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.
2020
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: 425-278-5912
Email:
elefteroff@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
CCIM Institute, IBBA
Background/Experience:
Eric Lefteroff has over 20 years of business experience in a variety of roles in both the private and public sectors. His past career experience spans commercial real estate, B2B technology sales, financial markets (Series 7 & 63), alternative investment fund-of-funds, and advisory roles for both a silicon valley startup and a venture capital, private equity, and real estate investment / co-investment firm. He has varied real world experience and knowledge to draw from in solving diverse business problems, building relationships with key decision makers, and leading diverse teams with varying backgrounds, cultures and expertise.
Eric holds a Washington State Real Estate Brokers License, a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, and a Masters of Real Estate Development (MRED) Degree from Arizona State University.
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: 541-251-7700
Email:
ray@business-team.com
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Background/Experience:
Raymond brings over 30 years of financial and operations experience in a variety of roles including FINRA Registered Options Principal S4, General Principal S24, Financial and Operations Principal S27, Investment Banking Principal S79, Chief Compliance Officer, CFO, Board Member, Principal Broker, Managing Director and Managing Partner.
Raymond utilizes his knowledge and experience to collect, quantify, analyze then effectively communicate the value of a client company through clearly written comprehensive business reports and precise financial performance reviews.
A UCLA graduate, licensed as Agent in California working with the San Francisco office and as Principal Broker in Oregon managing the Eugene office, he readily collaborates with myriad business leaders in his vast network to expand the universe of potential buyers for his client companies. Raymond also represents strategic buyers in unsolicited acquisition attempts.
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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.
Phone: (425)957-6184
Email:
vinh@business-team.com
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Background/Experience:
Graduating from Central Washington University with a degree in Accounting, Vinh Bui, began his career in a non-profit organization in analyzing opportunities to fund various programs serving immigrant and refugee communities in the local Seattle area.
Vinh opened his first business several years later and gained considerable knowledge in business operations. He recognized significant demand for the sale and purchase of privately held businesses and a need for skilled support to ease the complicated process that has become a major barrier for buyers and sellers. Vinh’s passion is to help buyers and sellers efficiently and effectively transact business sales at optimal market values. Fluent in English and Vietnamese, he can navigate language barriers to ensure a smooth transaction.
2020
Phone: (408) 316-5198
Email:
ian@business-team.com
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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.