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M&A Advisor at Calder Capital Graduate of Hope College Lover of 90s Music Motto: Nothing is that hard if you’re willing to spend the time to learn and figure it out.  Favorite Activity: Basketball Karaoke Night Song: “How’s It Gonna Be” – Third Eye Blind   What motivated you to become an M&A advisor?  Flexibility…

As you probably already know, Congress passed a COVID Relief Bill in December 2020, one of the results of which was a few additional benefits to borrowers and lenders of the SBA 7(a) loan–including payment relief (Section 1112).  Earlier this month, the SBA found that there were insufficient funds to fulfill the Section 1112 payments…

Small Business Deal Advisors is proud to announce that the acquisition of its client, Bridal Gallery by America’s Bride has received the Judge’s Choice Award in the MiBiz 2020 M&A Awards! MiBiz presents the 8th Annual M&A Deals & Dealmakers Award to spotlight best practices and excellence related to mergers, acquisitions, capital formation and other…

Calder Capital is proud to announce that one one of our own, Matt Baas, is the winner of the 2020 MiBiz Dealmaker of the Year Rising Star Award! MiBiz recognizes three Dealmakers of the Year, with categories designed to honor individual corporate executives, company advisers, and investors. The individual awards aim to highlight a person’s…

Calder Capital, LLC is proud to announce the acquisition of Perceptive Controls, Inc., of Plainwell, MI by UpT Reliability Solutions of Kalamazoo, MI! Founded in 1997 by Todd Reynolds and Ryan Fisher, Perceptive Controls is a systems integrator that supplies process control systems mainly to municipal water/wastewater and industrial/manufacturing customers. For over twenty years, Perceptive…

By Max Friar While 2020 was certainly a dark year in many respects for the world, for the Calder Capital/Small Business Deal Advisors team, it was a year of tremendous focus, innovation, and fearless deal-making. During 2020, we opened four new offices, expanded into two new states, hired four additional staff members, closed 74% more…

Introducing Jake McDonald to our Winter/Spring 2021 Semester Internship Program! Here at Calder Capital, we thrive on our culture of learning and curiosity, which is why our internship program is so important. In fact, many of our advisors came to us as undergraduate interns, green and eager to learn! Our internship program is not coffee…

Introducing Jakob Simonds to our Winter/Spring 2021 Semester Internship Program! Here at Calder Capital, we thrive on our culture of learning and curiosity, which is why our internship program is so important. In fact, many of our advisors came to us as undergraduate interns, green and eager to learn! Our internship program is not coffee…

Introducing Dylan Stenzinger to our Winter/Spring 2021 Semester Internship Program! Here at Calder Capital, we thrive on our culture of learning and curiosity, which is why our internship program is so important. In fact, many of our current advisors came to us as undergraduate interns, green and eager to learn! Our internship program is not…

MAA Advisor at Calder Capital Graduate of Hope College in Holland, MI Pizza Enthusiast, Speed Demon Motto: Never, never, never give up. It can be done. Favorite Activity: Kicking back with his wife and family at their UP cottage Karaoke Night Song:  Frank Sinatra’s “I Did It My Way”   What motivated you to become…

MAA Advisor at Calder Capital Graduate of Michigan State University Yes, Ghazey is his first name. Motto: Fortune favors the bold. Favorite Activity: Working out Karaoke Night Song:  Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”   What motivated you to become an M&A advisor?  Interest in business; this is a job that allows you to work with…

“I honestly never thought we’d see this again. This is a huge win for small business buyers and should be a strong catalyst for getting deals done in 2021!” – Max Friar, Managing Partner, Calder Capital, LLC. Background on CARES & Section 1112 The recent December 2020 $900BB stimulus bill is a follow-up to the…