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Judi Murphy, Partner
Oak Hill Business Partners
P: 262-853-8934
E: judi.murphy@OakHillBP.com
Milwaukee, WI – May 29, 2013 – Oak Hill Business Partners announces today that veteran business broker and M&A professional Frank J Orlando will lead its Business Sales & Merger and Acquisition Advisory division.
Orlando joined Oak Hill Business Partners in 2009, providing deal support, business plan development and exit strategy planning for Oak Hill clients. He brings over 15 years of experience successfully leading transactions ranging in size from main street businesses to very large complex transactions, across a wide range of industries.
As an advisor, Orlando brings unique business ownership and operating experience, having worked with businesses ranging from startups to mature and distressed business turnarounds. Prior to joining Oak Hill, Orlando worked at Sunbelt Business Brokers; and he was also the chief restructuring officer for several public and privately held companies including USA Detergents, a manufacturer and distributor of value brand household cleaners and branded scented candles in New Brunswick, NJ.
Oak Hill’s Business Sales and M&A division represents business owners from a wide range of industries and sizes, but focuses primarily on privately held companies under $25 million in revenue. “Our clients are typically closely-held or family-owned businesses that want a high level of personal service from a professional firm with deep transaction, operations and business ownership experience. That unique combination is not usually found with main street business brokers that only advertise business listings on the Internet,” said Orlando. “At the same time, we don’t hold ourselves out as a large investment banking firm that can’t or won’t service a business owner because the deal is too small.”
“It’s very common for our clients to have the vast majority of their net worth tied to the value of their business,” Orlando continued. “For these owners, the sale of their business is one of the largest, most difficult, and most personal transactions they’ll ever face. Our process, people and experience aim to maximize the value of the business, but also to provide the best overall exit strategy and to deliver peace of mind for our clients.”
Erik Owen, president and founder of Oak Hill Business Partners said, “We’ve been helping companies grow, delivering strategy advice and positioning them for sale since Oak Hill was first founded, and our partners have been doing it for even longer. Our unique capabilities make adding the transaction piece a natural for us. While most business brokers and M&A firms are only focused on the transaction, we can take a longer view and our clients value that realistic and unbiased advice.”
In addition to providing representation for sellers, Oak Hill’s Business Sales and M&A division also provides buy-side acquisition searches, business valuations and post-transaction advice for buyers and sellers.
Oak Hill’s clients have included companies in healthcare, technology, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, franchising, pharmacies, restaurants, and outsourced business services. “We’re seeing a great deal of M&A activity locally and nationally in healthcare, IT and outsourced business services. However, manufacturing, especially metal fabrication and distribution, tends to dominate the transaction deal flow in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest,” said Orlando.
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