Lunch & Learn - Mergers, Acquisitions and Pickles (Mar 2023)
Mergers, Acquisitions and Pickles
What do business owners have in common with people who eat pickles? Both of them won’t be around forever. Are you ready for what’s next?
This session is aimed at business owners, whether individuals, families, partners or corporations.
It will be an interactive discussion with business owners about ownership transitions.
- What are the issues to consider?
- What are some forms the transition might take?
- Who are the players?
- What goes into a plan?
Since 2006, Marathon Business Group, LLC and its divisions Marathon Capital Advisors and Marathon Franchise Advisors, located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, has offered Merger and Acquisition advisory services and business brokerage for small and mid-sized privately-held companies, a market that is underserved by traditional investment banks and business intermediaries.
We have extensive experience with manufacturers, consumer and industrial product companies, professional service businesses, hospitality businesses and wholesale/distribution companies. Marathon has been recognized nationally almost every year since 2006 by its international affiliate VR Business Sales/Mergers and Acquisitions for sales achievement.
We provide comprehensive services, including:
- Business Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures
- Business Succession Planning
- Business Valuations
- Marketing Packages
- Acquisition Searches
- Loan Origination
- Enterprise value enhancement consulting
Marathon Business Advisory Services, LLC (MBAS) is a sister company to Marathon Business Group LLC. MBAS offers executive coaching, strategic and business succession planning, loan brokerage, executive recruiting, and corporate governance and organizational design consulting.
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Mike McCarthy, MBA, CVA, Senior Associate
Mike’s passion to help clients realize the value they have built in their business, whatever the size, stems from growing up in a multi-generational family business in Reading. That passion also drove him to attain certification as a valuation analyst to better substantiate that value to better serve clients.
He draws on his deep experience in business, economic development, not-for-profit and government to identify and pursue solutions to achieve clients’ goals for a successful transaction, whatever route the transition will take.
An involved member of his community, Mike serves on boards for organizations providing camps for children with Type-1 diabetes, enabling high school students to experience life in another country and promoting understanding of international affairs. He is a 35+ gallon blood donor and an active member of his church.
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