Terie Salinas

ProNova Partners

License Number: 01869984

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825 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 536
Santa Monica, California 90401 (View Map)

About the Company

ProNova Partners is a full service lower middle market advisory firm. We provide forward thinking solutions to a diverse client base throughout North America and source Buyers throughout the world in order to command the highest possible purchase price for our engagements. Industries we focus on include insurance agencies and books of business, manufacturing businesses, wholesale & distribution businesses, and nearly every kind of retail business found on "Main St." We are comfortable with $50MM+ run rate enterprises as much as we are pre-revenue start-ups that are looking for business development / "sweat equity" or growth capital partners. We strive for excellence and demand it from our team and our various deal making contributors that make up the entire ProNova ecosystem we rely on to close 2-5+ transactions per month.

Broker Biography

Introduction

Terie Salinas joins ProNova Partners as Chief Operations Officer bringing her polished and proven leadership skills to spearhead the multilateral expansion initiative, pilot and grow a team of strong proactive advisors, and populate the already lengthy list of satisfied business owners ProNova has served.

Ms. Salinas brings years of respected hands-on leadership experience in the development of new business, strategic and branded marketing; the success of which enabled her to close countless high-value transactions. Ms. Salinas built her career upon the principle of integrity, by promoting the value of communication, and believes that progress is achieved only when innovative thoughts and actions are implemented.

Previously, Ms. Salinas has held numerous leadership roles; serving as President of Altair Yacht Group, on the California Yacht Broker’s Association board and as dealer/ principle for Integrity Group, which specializing in repositioning late model and collectible vehicles. And it all started with her ownership of Powertrain Industries (PTR).

Ms. Salinas began her career at PTR Industries fresh out of college. She held various positions at the company; working her way through sales and marketing positons to become the director of operations within her first year of employment. When the opportunity arose to purchase the business, Ms. Salinas rose to the challenge and made the company profitable by establishing key Fortune 500 clients and establishing lasting relationships from which the growth and success of the company was based.

Ms. Salinas has spent 25 years in either an ownership or principle position as an executive officer in a variety of industries, primarily Automotive, Yachting, Recreational RVs, financial services, and textiles. She has a deep-rooted understanding of branding, marketing and sales, wholesale, OEM, leasing, and of the luxury goods and services market.

A Southern Californian native, Ms. Salinas is a graduate of Woodbury University; she holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in International Business, with a minor in Marketing, an Associate’s Degree (AA) in Fashion Marketing, and has attended various executive education extension programs at USC and CSULB. She holds a California Real Estate license and just for fun, maintains her Yacht Broker’s license.

Services Provided

ProNova Partners is an industry & geographically-agnostic firm that offers the following services to our clients:

Sell-side Advisory: Mergers & Acquisitions services for those clients with greater than $2mm in revenue

Buy-side Advisory: For strategic acquirers, corporations, private equity funds and family offices

Mini-PEG Advisory: Proprietary “bolt-on” strategy that helps companies increase their for-sale valuations through strategic acquisitions

Strategic Advisory: Utilizing a holistic approach to help you determine best practices and strategies to execute on both growth and divesture plans

Valuation Services: Stand-alone services or as part of the sale/acquisition process

Technology Advisory: Advisory services to help technology companies determine the value to their intellectual property

Capital Markets Services: Cost effective solutions to help increase company’s access to growth capital

Business brokerage: Mergers & Acquisitions services for those clients under $2MM in revenue

Areas Served

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Licensed In

    • California — License number 01869984

    Professional Affiliations

    Bachelor of Science in International Business.
    Yacht Brokerage License.

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