
Bryce “Rick” Toussaint
GP Managing Member
Mr. Toussaint is VIN’s GP Managing Member and a highly accomplished, results-
driven Entrepreneur with more than 25 years of business and public accounting
experience in a Big 4 environment. A consummate professional, Mr. Toussaint is
highly adept in merger and acquisition consulting whereby he has proven
effective in numerous aspects including: successfully raising capital (Equity and
Debt); spearheading project and corporate finance initiatives; coordinating
private equity due diligence efforts; and providing strategic advice on accounting
systems integration projects. With a skill-set that is applicable and transferable
across industries, Mr. Toussaint has in-depth expertise in Energy (Renewable,
E&P, and Midstream), Manufacturing, Nutraceutical and Technology Industries.
As a highly experienced M&A Consultant, Mr. Toussaint has advised more than 20
companies, both domestic and international, to become, and remain, publicly
listed on the NASDAQ, NYSE and OTC from 2006 to present. He has also advised
on dozens of cross-border merger/acquisitions, PIPE transactions and joint
ventures. Mr. Toussaint has worked in more than seven countries including the
United Kingdom, Spain, France, and throughout Asia and Latin America.
Moreover, Mr. Toussaint is well versed in SEC rules and regulations as well as
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles promulgated by the Financial
Accounting Stands Board. Having owned and operated a private CPA practice,
which was licensed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB),
Mr. Toussaint brings forth a unique blend of strategic practical business acumen
coupled with a robust comprehension of advance accounting and reporting
concepts and considerations.
From a corporate executive perspective, Mr. Toussaint formally served as Chief
Executive Officer and Board Member of the NASDAQ listed Corporation MYOS-
Rens from December 2015 until 2016. Most recently, Mr. Toussaint was
nominated to the Board of Directors of a second NASDAQ listed Company - "China
Xiangtai Food Co Ltd". Now with two Board seats on NASDAQ listed Companies to
his credit, Mr. Toussaint has joined the ranks of a small number of Black
Americans to hold such a distinction.
Mr. Toussaint obtained both a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting as well as
his Master of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Toussaint is certified public accountant in the State of Texas
and is also bi-lingual with a working proficiency in Spanish.