M&A Affiliations

This premiere International Organization serves educational and resource needs of middle market M&A brokers and others. Formed to bring together CPAs, attorneys and other experienced corporate financial advisors, AM&AA’s professional services firms are highly recognized leaders in the industry who draw upon combined expertise to better serve middle market clients worldwide.

“Connecting Leading M&A Professionals To Build Relationships, Share Resources and Create Value”

AM&AA members represent business sellers and buyers of middle market businesses. Services are M&A seller representation, buyer representation, due diligence, accounting, financing, business valuation, tax plans, legal, strategic advisory, and other M&A services.
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Distinguished leaders in the business brokerage, intermediary and merger and acquisition profession created a foundation to advance and promote the business brokers profession. Each served as officer and director of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). They were mindful of the Association’s critical need to devote its resources into member programs, conferences and Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) and Merger and Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) programs. Thought, work and love of the business broker profession were primary in creating BIEF.

BIEF advances and promotes the business broker and M&A professions. It embraces business brokerage’s international aspects, is inclusive across the deal makers’ spectrum, outreaches to other business sale organizations. It promotes awareness and understanding among the public, business advisors, owners, business buyers and sellers, based on information, understanding, cooperation and education.

The business sale profession has come together in an all “industry coalition” working to remedy requirements burdening the industry inappropriately. This costly burden impacts owners selling businesses or making acquisitions, and business brokers and M&A Brokers who advise them.

This campaign involves most of the business broker and M&A advisor professional associations nationally. It has produced supporting legislation in the U.S. House and Senate, which passed the House unanimously and is pending as a bill in the Senate.

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IBBA was formed in 1983 and grew to 1,950 members in the USA and around the world. International Business Brokers Association is the largest international association operating exclusively for people and firms engaged in business brokerage, and as advisors or intermediaries in mergers and acquisitions.
IBBA’s cooperative business brokers, advisors and intermediaries can be found worldwide, in Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the U. S. It offers education conferences and an “IBBA University” educational program for training specific to the business broker and merger and acquisitions profession serving corporate acquisitions and divestitures.

www.ibba.org

Association for Corporate Growth is a global organization with 56 chapters and over 14,500 members. Doing business is the heart of ACG experiences. Chapters across the globe bring dealmakers together to achieve their business and professional goals.

ACG is a trusted and respected resource for middle-market M&A dealmakers and business leaders who invest in growth and build firms. It offer face-to-face events, online tools, structured networking opportunities, member benefits and leading-edge market intelligence

ACG brings together all segments of the growth community. Growing of business networks is essential. ACG delivers the right people, in the right way, right to members. ACG is the home for the middle-market M&A deal making professionals.

www.acg.org

Rotary is about Service Above Self. An organization of more than 1.2 million members comprised of business, professional, and community leaders bound by a humanitarian spirit. Strong fellowship, meaningful community, and international service projects characterize Rotary. Rotarians, provide service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.

www.rotary.org

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions. Members range from mom-and-pop shops and local chambers to leading industry associations and large corporations.

The Chamber advocates for pro-business policies that create jobs and grow our economy. Key issues range from smart tax policy and regulatory relief to legal reform and trade promotion.

www.uschamber.com

Tulsa Economic Development Corporation was charged with promoting and sustaining Tulsa Oklahoma’s small business growth. In the past ten years, TEDC provided or located more than $156 million to help start or expand nearly 300 small businesses, impacting nearly 3,500 jobs.
TEDC is now TEDC Creative Capital, reflecting its greatly expanded range of programs and geographic reach. It makes and facilitates loans from $5,000 to $10 million, using private and public funds. The mission remains creating economic vitality in its communities by encouraging small business growth.

www.tedc.com

AZBBA is a professional association dedicated to business broker continuing education in transactions and to reputable services to business sellers and business buyers.

AZBBA is an affiliate of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), a worldwide association of business brokers. New members must be approved by the current members and must maintain the highest standard of practice and adhere to AZBBA’s Code of Ethics.

www.azbba.org

The Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries is a professional trade association. Its Business broker members actively assist owners in valuing, buying and selling businesses. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a business with the help of a skilled, professional Business Broker, CABI is the place to start!

www.coloradobusiness.com

The Tulsa Executives’ Association was founded in 1930 by Tulsa, Oklahoma business leaders. They created a business organization to help each other survive the depression. It provided mutual support, business referrals, and encouraged members to patronize each other’s businesses.

TEA thrives as a business organization with over one hundred firm members plus many associate and honorary members. Camaraderie is enjoyed among the members over weekly meals, visits to members businesses, and spotlight presentations. It is highly regarded for contributions to members’ success.

www.tulsaexecutives.com

The Alliance provides technical assistance and business advice, helping manufacturing companies become progressively more successful. Its statewide network of manufacturing extension agents and applications engineers focus on improving the bottom line while growing the entire business.

Extension agents and engineers live and work in communities across Oklahoma, taking support to manufacturers’ workplace on the owners’ schedule. Oklahoma’s Manufacturing Alliance is as one of the leading organizations of its type across the USA.

www.okalliance.com

Tulsa Regional Chamber is the principal business – driven leadership organization for improving the quality of community life through development of regional economic prosperity. For over 100 years, it has served as an integral part of what makes Tulsa Oklahoma a great place for business and to live, work and play. It focuses on results to benefit its 3,000 member firms and the community.

The Chamber is Tulsa, Oklahoma’s primary business advocate, teaming with community partners to ensure well-balanced programs. Visionary civic leadership from over 1,700 volunteer members working with 50 plus staff, makes Chamber one of the most dynamic member-driven, community-oriented organizations in the USA. In 2010, the Tulsa Oklahoma Regional Chamber was named the nation’s best for a record third time in consecutive years of eligibility.

www.tulsachamber.com

Society of Business Analysts members pledge to provide superior professional ethics and impeccable business practices through continued education and improvement of existing business skills as well as the Standards set forth under USPAP.

It is impossible to be “all things to all clients.” At times, the business consultant’s role requires referral the client’s business needs to others better positioned to address the specific issues. ISBA provides a dynamic and vast network of qualified, knowledgeable, and credentialed business valuation professionals.

In addition, business valuation courses and instruction centers around the International Glossary of terms … the business valuation standard.

www.societyofbusinessanalysts.com

The Oklahoma Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization bringing public attention to policy issues, providing objective, thorough research and is a catalyst for positive change. The Academy identifies issues facing Oklahoma, provides well-researched, objective information, fosters nonpartisan collaboration, develops responsible recommendations, and encourages community and legislative action. Its vision is to empower Oklahomans to improve their quality of life through effective public policy creation and implementation.

www.okacademy.org

LOK is committed to the betterment of Oklahoma by nurturing Oklahoma’s “leaders making Oklahoma the leader”. LOK creates, inspires and supports a dynamic network of leaders with increased awareness and commitment to service that energizes Oklahomans to shape its future.

LOK hears and answers the call to service. Members are passionate about Oklahoma and committed to its future, challenging the status quo to help Oklahoma achieve its growing potential.

Program graduates help sustain a strong diversified business economy, provide quality career opportunities and create an increasingly attractive quality of life. Change is fostered through diverse leaders with enlightened perspective of challenges and opportunities facing the state. Members engage others in support of common goals and are persistent, informed, and involved leaders in the state. They embrace a common vision and serve as catalysts to build Oklahoma’s future.

www.leadershipoklahoma.com

Oklahoma Private Enterprise Forum was organized in Tulsa, Oklahoma to foster business development through private enterprise. Prior to merging with the Oklahoma Investment Forum, Oklahoma Private Enterprise Forum provided a medium for investors, entrepreneurs, business owners, and others to exchange experiences and ideas about corporate finance and investing, strategic development, or growing new and existing small businesses.

The annual Oklahoma Investment Forum provided a venue to match business needs to investment capital and corporate finance. Growing firms presented private capitalists. Business entrepreneurs obtained an estimated $150 million through Oklahoma’s Investment Forum.

The Oklahoma State Chamber stands to make Oklahoma “The State of Choice for Business.” through business advocacy. It serves as legislative advocates, to represent all types and sizes of business. The State Chamber of Oklahoma provides services and programs designed to address the specific needs of small business, manufacturing, community development and education.

Oklahoma’s State Chamber serves more than 2,000 business locations in 25 states. Most members have less than 35 employees. Policy is developed and set by about 650 business volunteers in over 30 committees. The Board establishes policy approval.

www.okstatechamber.com

Founded in 1905, the Manufacturer & Business Association, MBA, is a not-for-profit employers’ association focused on helping businesses succeed. MBA partners with over 4,500 businesses in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, providing a host of membership benefits including: HR Planning and Consulting, Legal Services/Hotline Training/Development, Energy Management / Supply, Surveys, Employee Benefits, Computer Training.

www.mbausa.org

Experienced and USPAP compliant members of National Equipment & Business Brokers Institute are appraisers to prepare a qualified appraisal as required by the IRS, Council of Foundations, and U.S. Small Business Administration’s SOP 50 10 (5) (F).

www.nebbinstitute.org

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