The operators behind Dink Capital.
Rich Turasky
General Partner · 34-Year ExecutiveA seasoned entrepreneur and capital markets executive with over three decades of experience building, scaling, and financing companies across private, public, and institutional markets. He has founded, led as CEO, or served as executive board member of more than 25 operating companies spanning plastic manufacturing, pharmaceutical development, aviation, digital finance, and commercial real estate — with managing partner positions across more than 150 real estate investments. Founding shareholder and executive board member on transactions totaling approximately $2 billion in private and public mergers and IPOs. At Dink Capital, he brings that capital fluency and operational depth to one of the fastest-growing sectors in sports today.
Joe Magnacca
Advisor · Public Company CEO at National ScaleOne of the most accomplished retail and franchise operators in North America, with a career spanning Loblaw, EVP at Shoppers Drug Mart, President of Duane Reade, EVP & President of Daily Living Products & Solutions at Walgreens overseeing 8,000+ stores, CEO of RadioShack, and most recently CEO of Massage Envy — overseeing thousands of franchise locations. Board seats at Sally Beauty Holdings and American Apparel. His multi-unit scaling discipline is exactly the competency a national facility footprint requires: site selection, operator relationships, training infrastructure, and unit economics.
Joel Johnson
AdvisorServed as Chairman and President of First Bank for over two decades, scaling it into one of the largest privately held banks in the United States with multibillion-dollar operations across Arizona, California, and Colorado. Recognized as Philanthropic CEO of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal, he built FirstBank into an institution known as much for its community impact as its financial performance — before capping his tenure with a landmark $4.1 billion exit to PNC Bank. As an advisor to Dink Capital, he brings that same long-game discipline, capital fluency, and stakeholder credibility to a sport at a genuine inflection point.
The strategic advisor: The Capital Companies, LLC.
The Capital Companies and its subsidiaries are a privately held alternative investment platform spanning real estate, finance, and private equity. The firm has co-invested with over $150 million of private equity and raised more than $250 million in institutional joint-venture capital, with billions in completed transactions across both private and public markets — and more than three decades of institutional relationships.
- $750MBlackstone Grill IPO
- $450MPono Capital business combination
- $250M+Blue Capital RV Park Fund (currently expanding)
- $140MAckrell SPAC Feeder Fund
- $100MCo-investment industrial portfolio
- $53MEQT Exeter co-investment
- 150+Deals closed as principals
Selected prior transactions of the strategic advisor and its principals are shown for background only. Past performance is not indicative of future results and does not represent performance of the Fund.