Cornerstone International Alliance Focused on Serving Lower Middle Market
Business Transition Strategies has joined Cornerstone International Alliance (C.I.A.) as a founding partner. The new, international mergers and acquisition alliance is comprised of 17 industry-leading M&A and investment banking firms focused exclusively on the lower middle market.
The Alliance is dedicated to facilitating the success of its members through access to global industry experts, tools, content, best practices and enhanced buyer and seller reach. In turn, the approach expands the world of opportunities for clients.
John Howe, BTS director, says Alliance partners provide global services to a market segment that is often overlooked. “All too often, lower middle market businesses don’t receive the services or reach they deserve because they are too large for main street business brokers and too small for large investment banking firms,” Howe stated.
BTS provides services to New England-based clients by providing advisory, valuation, sales and growth-through-acquisition strategies. Advisors work in teams to accomplish client goals.
Nick Olsen, Alliance managing director, adds, “All members specialize in the lower middle market. With these top firms joining together, we can provide far reaching value to our cl
Alliance partners work with business owners of firms with $500,000 to $10 million of EBITDA or $5 million to $150 million in revenue, helping them with selling their business, growing through strategic acquisitions, and providing honest, accurate valuations. In addition to BTS, other partners of the Alliance include those listed below.
- *Agency Brokerage Consultants- Rockledge, FL
- *Business Transitions Strategies– Pembroke, NH and Andover, MA
- Centurion 7– Roseville, CA
- *Cornerstone Business Services- Green Bay, WI, Orange County, CA and Tipton, IA
- *Delta Business Advisors– Scottsdale, AZ
- Exit Strategies Group– Petaluma, CA, Roseville, CA, San Jose, CA and Camas, WA
- *Kingsbridge Capital Partners- Kansas City, MO
- *Kingsley Group- Springfield, MO
- *Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors- Lewisburg, PA
- Strategic M&A Advisors– Ridgeland, MS and Little Rock, AR
- *Tennessee Valley Group- Franklin, TN
- The Hughes Group & Associates– Edmond, OK
- The NYBB Group– Melville, NY and New York, NY
- The Woodward Company Inc.– Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
- *Touchstone Advisors- Enfield, CT, Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Marlborough,MA
- Transitions in Business– Edina, MN
- *Walden Businesses, Inc.- Atlanta, GA
“This is an elite network that is expanding every month,” stated Howe. “Together, we have more than 825 years of combined M&A experience and more than 3,282 deals successfully completed. By forming an alliance, the world is literally available to our clients.”
*Designates founding members