty forages, and sweet corns. The firm also provides cover crops, including winter wheat; wheat stubble; wheat, silage, or short-season corn; standing corn or stubble; and corn or soybeans. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI. | Non-Energy Minerals |
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