Our award-winning, highly credentialed team at Edison Business Advisors has participated in many forms of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinouts, and roll-ups. Our proven process for properly preparing a business for sale, maximizing marketing exposure, and expertise in guiding the sale to completion have resulted in a significantly higher percentage of our l
istings closing than the industry average. RESULTS
Our team has completed 315+ transactions totaling over $430M. In 2020-2023, we sold 72 businesses totaling over $87M. We have earned an impressive 56 awards since 2010. Our Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Awards include BBF #1 Florida Top Dollar Producer among 853 BBF intermediaries; seven BBF Dealmaker Top 50 in Sales Volume; four BBF #1 Southwest Florida Top Dollar Producer; and twenty-five BBF Million Dollar Plus. Our International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) awards include two IBBA Platinum Chairman’s Circle $10M+; six IBBA Chairman's Circle $3M+; three IBBA Outstanding Producer $1M+; and four IBBA Deal Maker 10+ Transactions. Our M&A Source awards include M&A Source Platinum Club $15M+; and three M&A Source Executive Club $5M+. CREDENTIALS
Our team is highly credentialed having obtained a Certified Merger & Acquisition Professional (CM&AP) and Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) from M&A Source; Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from IBBA; Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) from ABBA; Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) from NACVA; and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) from the EPI. Six team members hold MBA degrees from the University of Michigan, Arizona State University, University of Iowa, Concordia University, Wayne State University, and Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. Two team members hold master's or undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and Rutgers University. EXPERIENCE
Our intermediaries have walked in both buyers’ and sellers’ shoes having personally operated, bought, and/or sold automotive, transportation, logistics, IT, veterinary, retail, e-commerce, marine, business intelligence, real estate development businesses, and capital markets advisory firm. Prior to focusing on main street and lower-middle-market clients, we worked in Corporate M&A at Ford Motor Company; as Executive General Manager for GE’s Global Business Services; as Valuation Analyst at RSM McGladrey; as Manager/Senior Valuation Analyst at predecessors to Clifton-Larson-Allen; as Vice President of Relationship Management, Sales, and Investor Relations Support at Deutsche Bank; as Estate Manager/Operations at an overseas family office; as Series 7 Stockbroker; as Tax Accountant; as Local Elected Official; as Hedge Fund Private Equity Investment Manager; as Derivative Futures and Options Department Manager at Barclays Bank; as Business Development Officer at US Bank; and as Adjunct Faculty for undergrad and graduate-level college business courses. In total, we have over 255 years of combined business experience. We remain highly involved in our profession as members of IBBA, M&A Source, BBF, NACVA, EPI, and NAA. Our broker, Eric Gall, is the leader of ABBA National Best Practices Forum, President of BBF Southwest Florida Region, and serves on M&A Source Deal Market Committee and BBF State Board. He is also a speaker and contributing author for numerous local, national, and international publications. By investing time and money in education, certifications, and best practices, we have achieved a tremendous return for our clients by transacting businesses at a significantly higher rate than the industry average.
