Press Releases

Howe to Chair M&A Source Association

John Howe, M&AMI, director of Business Transition Strategies (BTS) in Pembroke, has been named Chairman of The M&A Source, an association of professional M&A intermediaries from across the country. He was named to the position at the fall conference last month in Phoenix. His term starts in January. He has…

Lagasse Joins BTS Team of Advisors

Mark Lagasse is the newest member of the Business Transition Strategies team of advisors working with the owners of private companies in New England, according to John Howe, director. Mark brings 30 years of accounting and operational management experience, including 25 years of pre- and post -acquisition planning, financial and…

NH Firm Buys Sewall Division

CAI Technologies (CAI), a municipal mapping and GIS services company located in Littleton, NH, has acquired the tax mapping, web hosting and specialty natural resource mapping divisions of the James W. Sewall Company (Sewall), located in Old Town, ME. The two firms had worked together in the past and in…

IAC acquired by Witmer Public Safety Group

BILLERICA, Mass. – Interstate Arms Corporation (IAC), a leading distributor to the law enforcement, corrections, security and public safety markets, has been purchased by Witmer Public Safety Group, based in Abbottstown, Pa. Business Transition Services, an M&A firm based in Pembroke, N.H. and Andover, Mass., identified the buyer and coordinated…

BTS Welcomes Carl Vercollone to its Team of Advisors

BTS welcomes Carl Vercollone to its team of advisors working with the owners of privately held companies in New England. Carl has over 30 years’ experience in the banking industry. Carl’s banking experience encompasses corporate finance, equipment finance, structured finance and project finance. Additionally, over the past ten years he…

BTS Welcomes New Associate

Matt Moynihan has joined the Business Transition Strategies team as an M&A advisor and sales associate. Matt’s career has focused on the Electronic Materials market which develops and produces materials used in the semiconductor and electronics industry. He comes to the new role with over 25 years’ experience in various…

What our clients are saying...

“It is a privilege to write a letter of recommendation on behalf of Business Transition Strategies. …As with any family business, negotiations need to be handled delicately and, as with any sale, both parties need to be satisfied with the end result. Quite frankly, without their help, this could not have been achieved. John Howe and Ken Schaefer skillfully analyzed the books and were able to bridge the gap between the sellers’ belief of what the company was worth and its actual worth. Their style is objective, straightforward, thorough and kind in the delivery of their assessment. After the sale was achieved to both parties’ satisfaction, John and Ken were hired to help with the adjustment of the acquisition and the financial health of the company moving forward. I can highly recommend this talented group of experienced business advisors to any company in need of clear and thoughtful company planning and adjustments.”

- Jane Longden

Decora