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17111 Kenton Drive Suite 205 B,
Cornelius, North Carolina 28031
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About the Company
With over 25 years of providing companies and buyers the highest ethical and professional representation in buying or selling of companies, Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions is the firm to call.
Our expertise in each transactions' critical components of Valuation, Negotiation, Financing, involvement with Attorneys, CPA's, and other deal professionals is a hallmark of our firm.
Gulfstream has worked in diverse industry fields with transaction sales prices ranging from $1 Million to $100 Million.
With Offices on the East Coast, Call us today for no cost consultation. (704) 892-5151
Broker Biography
Introduction
Jim Kniffen is Founder and President of Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Kniffen has over twenty five years business experience, first as a successful entrepreneur and then as founder of successful M&A companies earning a reputation for excellence and ethics in the complex arena of business mergers & acquisitions.
Mr. Kniffen has extensive expertise in business and enterprise valuation, due diligence analysis, alternative sources of acquisition financing, and complex business consultation. Jim is a sought after public speaker by accounting and financial groups for his expertise in the complete sales process, especially in the difficult areas of valuation and financing. Mr. Kniffen received his graduate degree from Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton in 1976.
Mr. Kniffen is a member of The Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors, is a Charter Member of the Association of Professional Merger & Acquisition Advisors, and is a Founding member of The Society for Leadership of Change (SLC).
Whether you are searching for the right firm to sell your company or you are a principal or investor group looking for the right company to acquire, you will not find a stronger ally than Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions. www.gulfstreammergers.com
Services Provided
Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions is dedicated to helping business owners, individuals, partnerships, and corporations acquire or sell companies with complete confidence and confidentiality. We work with Buyers and Sellers throughout the country. Prospective buyers and sellers are assisted with the often complex and diversified nature of acquiring or selling a company with complete confidence and confidentiality since 1993.
Depending upon clients needs, our marketing can be local, statewide, or national in scope. Coupled with our networking resources and extensive buyer contacts cultivated over time, our rate of success is very impressive. Whether you are accessing Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions associates to assist you in selling your company or to acquire a company, we will walk you through each step of the acquisition or sale process.
Benefits of our Buyer/Seller representation include:
1.Professional and confidential management of the sales transaction.
2.Long standing Banking and Lending affiliations.
3.Experienced legal, accounting, investment consulting, and escrow services.
4.Prescreened Buyers, Investors, and Private Equity Groups.
5.Complimentary Market Valuation of company .
Additional Professional Services provided by Gulfstream Mergers & Acquisitions:
*Mergers & Acquisitions
*Selling of Privately Held Companies
*Market Valuation Services
* Business Consulting
Areas Served
Professional Affiliations
BA Social Sciences Florida Atlantic University 1976
Jim Kniffen California Brokers License #011531489 (1993-2012)
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