Business Mergers & Acquisitions – Western U.S.
With offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, our business brokers and M&A advisors facilitate the business sales, mergers and acquisitions of privately held middle-market companies located in the Western U.S. with annual sales of $5 million to $150 million.
Since 1993, it has been our mission as M&A advisors and business brokers to give you the highest level of expertise and service and to support your business growth and liquidity objectives.
The Arizona office of IBG, affiliated with Fox & Fin, is located in Scottsdale. Its Founding Principal, Jim Afinowich, has decades of experience in the M&A industry.
- Vehicle service chains
- Aviation schools
- Manufacturing
- Printing and publishing
- Petroleum/propane
- Trucking
- IT
- Import/export
- Ranching
- Professional services
- Mineral investments
Call today at 480-421-9789 and let us help you sell or buy a business.
Garry Barnes
Managing Director - Arizona
gbarnes@ibgbusiness.com | 602.429.0406
Profile:
Garry is a Veteran Commercial Banker having served as President/CEO of banks in Arizona, California and Utah. He has been involved in C-level management, credit policy, lending, portfolio management, as well as risk & sales management. Extensive experience working with bank boards and banking supervisory authorities. Additional experience includes troubled bank turn-a-rounds and de novo start-ups. He has been associated with Fox and Fin Financial Group since 2005.
Experience:
He has taught at the university level, is a frequent writer/lecturer on banking, business brokerage and real estate matters and has conducted over 2500 seminars. Garry has serviced on the SBA National Advisory Council, hosted a radio talk show, and served as a consultant to the Central Bank of Russia (in country).
Education & Awards:
B.S.- Business Finance. Minor Real Estate, Boise State University
Graduate, Pacific Coast Banking School
Graduate School of Banking, University of Washington
Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI)
Jim Afinowich
Managing Partner, Founder & Principal - Arizona
jima@ibgbusiness.com | 480.327.6610
Jim Afinowich is a Partner and Designated Broker at IBG Fox & Fin in the Phoenix office, a mergers and acquisition firm founded in 1993 that handles business sales between $5 million and $150 million. The firm has been selected Arizona’s number one business broker and investment banking firm for 18 consecutive years by Ranking Arizona.
Jim’s primary responsibility is overseeing his office’s deal makers and expediting transactions. He has more than a quarter century of successful experience in the M&A industry and has managed and supervised more than 500 transactions. He is well-known a creative problem solver.
A nationally honored industry leader, Jim has developed and presented classes for regional and national trade associations for nearly 20 years. He has also provided expert witness services in cases relating to brokerage practices and standards of care.
Certifications/Licenses
- Certified Business Intermediary (CBI): International Business Broker Association
- Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI): The M&A Source
- Business Brokerage Specialist (BBS)
- Real Estate Broker, State of Arizona
- Series 63 and series 82 securities registration under CEIBA Financial, LLC
Honors and Awards
- Tom West Award for exceptional contributions in promoting goals and ethics in business brokerage
- “Jim Afinowich Day,” Valley Board of Business Brokers
Memberships
- International Business Brokers Association (IBBA): Fellow, President, Director, Vice President, Treasurer, Education Committee Chair
- M&A Source: Charter member; Chair, Education Committee; Chair, Credentialing Committee
- Business Intermediary Education Foundation: President and Director
- Valley Board Of Business Brokers
- Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
- Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA)
- Arizona Business Brokers Association
- Turnaround Management Association
Business & Community Involvement
- Volunteer, various local charity organizations and projects
- Aircraft Owner Pilot Association
- Reno Air Racing Association
- Wings for Kid
Jim Afinowich, Nevada Real Estate License #B.1002070
Jim Kuykendall
Managing Directory - Arizona
JimK@ibgbusiness.com | 480.367.7912
Bio:
Prior to joining IBG Fox & Fin, Jim spent 20 years as a corporate attorney, commercial Director, and a former business owner. Jim has worked on M&A transactions across the United States, Mexico and in Asia Pacific, with deal sizes ranging from $1MM-1B.
Jim worked on the ground in 11 countries in Asia as General Counsel- Asia Pacific for a large multinational industrial minerals company. He also served as Vice President and General Counsel- North America with the same company. He was a Sales Director where he managed a $200MM budget selling industrial minerals to Fortune 500 companies. He has experience in mining, industrial minerals, payments/banking, food and beverage, and utility industries.
Jim also owned and operated his own successful business in the State of Arizona in the underground utility industry.
Jim is a 4th generation Phoenician with deep roots in the State of Arizona. He enjoys living in Arizona with his wife and three children. He has been a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for 25 years. He has completed marathons and was an avid swimmer for many years.
Education:
J.D., University of San Diego
MBA, University of San Diego
B.S., Business Administration- Finance, University of Arizona
Licenses:
State Bar of California
Arizona Department of Real Estate
Panel Speaker: SHRM Atlanta- Selecting Counsel in HR matters, 2004
Panel Speaker: Navigating the M&A landscape- Mumbai, India, 2011
Lance Meilech
Managing Director
lance@ibgbusiness.com | 602.741.7876
Profile
Lance Meilech is a Managing Director at IBG/Fox & Fin in the Phoenix Arizona office. His specialization is in the technology market and has many strong connections to Silicon Valley. He has been extremely successful in the Arizona market and has earned the reputation of being one of the top deal makers in the State. His in-depth practical experience in multiple aspects of business operations, financial background and educational credentials enables Lance to understand the concerns of business owners and buyers. This unique combination of experience and skills enables him to help clients through all aspects of the business transfer process.
Experience
Lance started his business career in sales, representing companies that sell office equipment and computers, and eventually became a securities representative. He has extensive experience in international markets and is fluent in multiple languages. As an entrepreneur, Lance has started, built and sold several companies, including a software development company and a multi-location education company. Immediately prior to his association with Fox & Fin, he started and built from the ground up one of Phoenix's top tax firms.
Lance has decades of experience in valuing businesses and advising clients on a wide range of strategic and management issues for companies small and large, and he has testified frequently in depositions and courts of law as an expert witness on business valuations.
Education & Awards
- Masters- Finance, Arizona State University
- Masters- Taxation, Arizona State University
- Arizona Technology Council
-
Arizona BioIndustry Association
- Technology
Mike Cauley
Managing Director
mcauley@ibgbusiness.com | 480.421.9532
Profile
Mike Cauley is a Managing Director at IBG/Fox & Fin in the Phoenix Arizona office. He has more than 10 years of experience facilitating, contributing to, and leading small business and lower middle market business acquisitions and sales and M&A efforts across multiple industries and sectors.
As Mike works with both business sellers and buyers, he leans not only on his in-depth M&A experiences and know-how, but also draws from his in-depth practical experiences that span business financial management and financial planning and analysis across several types of businesses and service providers, as well as design, operations and financial management and analysis for the engineering, construction, and real estate development industries.
Experience
In Mike’s more than 10 years’ experience facilitating, contributing to, and leading small business and lower middle market acquisitions, sales, and M&A advisory efforts, he has provided and performed numerous services including comprehensive representation, deal origination, marketing, deal and transactional structuring and negotiating, financial analysis, contracting, and underwriting— all across a diverse portfolio of contemplated and realized deals in multiple industries and sectors.
Over this period, Mike has been immersed in the business acquisitions and sales marketplace, its activity and related analytics; developed numerous tools, products, processes and systems to optimally serve clients; conducted valuation and pricing studies; and consulted on, facilitated, and led numerous small and lower middle market business acquisitions and sales and M&A initiatives involving businesses of multiple sizes and from several industries and sectors.
Mike also has several years’ experience on the design, operations, and finance sides of the engineering, construction, and real estate development industries— working across numerous complex horizontal infrastructure and vertical buildings projects.
Education and Awards/Licenses
- MBA, Finance, Boston College
- B.S., Engineering, Northeastern University
- Arizona Department of Real Estate
Areas of Expertise
- Service Providers and Professional Services
- Engineering and Design
- Construction Contracting (General and Subs/Specialties)
- Construction Management and Related Construction Services
- Environmental Consulting, Sciences, Services, and Remediation
- Water and Water Resources
- Energy Services
- Construction Materials and Products
- Manufacturing
- Security Services
- Insurance
Steve Bisbee
Managing Director - Arizona
sbisbee@ibgbusiness.com | 480.327.6634
Profile:
Steve is a Managing Director at IBG/Fox & Fin in the Phoenix Arizona office. As an attorney skilled in M&A transactions in the Arizona business community, Steve has worked closely with buyers and sellers through a full range of sales and acquisitions over the years.
Experience:
A former business owner, he subsequently worked eight years for an international corporation providing aircrew training to US and foreign militaries, serving as program manager on various domestic and foreign programs. He was a key member on five major defense contracting proposal teams bidding on large US military aircrew training projects, and became the program manager on a multi-million dollar, multi-year US project following a winning bid.
Education & Awards:
J.D.- Law, Arizona State University
MBA- Thunderbird School of Global Management
B.S.- Business, Arizona State University
Member of the Arizona Business Brokers Association
Licensed through the Arizona Bar Association
Licensed Arizona Department of Real Estate
Troy Stapley
Managing Director - Arizona
tstapley@ibgbusiness.com | 602.429.0414
Profile
Troy Stapley is a Managing Director at IBG/Fox & Fin in the Phoenix Arizona office. Troy's primary responsibility as a deal maker consists of consulting with business owners and assisting with business valuation, deal sourcing, marketing, negotiating and closing M&A transactions. He works closely with IBG's network of private equity groups, family offices, and corporate buyers assisting in buy-side or sell-side engagements. He has more than 15 years of successful experience in business consulting and a wide breadth of M&A experience closing many transactions primarily in the Southwestern US.
Experience
Troy's business sales insight is rooted in his more than 15 years of experience in nationwide consulting, commercial lending and equipment financing/leasing to companies in a variety of industries, and ranging from start-up ventures to Fortune 500 companies. His M&A industry experience ranges from wholesale supply distribution and construction-based firms, to insurance agencies, various manufacturing companies and technology firms. His business philosophy- "Planning for a future exit builds better companies now."
Education and Awards
- MBA- Finance & Leadership, Arizona State University
- B.S.- Communications & Business Management, Brigham Young University
- International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)
-
Arizona Licensed Real Estate Broker
Education and Awards
- Distribution
- Professional Services
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Technology