2019
Phone: (425) 957-6181
Email:
eric@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Team Leader and Managing Director-Washington
Background/Experience:
Mr. Breidenbach leads BTI Group’s new Seattle office and leverages the market knowledge and experience of Bridgeview Brokers, Inc. Eric co-founded Bridgeview Brokers in 2003 with a focus on merger & acquisitions, business brokerage, and consulting services to lower middle market firms in Western Washington with revenues from $1M to $50M
Eric has been actively involved in merger and acquisition related activities both domestically and internationally since 1988 and has an extensive background in finance, accounting and general management. His career began in 1977 in a Fortune 100 firm and encompassed work in manufacturing, information services and telecommunications firm He successfully led functional and cross-functional acquisition teams, and has been integral to the success of new businesses and product launches, outsourcings and business mergers. His financial background includes positions in all areas of finance including CFO, and his general manager responsibilities have included leading high-growth multi-state start-ups in the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Breidenbach earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Washington and received an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s distinguished Executive Program.
Phone: (425) 957-6182
Email:
brenneke@business-team.com
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Background/Experience:
Shawna received her B.A. From Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. After college, she went to work for a start-up company as their first employee and helped grow the company from $150k in sales to over $2MM. She was ultimately named VP of operations and was in charge of accounting, marketing, sales, IT and customer service. In 2003 when the company relocated its headquarters over to China, Shawna moved closer to family in the Seattle area and started her own successful business selling residential real estate with Windermere. Shawna has the experience, knowledge and passion to guide both business buyers and sellers through a smooth win-win transaction.
Phone: (206) 999-8832
Email:
meredith@business-team.com
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Background/Experience:
After graduating with a BA in Economics from the University of Washington, my career began as a business analyst with Dun & Bradstreet then transitioned into real estate sales. I have over 30 years of experience selling multi-family buildings, residential properties, land for development, small commercial projects and managing an office. With this knowledge and expertise, my current focus is on business brokerage and mergers & acquisitions in Western Washington. By investing in my clients’ satisfaction, I strive to reach excellence in every transaction.
Phone: (480) 247-3507
Email:
terry@bridgeview.biz
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Background/Experience:
Business brokering is a natural extension of Terry's background which was focused on merger and acquisition activity, property taxation, accounting, and appraisal work since 1973. Terry began his career with The American Appraisal Company and went on to become a Principal with Arthur Andersen and a Partner with Ernst & Young, an international consulting firm. He has been a presenter for accounting, valuation and taxation seminars for the American Management Associations, American Society of Appraisers, National Association of Accountants, Oregon Department of Revenue, and various state AICPA groups.
Terry is a prior certified member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and has chaired various committees.
Terry co-founded Bridgeview Brokers with Eric Breidenbach in 2003 with a focus on merger & acquisitions, business brokerage, and consulting services to lower middle market firms in Western Washington with revenues from $1M to $50M.
Phone: 425-957-6183
Email:
khali@business-team.com
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Background/Experience:
After attending Bellevue College with a major in Business Administration, Khalianney began her career in hotel business operations and accounting, which then succeeded into hotel sales and marketing, and being involved in the opening of a new franchise hotel. She would later become part of a financial institution learning from the various divisions of Lending, Valuations, Mortgages, Home Equities, and other loans, working with consumers and escrow companies. Her latest development prior to Business Team was in Asset Management, Property Management, and Leasing/Acquisitions in Commercial Real Estate. Khali is a Seattle native, raised from a family of local business owners. “I absolutely support small businesses and the expertise of a business intermediary. I value service and communication; my clients can rely on me to make every transaction successful.
2019
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.