Lauren Altschuler

Lauren’s extensive experience in business sales, leadership and marketing combined with her role as a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI), positions her exceptionally well to guide the sale of privately held businesses. Her primary focus is on enabling sellers to realize the full potential of their investment by converting their hard-earned business value into liquid assets. […]
Dave Clough

Dave Clough is an experienced M&A Advisor and business consultant. He brings decades of experience helping business owners with mergers and acquisitions, exit strategies, growth initiatives and staff development. Dave has advised over 100 companies and recently wrote a book, Perfect Hire Blueprint, so that lower middle market businesses could improve their talent acquisition process. […]
Ken Schaefer

Ken Schaefer, M&AMI, CMAP is an M&A Advisor at Business Transition Strategies and brings over 17 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, managing, operating, and owning various businesses across New England. Ken works primarily in the manufacturing, distribution, and business services industries, managing transactions with private equity, strategic acquirers, search funds, and individuals. Ken […]
Mecheal Hamilton

Mecheal Hamilton has over 25 years of experience in financial sales, management, and business development. As a seasoned professional, she is dedicated to delivering exceptional results and has honed her skills in cultivating [business] relationships, driving revenue growth and consistently generating outstanding results for her clients. By leveraging her expertise, market insights and strategic thinking, […]
Paul Cronin

Paul Cronin has over 30 years of professional experience in sales, management, consulting, and entrepreneurship. He has owned three businesses including a data analytics business, a golf training business, and an exit planning/consulting business. He has been part of the M&A world since 2009, initially in the exit planning field before moving to transactional work […]
John Howe

John Howe, former owner, Vice President and Treasurer, retired after the merger of New Hampshire Business Sales and Business Transition Strategies with Touchstone Advisors. During his tenure, John advised owners of privately held companies in the lower mid-market through transition and transfer. He held the M&A Master Intermediary designation, a professional status earned through education […]
Deborah Agrafojo

Deborah has influenced and directed strategic and owner-operator mergers and acquisitions in many different fields. She believes strongly that assisting a business to grow and develop strong practices is the best way to create a company that is poised for exit planning or gaining an equity growth partner. Deborah supports industries including Food and Beverage, […]
Jeffrey Rich

Jeff Rich has 25 years’ experience in buying and selling companies both nationally and internationally. His clients include founders, family businesses, private equity groups, family offices, venture capital firms and corporations Jeff loves to help company owners navigate the challenges of selling their companies and get them to the finish line. Jeff is himself a […]
Steven Pappas

Steve is an experienced M&A professional with 15 years as an M&A Advisor and over 20 years in business management and sales leadership. He’s a skilled business development professional with a strong sense of urgency and connection to Business Owners and C-level executives. Prior to his M&A career, Steve was an executive within the Information […]