“Once we made the decision to sell, Ascend completed our transaction in 75 days!”
DAVID TAYLOR, MAJORITY OWNER AND CEO OF VELCON FILTERS, INC.
$68.5 million sale to Sterling Private Equity in 2009 and $280+million to Parker Hannifin in 2012
“Ascend always looked out for our interests which made us both big time winners!”
SHELDON KASOWER, OWNER AND CEO OF MIGHTY NET (CREDITREPORT.COM)
$220 million sale to Experian
“Their guidance allowed us to attain more money than I ever thought possible!”
ADAM KASOWER OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF MIGHTY NET (CREDITREPORT.COM)
$220 million sale to Experian
“The private equity they found to acquire us was awesome!”
TOM CAFFREY, OWNER AND CEO OF SMF TECHNOLOGIES
“Ascend helped us take our valuation from under $7 million to a successful sale of $18 million in one year!”
LINDA CONWAY, VP OF FINANCE AND CFO OF BETA SYSTEMS PARENT COMPANY
Ascend Business Brokers and Merger & Acquisition Advisors has specialized in business sales and value build advisory for privately held companies for over 20 years. Our sweet spot lies with companies whose sales range between $2 million to $100 million. Our ability to understand your business in order to find the right buyer, understanding the psychology of all the players to maximize deal terms negotiations, and our financial sophistication to fully manage you through the due diligence process all existing within the utmost confines of confidentiality, are the cornerstones of our practice.
Business Broker Credentials
- Over $1 billion in Business Broker/M&A transactions
- Over 100 M&A and Financial Advisory Engagements with businesses between $2M and $500M in revenues
- Holds Series 79 & 63 Investment Banking/Business Broker licenses
- 30 years of CPA experience
- Valuation Specialists for over 10 years
- Management has over 75 years of professional experience
Selected Successful Engagements
Most Recent Transactions
- Club Pilates, a franchisor with over 80 locations, was sold to a strategic investor coming out of a similar industry.
- Archive Rentals, an event planning and rental company based in California and Mexico, was sold to a boutique private investment firm.
- Pumpman, Inc., a California based Company that has been providing water pump system maintenance, repair and new system installation for municipal, industrial, residential and commercial markets for over 39 years, was sold to an East Coast private equity group.