Phone: (415) 846-9047
Email:
mlevin@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California Real Estate Agent, Shipping Broker
Background/Experience:
Mitchell brings 30 years of entrepreneurial business experience to BTI Group as an owner of a successful shipping brokerage and the party to buying, building, and selling of businesses in the transportation sector. He understands what it takes to build and run a successful business and has a strong understanding of interpreting value for both selling or vertical integration for acquisition. A sharp negotiator, if there is a deal to be done, Mitchell can close it. Other areas of expertise are in the Fashion, Wholesale, Import/Export arena in Ladies Accessories where Mitchell owned and operated both wholesale and retail merchandising companies working closely with over 500 in house accounts. He also has the expertise as a buyer in the Accessories business with Showrooms in New York, Miami Merchandise Mart, and the Atlanta Merchandise Mart. Mitchell also has extensive experience in the Auto Industry buying vehicles, restoring them, and remarketing them. Mitchell is determined to build strong relationships with his clients connecting buyers and sellers with a sound business acquisition or sale opportunities. He prides himself on applying Ethics, Virtue, and Eastern Philosophy to his business and personal life. Mitchell in his private time enjoys hiking and has been training in Internal Kung-Fu for over 40 years. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in History from Rutger University.
Phone: (415) 227-4411 x 323
Email:
jchung@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
n/a
Background/Experience:
Jack currently manages the team of agents in the San Francisco office. He has worked on a variety of transactions in many different industries, specializing in wholesale, distribution and service companies, of all sizes. Jack takes a hands-on approach and is eager to learn all the different aspects of the companies to better represent his clients. He will be involved in the opinion of market value, marketing, buyer qualification, negotiations, escrow and post-sale process. He looks forward to partnering with you in the possible sale or purchase of a company. He has previously worked in telecommunications, retail, real estate and IT. Jack graduated with a BA in International Business from San Francisco State University and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
In his spare time, Jack loves snowboarding and cheering on the Golden State Warriors with his 3 dachshunds.
Jack can be contacted at 415-227-4411 ext 323 or jchung@business-team.com.
Phone: 925-337-5204
Email:
mhamilton@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Background/Experience:
Michael has had a progressive career in diverse entrepreneurial and corporate industries. Specialist in purchasing, materials/logistics, and administrative planning and process improvement. Strong points- initiative, persistence, and innovative problem-solving. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills which help him focus on understanding his client’s goals. Michael holds a Bachelors Degree from CSU Hayward in Political Science.
Phone: 415-994-0384
Email:
brmcapur@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
B. Tech(Hons), MIEI
Background/Experience:
For over nine years Bal Raj managed the Acquisitions and Mergers, Venture Capital Investment, Evaluation, and Restructuring / Rehabilitation functions at the Venture Capital Investment firm funded by the International Finance Corporation (World Bank), Investors in Industry (Bank of England), the Aga Khan Foundation for Economic Development, US-AID, DEG from Germany and other international financial institutions. As the Managing Director, Director and Chief Executive / General Manager in large business groups for over fifteen years, Bal Raj managed company operations, formulated and implemented successful corporate strategies to effectively meet the change and challenge of diverse markets. In addition to obtaining an Honors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Bal Raj participated in several management and marketing programs at recognized institutions. In view of his senior level business experience in various sectors, Bal Raj is able to provide the synergy required for satisfactory business acquisitions.
Phone: 415-930-4670
Email:
don@donbaum.com
Professional Affiliations:
State Bar of California, The Elks, California Real Estate Broker, CABB, Olympic Club
Background/Experience:
Don brings a wealth of negotiation and closing experience to help clients in the merger, sale or acquisition of businesses throughout California. A licensed broker, attorney and Certified Business Broker with expertise in accentuating value of ongoing operations, Don has helped negotiate and close over $1B in transactions over his career.
Don remains an active owner and investor himself, providing invaluable insight and acumen essential to his ability to assist clients in their business and investment endeavors. Don's team provides his clients an unparalleled platform proven in the results: BTI Group is the West Coast's leader in successful transactions.
What can Don and his team do for you?
2018
Phone: 650-346-8186
Email:
james@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Background/Experience:
After an almost thirty year career in IT / Telecommunications culminating in a European IT Director position with a Boston MA based company and having the responsibility of establishing and deploying IT requirements in five European locations, James made a major career change and went onto gain valuable entrepreneurial experiences in Hotel / Restaurant / Bar ownership, Luxury Jewelry design store ownership, Art Gallery ownership and high end sales in the Exotic Automobile arena.
With his varied global management and business skill set he feels that he has acquired not only the knowledge and tenacity to get things moving but the empathy to understand the challenges and endurance it takes to purchase and grow a business.
2018
Phone: (408) 316-5198
Email:
ian@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Professional Affiliations: IBBA (past board member), CABB (past president)
Background/Experience:
Mr. MacLachlan is the President and founder of BTI Group (1981), the largest regional intermediary for small and mid-sized businesses, with 10 offices in the Western United States and over 5,300 completed transactions. He is qualified as an expert witness in California Superior Court.
Prior to founding BTI Group, Ian started a chain of motorcycle dealerships which he built into the largest Kawasaki dealer in the U.S. The experience of selling it prompted him to enter the merger and acquisition profession.
He is a founder, past President, and former Director of the California Association of Business Brokers, a past Director and current member of the International Business Brokers Association, and a member of M&A Source. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Ian received a degree in physics from San Jose State University.