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Exit Strategies Group Welcomes Matthew Gutowsky
May 20, 2023 / in News / by Intern
Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to introduce Matthew (Matt) Gutowsky as the newest member of our growing team. Matt recently joined us as Investment Banking Analyst, where he supports client engagements with research, financial modeling, and valuation analysis. Matt recently graduated from Michigan State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance, with a minor in Insurance and risk management. While in school, Matt interned with a financial consulting firm and a diversified …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Shepherd Controls in Sale
May 14, 2023 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
May 2023 – Exit Strategies Group is pleased to announce that it represented Shepherd Controls & Associates, a leading regional supplier of industrial automation products, in a recent sale to Flow Control Group, a portfolio company of KKR. Shepherd Controls & Associates, founded in 1985 by Ron Shepherd and Bill Benko, is headquartered in Allen, Texas. The Company has branch offices in El Paso and Houston and serves the Gulf states and Mexico. It offers …
Adam Wiskind and Roy Martinez Complete Certified M&A Professional Program
May 6, 2023 / in News / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group is pleased to announce that Senior M&A Advisors Adam Wiskind and Roy Martinez are now two of more than three hundred M&A intermediaries and professionals with the CM&AP designation. The Certified M&A Professional Program is offered by the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University in conjunction with The M&A Source. The Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) Program provides participants with the analytical and business tools needed to manage successful …
Exit Strategies Advises IRR Los Angeles & Orange County on their Sale to CBRE
April 17, 2023 / in News, Sell a Business / by Roy Martinez
Exit Strategies, a California based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) brokerage and business valuation firm, recently advised the owners of Integra Realty Resources of Los Angeles and Orange County on the sale of their Southern California commercial property and right-of-way appraisal business to CBRE Group, Inc. IRR Los Angeles co-owner, John Ellis, said, “Roy Martinez of Exit Strategies helped us understand the value of our business and introduced us to resources needed to complete the transaction. …
Cornerstone International Alliance sets new record: $1.3 billion in business transactions
April 14, 2023 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group is a partner in the Cornerstone International Alliance After a record setting year in 2021, Cornerstone International Alliance members, a consortium of industry-leading lower middle market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and investment banking firms, shattered that record in 2022, completing 169 deals with an enterprise value of more than $1.3 billion. “2021 was a milestone year with $1.1 billion in deals closed for the first time. So to have another record year …
New law exempting M&A Advisors from SEC registration is welcomed by small businesses and those who depend on them
February 7, 2023 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617), signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, includes a provision exempting brokers that facilitate small business M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) from federal broker-dealer registration. The section on “Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification” amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, effectively codifying the SEC’s sweeping 2014 M&A Broker No Action Letter. It benefits businesses who work with M&A advisors because advisors will no …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Parasound Products in Successful Sale
January 17, 2023 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it recently served as exclusive M&A Advisor to San Francisco based high end audio manufacturer Parasound Products, Inc. on their successful acquisition by StarWarriors IV, a company controlled by David Sheriff, a serial entrepreneur with in manufacturing and supply chain management. Deal terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Parasound has a long history of designing, producing and selling exceptional-value high-end home audio components to the …
Exit Strategies Group Advises on Successful Sale of MSM Inc.
December 15, 2022 / in News, Sell a Business / by Louis Cionci
Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it recently served as exclusive M&A advisor to the owners of Maintenance Supplies and Marketing, Inc. (MSM), a facilities maintenance supplies distributor serving Northern California, on their successful sale to BradyIFS, a leading distributor of foodservice disposables and janitorial/sanitation (“JanSan”) products. Deal terms were not disclosed. MSM owners Len and Lisa Polito along with Leigh Polito, Vice President of Operations expressed appreciation for the sale representation …
Exit Strategies Group Advises on Successful Sale of Automation Inc.
November 28, 2022 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it recently served as exclusive M&A advisor to the owners of industrial automation solution provider Automation Inc. on their successful sale to Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT). Deal terms were not disclosed. Founded in Minneapolis in 1981, Automation, Inc. distributes motion controls, robotics, machine vision, process controls, sensors, pneumatics, material handling and machine framing components from leading global manufacturers, and designs and builds mixed technology systems. …
Exit Strategies Group Advises Neff Power in Successful Sale
November 17, 2022 / in News, Sell a Business / by Al Statz
Exit Strategies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that it recently served as exclusive M&A Advisor to St. Louis based automation solution provider Neff Power, Inc. on their successful acquisition by GCG, a portfolio company of private equity firm Audax Group. Deal terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1965, Neff Power is a fast-growing industrial automation solutions provider serving customers in 10 states. They distribute robotics, motion controls, sensors, safety, vision, pneumatics and other automation …