Rick Barfield

Rick leverages more than a decade of experience advising clients on the benefits of conducting third-party due diligence on their vendors, distributors, customers, joint-venture partners and other business partners or agents. He apprises clients about the advantages of sanction screening and vetting key business and investment partners for an M&A or an initial public offering. Rick helps clients worldwide comply with their regulatory requirements through strategic solutions that leverage Kroll’s subject matter expertise, global presence, research capabilities and innovative technology.

At Kroll, Rick delivers tailored solutions to meet the needs of clients, whether they are corporate executives at Fortune 500 companies or lower-middle-market businesses or private equity deal teams. He has experience in multiple domains including capital markets, lending, business development and consulting.

Prior to joining Kroll, Rick led the business development effort in the Midwest for Tiger Valuation Services. He worked with corporate clients, private equity firms, lenders and other deal intermediaries, providing a variety of asset valuation and appraisal solutions. He is a former lender and has worked in both asset-based and commercial lending before taking on business development roles in risk management and financial advisory sectors. Over the course of his career, Rick established a broad network of attorneys, accountants, lenders, investment banks and private equity firms.

Rick is affiliated with the Association for Corporate Growth and is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.

Rick holds an MBA and a BBA in finance from Howard University in Washington, D.C.