Phone: (800) 622-0192
Email:
leeallen200@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
IBBA, M&A Source, ACG, Calif. Licensed Real Estate Broker
Background/Experience:
Lee Allen has a B.A. Degree from Boston College and did post graduate study at Harvard, Wharton School of Business and Golden Gate University.
She has 12 years of experience with top management of an international apparel firm and 9 years as owner of a West Coast manufacturing firm. She has been an Intermediary for the past 21 years and holds the designation "Certified Business Intermediary" (CBI) and "Mergers & Acquisition Master Intermediary" (M&AMI).
Phone: 209-406-5970
Email:
rcenters@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California Licensed Real Estate Agent
Background/Experience:
Ron Centers is a seasoned business owner and senior manager with extensive experience in small business start-up, planning, marketing, and operations. Ron graduated with honors from California State University, Sacramento with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration, Marketing. Before starting his own retail and restaurant businesses, Ron had 10 years of experience as a Director and Product Marketing Manager for computer software and services companies.
With 20+ years of direct experience in franchising, retail, and restaurant management, Ron understands the challenges of today’s small family-owned businesses and enjoys working with firms in all industries. Since 2009, Ron has represented and sold a variety of businesses in the Central Valley to include: Restaurants, Bars, Auto Repair, Grocery Stores, Dry Cleaners, Licensed Contractors, Retail Stores, Machine Shops, Light Manufacturing, Mail Services, Coffee Shops, Bakeries, Liquor Stores, and Gas Stations.
Phone: 209-482-5202
Email:
boballen100@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
IBBA, M&A Source, ACG, Calif. Licensed Real Estate Broker
Background/Experience:
Background/Experience: Bob has a B.A. from Macalester College in St.Paul, MN. and did post graduate work at the University of Minnesota and Harvard Business School. Bob's experience includes previous ownership of a manufacturing company and an import distribution business. He has also served as a management consultant, corporate division president and corporate sales/marketing vice president. He has been a Business Intermediary for the past 22 years and holds the designations International "Certified Business Intermediary" (CBI) and Merger & Acqusisiton Master Intermediary (M&AMI).
With personal offices in Stockton, Fresno, and Rancho Mirage Bob serves clients with revenue of $5 Million to $50 Million. We maintain a list of 300+ private equity groups who invest in manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.
Example of experience in manufacturing (auto parts, food products,CNC), service(trade schools, health care, commercial landscape), distribution (auto aftermarket, landscape equipment, food products), miscellaneous (research labs, marinas,) this is only a few types of the over 200 transactions completed.
You can reach Bob at boballen100@gmail.com or his personal number 800-622-0192
Phone: (209) 499-5863
Email:
thebizbroker@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
Background/Experience:
Paul is an experienced business broker and financial professional. He has degrees in accounting, computer information systems and an MBA from CSU Stanislaus. Paul excels in eliminating sticking points and deal breakers, by quantifying and mitigating negotiation differences in perceptions. To have a successful business transaction call (209) 499-5863 or email thebizbroker@gmail.com.
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.