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Mark Juhl, President, Jaytech, Inc. (Buyer)
“I am sincerely glad that I found you as a partner. You were really the driving force in helping me to find, value, structure the transaction and push the acquisition through. You are a true professional. I am so proud of our team and feel privileged to have worked together to make my dream a…
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Dawn, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Buyer)
“Kirk Skinner is enthusiastic, hardworking, and has great business sense. He will offer suggestions, but allows you to make decisions without pressure. Once you make a decision on an offer or plan of action, he will fully support you and aggressively pursue it on your behalf.”
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Randy VanderPloeg, Owner, Accurate Engineering & Manufacturing (Buyer)
“I am very pleased to recommend Kent Snyder as a business broker. Kent was very punctual in getting back to me and he did a very good job at moving the business transaction forward. I highly recommend Kent no matter if you are the Seller or the Buyer of a business!”
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Jayne Flaska, Co-Owner, Van Pelt Industries (Seller)
“We are happy to report that the entire sales process took less than six months. Max and Kent did an outstanding job of locating a motivated and qualified buyer and getting the deal done!”
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Joyce Blazen, President & Owner, Action Management Corporation (Buyer)
“I applaud Kent Snyder for his persistence, diligence and honesty. His expertise in SBA financing and persistence with the lending institution helped make my dream of becoming a business owner possible. I strongly recommend Kent Snyder to anyone looking to buy or sell a business.”
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Rudy Vedovell, Founder, RJ Vedovell, Inc. (Seller)
“I found Max to be very valuable in keeping all parties on track and helping our team through issues as they arose. I pleased to say that my business sold for a price higher than I expected after being on the market only 2.5 months! Overall I am very pleased to recommend Max Friar for…
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Tom Fehsenfeld, President, Crystal Flash Energy (Buyer)
“Max’s persistence and determination to connect owners and bring opportunities to Crystal Flash has resulted in dozens of prospects analyzed and six (6) successful acquisitions completed. We are looking forward to working with Max for years to come.”
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John R. Shirrell, President, AAA Tool & Die, Inc. (Seller)
“In February 2014, Max Friar and I closed the successful sale of my company, AAA Tool and Die Company, of South Bend, Indiana, in an all cash transaction. Max is a closer. Whenever we faced a challenge or problem, Max answered the challenge and solved the problems. If you are considering selling your manufacturing business,…
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Karen Griggs, Former Owner, Jadian Enterprises (Seller)
“Bill Evans successfully brokered a deal to sell our specialty software company. He was available morning, noon & night (weekends included) to answer questions and provide valuable insights. He was honest & upfront, and was willing to give us a reality check even if we didn’t want to hear it… and remained calm and upbeat…
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Patrick Corbett & Jerry Shear, Founders, C&S Electric Service (Seller)
“After a number of unsuccessful rounds of trying to sell our business with other brokers, we were introduced to Max Friar and Calder Capital. We really appreciated Max’s honesty, energy and enthusiasm. We are happy to say that in less than six months after working with Max, we had negotiated a successful transaction with the…
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Randee Murphy, Owner, West Michigan Delivery Service (Seller)
“Our business was started by my husband 37 years ago. We reached a point in our life when we decided to take a different direction and decided to sell our business. It was not an easy decision. We knew that we would need guidance in selling the business and were referred to Calder Capital. From…
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Jake Stroburg and Tony Abbo, Owners, Shoppers’ View (Buyers)
“Max and his team did a great job presenting us with an established company which possessed an excellent management team, solid processes and a very unique niche in a nationwide marketplace. The growth areas are limitless. Thanks for providing us, the sellers, the bankers and the attorneys a road map to getting an acquisition done…
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Mark S. Allen, Owner, Allen Partners LLC; Buyer, D & J Precision Machine Services – Allegan, MI (Buyer)
“I had the pleasure of working with Bill Evans from the buy side on a recent acquisition. I appreciated his responsiveness and attention to detail from the letter of intent to close. Bill’s professionalism and commitment to his client and the process was evident throughout a lengthy transaction. Based on this experience, whether buying or…
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Mike & Gwen Branch, Founders, The Rental Branch – St. Joseph, MI (Seller)
“Ghazey & Max, we just wanted to say thank you again for everything you did for us over the last several months. It is hard to believe that we signed on with Calder in January, went public in March and then had a very successful close in July. We certainly had some interesting moments along…
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Dave Hunt, Founder, Hunt Movers (Two Men & A Truck) – Grand Rapids, MI (Seller)
“While selling my business, Bill Evans displayed an amazing depth of knowledge of not only the accounting and business side of what I needed from the sale of my company, but knew of the emotional and personal investment that was being sold as well. His experience as a former business owner as well as his…
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John Wiebenga, Owner, Stap Brother Landscaping – Hickory Corners, MI (Buyer)
“I would like to express my thanks to Ghazey Aleck of Calder Capital for his unwavering guidance and loyalty to me through the often arduous process of purchasing a company. I first met Ghazey when I was interested in purchasing one of the companies he was representing. When that particular deal did not work out,…
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Barry Neal, Owner, House of Flavors – Ludington, MI (Buyer)
“Max, I am abundantly grateful to you for helping me to open this next chapter of my life and career.”
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Former Owner, Fast Casual Food Franchise – Grand Rapids, MI (Seller)
“Max, I really appreciate your advice and guidance leading up to the successful sale of my company. This was a location that I developed and operated personally; it was tough making the decision to sell, and it was tough working through the sale process. I really valued the assistance of Calder Capital!”
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Dave, Les & Lollie Baumann, Baumann Tool & Die, Zeeland, MI (Seller)
“We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Ghazey Aleck and Rick Purcey of Calder Capital. When we engaged Calder in July, we never thought we would receive 5 offers on our company and have it sold in less than 6 months! Ghazey and Rick did an excellent job of finding the right buyer and…
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Ross Hoek, Owner, Impres Engineering Services LLC, Holland MI (Seller)
“We did it! Thanks for all your help guys! We found the buyers, got the sale done, and hit my target price! I am looking forward to getting to choose what I want to do on a daily basis. Thank you!”