Rainstar Capital Group, a Grand Rapids, MI-based national debt advisory firm announced it has hired Patrick Dunphy to its middle market team as Managing Director to head up the Cleveland market.

Rainstar Capital Group’s CEO Kurt Nederveld said, "We are pleased to expand the Rainstar brand into the Cleveland market with the hire of Patrick Dunphy. Pat has a strong track record in the middle market banking space. We look forward to him serving our clients in the local market and across the United States.

Dunphy said, “I chose to join Rainstar after being a middle market commercial banker as Rainstar has an industry leading platform of over 250 lenders that provide unique solutions to business owners and commercial real estate investors looking to grow.”

Nederveld said, "Pat will do a great job for our firm in providing our robust lending platform to clients in the middle market space. Right now, we see a large need for our traditional asset-based lending, equipment, senior credit facilities, along with our unique niche lending programs like stand along contract financing, payroll lending, mezzanine and junior debt solutions."