Pleasant Hill Business Brokers

Tony Moran, CBI

2023

Phone: 925-890-3000
Email:
tony@business-team.com
DRE License: 01088334

Professional Affiliations:
CBI CBB M&AMI

Background/Experience:
Tony has earned the trust and respect of his clients during his 33-year career in the business brokerage industry. He has been involved in over 200 transactions and his production is consistently ranked in the top tier of the industry. Tony’s wealth of knowledge allows him to provide the superb personal service and business insights that his customers have come to rely upon. He works closely with clients to truly understand the unique aspects of their personal and business needs.

Tony earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Chico State University. In 1998 he was awarded the highly coveted designation of Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) by the International Association of Business Brokers, the largest association of business brokers in the country. This designation has been the recognized symbol of professionalism in the business brokerage industry. In addition, he is a current board member, past president and an educational instructor of the California Association of Business Brokers. He is a popular speaker to professional groups and industry conferences.

Tony has two children, Isabel (23) and Lucas (25). He enjoys paddle boarding, hiking, biking, and spending as much time as possible with friends and family.

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Jim Marshall

2023

Phone: 925-382-3971
Email:
jmarshall@business-team.com
DRE License: 01934945

Professional Affiliations:
CABB, California DRE RE Sales License, CYBA, California DBW Yacht & Ship Sales Director, XiO, Inc

Background/Experience:
Jim Marshall is an experienced business leader with core competencies in company formation and leadership, business turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, primarily in high-technology product development and manufacturing industries. Following a successful career of more than 36 years in the microelectronics and semiconductor equipment industry, Mr. Marshall purchased and operated a durable medical equipment business which he sold in 2012. Jim joined Business Team in the Pleasant Hill office in January 2013. Mr. Marshall received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with Honors from Stanford University. He began his career as a Mechanical Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Company in Palo Alto, CA. Mr. Marshall advanced his career through engineering and product management roles into general management and senior management, working for several companies including Hewlett-Packard Labs, Eaton Semiconductor Equipment, Applied Materials (AMAT), American Semiconductor Equipment (ASET), MESA Technology, Silicon Valley Group (SVG), Plasma & Materials Technology (PMAT), Matrix Integrated Systems, Vitex Systems, American Integration Technologies(AIT) and Berkeley Process Control. Since 1988, Mr. Marshall has held positions as Chief Operating Officer, President, CEO and Chairman at the various companies he has served. During his career, Jim has served in senior management positions at three start-up companies, co-founding one firm (MESA) and helping lead another (PMAT) to and through a successful initial public offering. Jim has also been tapped to lead turnaround efforts at three companies, guiding one company (ASET) through an orderly wind-down of operations and leading another (Matrix) through a successful recapture of competitive market position driven by new products over a seven year period and two industry downturns ultimately leading to a merger with Axcelis (ACLS). As a small business owner, Mr. Marshall has direct hands-on experience in the acquisition, management and sale of a business encompassing both asset purchase and stock sale transactions. At Business Team, Mr. Marshall has leveraged his extensive business background and experience in mergers and acquisitions to assist both buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses. Mr. Marshall was appointed as an independent Director to the Board of Directors for XiO, Inc., a privately held automation technology company based in San Rafael, CA, in May 2024.

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Ian MacLachlan

2023

Phone: (408) 316-5198
Email:
ian@business-team.com
DRE License: 00693916

Professional Affiliations:
Professional Affiliations: IBBA (past board member), CABB (past president)

Background/Experience:
Ian MacLachlan received his B.S. in Physics from San Jose University. He founded Grand Prix, a manufacturer and mail-order business for specialty motorcycle parts as well as a chain of Kawasaki dealerships. In 1977 GPC was the largest chain of Kawasaki dealerships in the U.S. After selling GPC through a business broker, he became involved in the business brokerage industry founding Business Team -the largest business brokerage firm in the Western United States. Business Team has arranged the sale of over 7000 companies to date.

Ian is a co-founder and past chairman of the California Association of Business Brokers, has previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and is a frequent speaker at IBBA conventions. He is also a member of M&A Source.

He has been qualified as an expert witness in business valuation and standard of care by the California Superior Court.

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