Managing Partner
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Rodger Adams has been a merchant banker and investment banker for over 35 years. He has served as both an advisor and a principal in structuring and negotiating asset and stock sales, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate restructurings. His industry scope is well diversified with concentration on manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, business services, forest products and airlines.Rodger began his professional career as an instructor and research advisor at the University of Oregon and the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and then began a career as a land-use and environmental planner. After a career switch which involved earning an MBA, he joined Oregon Bank/Security Pacific Bank in 1984 in international and commercial banking. In 1987, he joined PacifiCorp Financial Services working in Portland and New York City, and was a Managing Director of merchant banking and commercial finance when he left to join Veber Partners in 1994 as a founding partner. Rodger was a senior partner with Veber for 28 years, the last 10 as a co-owner of the firm. In 2022, upon the retirement of founding partner Gayle Veber, Rodger joined with Nick Stanley to establish Crown Point Partners. Rodger has served on the Board of Directors of CRU Data Security Group, Mass Ingenuity, International Composites Corp, CrossCurrent, Northwest Polymers, and Pony Lumber. In addition, he has served on the Board of Associated Oregon Industries and as a Trustee of the Lutheran Family Service Foundation. Rodger earned his bachelor’s degree in Geography from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, and a master’s degree in Geography from the University of Oregon. Rodger also earned an MBA in finance from the University of Oregon where he was a Beta Gamma Sigma Scholar. He has received a Series 7 and Series 63 securities registration with FINRA.
