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 […]
East Range Partners acquires Pure Flow, Inc.
PETERBOROUGH – Pure Flow, Inc., an ultra-pure water purification company serving the medical, manufacturing, commercial and institutional sectors across the Northeast, has been acquired by East Range Partners of Cambridge, Mass. The acquisition was coordinated by John Howe and Ken Schaefer of Business Transition Strategies, an M&A advisory firm with offices in Pembroke, N.H. and […]
Prestigious Award Presented to Local M&A Professional
PEMBROKE – John Howe, director of Business Transition Strategies, was presented the Champion’s Award at the M&A Source’s Fall Conference and Dealmakers Expo in Albuquerque, NM. Howe was recognized for his service as a board member, chairman of conference planning and chairman of webinar programs for the national association of M&A intermediaries. The Champion’s Award […]
NH-based ‘Green’ Products Company Sold
MANCHESTER – New Image Coatings, LLC the manufacturer of environmentally sensitive waterproofing products and poly-blends for all types of wood, concrete/masonry and other surfaces, has been sold to U-C Coatings of Buffalo, New York. The sale was completed April 20. New Image, located at 150 Dow Street, markets its products under the brand Seal-Once™, which […]
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 been a member of The […]
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 operational due diligence, and post -closing […]
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 the 4th quarter of 2013, […]
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 the transaction, representing the sellers. […]
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 has developed owned and operated various renewable energy initiatives. […]
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 leadership roles including R&D, Engineering, Marketing, […]