Howe Elected to Board of Directors

John Howe, director of Business Transition Strategies and vice president of N.H. Business Sales, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The M&A Source, an international professional organization for merger and acquisition intermediaries.

Joe Lindsey, 2015 Chairman of  The M&A Source, stated, “Besides John’s high standards of character and integrity, his experience as a merger and acquisition professional, certified exit planner and general business manager including three decades in the newspaper industry will enhance both our Board and the commitment to our members.”

Howe will also serve as chairman of the Conference Planning Committee and will organize the two annual conferences of the group during 2015.

Business Transition Strategies, with offices in Pembroke, N.H. and Andover, Mass., provides advisory and M&A transaction services to the region. Howe is a registered representative of StillPoint Capital -LLC., SEC registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SiPC, through which he holds the Series 82 and Series 63 registrations.

Also elected to the Board was Pat McDonald, a principal with Walden Businesses in Atlanta.

What our clients are saying...

“New Image Coatings, owners of Seal-Once, retained Business Transition Strategies in April of 2015 to locate a strategic buyer for the company. This was successfully completed during April of 2016 when we were acquired by UC Coatings of Buffalo, New York. Working at our side throughout this process were John Howe director, and Ken Schaefer, deputy director, of Business Transition Strategies. From the start of the project, where the information memorandum was developed, to helping us create the management presentation to acquirers, through negotiating the letter of intent and then the definitive agreement, they were there with me and our professional team every step of the way. It took nearly one year to the day to complete the project, but they never lost focus on my best interests and helped me keep my eye on business. This sale was very complex. It included transfer of trade secrets from the product developer, …as well as the transfer of a manufacturing and licensing agreement we had with the core compound producer… John and Ken marketed the company to a range of strategic acquirers, including a number of private equity groups and their platform companies, which ultimately resulted in an agreement with United Coatings… BTS’s level of expertise in the process and close attention to detail enabled us to successfully navigate the deal. I would recommend John Howe and Ken Schaefer to any company owner considering selling.”

- Hank Croteau

New Image Coatings