Calder Capital, a nationwide mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, is excited to welcome Ken Kooistra as a Buy-Side M&A Advisor. Explore this article with AI: Introducing Ken: Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and now residing in Allendale, Ken joins Calder Capital with a background in business ownership, leadership, and exit planning. He has […]
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Calder Capital and its sister company, Small Business Deal Advisors (SBDA), closed 44 transactions through September 30th, including 12 during the third quarter, and entered the final quarter of 2026 with transaction momentum and outstanding LOIs, propelling the team forward into what appears will be another successful year. Sell-Side pre-engagement consultations largely remained the same
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In this Q3 2026 Sell-Side Update, Calder Capital’s Sell-Side Managing Director Garrett Monroe discusses how his team is witnessing steady lower middle market activity yet increased selectivity among buyers and sellers. Despite macroeconomic uncertainty and financing considerations influencing decision-making, buyers remain active and capital remains available for quality acquisition opportunities. Buyers are conducting more extensive
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Ask an owner off-market what they’d want for their business and you’ll rarely get a real number. You’ll get “make me an offer,” or a number well above anything they’d actually take. They weren’t planning to sell. You showed up. So they anchor high.
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Calder Capital, a nationwide mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, is excited to welcome Colin Davis as our newest Buy-Side Associate. Explore this article with AI: Introducing Colin: From the Detroit metropolitan area, Colin has been hired by Calder Capital after back-to-back internships on the firm’s Buy-Side and Sell-Side teams. Colin’s entrepreneurial background includes co-founding and
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Calder Capital is thrilled to announce the promotion of Cade Peterson from Buy-Side Associate to Buy-Side Director. Since joining Calder Capital in 2024, Cade has been an integral part of the firm’s Buy-Side team, supporting buyers throughout the acquisition process. His role as Buy-Side Associate centered on identifying acquisition targets, conducting financial and valuation analyses, and
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Tools such as ChatGPT and Claude can perform recurring research tasks, allowing you to define what you are looking for once and have AI regularly search for potential matches.
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Calder Capital is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a finalist for Investment Banking Firm of the Year in the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The recognition follows a year of record transaction activity and continued investment in the people and processes that support Calder Capital’s growing lower middle-market client base.
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that Benjamin Sundquist, Buy-Side Search Director, has been named a finalist for Business Development Professional of the Year in the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The recognition follows Sundquist’s contributions to expanding Calder’s Buy-Side M&A team and helping prospective acquirers prepare for business ownership.
Calder Capital is pleased to announce that the sale of Thornapple Excavating, Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been named a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year ($10MM TO $25MM) in the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards.
