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Eric Gall, MBA, CM&AP, CBI, M&AMI

Company
Edison Business Advisors

www.EdisonBA.com

Bonita Springs, Florida

Services Offered
Our award-winning, highly credentialed team at Edison Business Advisors has completed 315+ transactions totaling over $430M. We have participated in many forms of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinouts, and roll-ups.

Our proven process for properly preparing a business for sale, maximizing marketing exposure, and expertise in guiding the sale to completion have resulted in a significantly higher percentage of our listings closing than the industry average.

SELL A BUSINESS
Edison Business Advisors helps business owners successfully transfer their business by properly preparing it for sale, marketing it confidentially, and guiding them through the process. Our proven processes, methods, and tools have produced a significantly higher percentage of successful sales than the industry average.

BUY A BUSINESS
Edison Business Advisors assists business buyers by successfully identifying and acquiring a business by matching their financial strength and business acumen to the appropriate business.

VALUE A BUSINESS
Edison Business Advisors helps business owners understand the value of a business to support their needs. Whether you want to sell to a third party, partner, key employee, or family member; gift the business to charity; or liquidate, we will give you a data-driven analysis of your business value.

PLAN YOUR EXIT
Edison Business Advisors assists business owners who want to sell but their business has not met or exceeded a valuation the business owner needs to exit comfortably, and they do not have a system in place to maximize the business{s value. We help create a plan to grow the business to a value to achieve post-exit needs and a strategy to select the best exit method.

SERVICES OFFERED
Business Sales
Recaps, JVs, Spinoffs, etc.
Acquisition Searches
Mergers & Acquisitions
Roll-Ups
Business Valuations
Equipment Appraisals
Commercial Properties
Exit Planning
About

Eric Gall is the registered broker and founder of Edison Business Advisors. Eric has the results, credentials, and experience to sell your business or assist you in buying a business.

RESULTS
Over the past 25 years, Eric has participated in many forms of business transactions over $300M. In the past four years, 2020-2023, Eric sold 37 businesses totaling over $53M. He has earned an impressive 35 awards since 2010.

His Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Awards include BBF #1 Florida Top Dollar Producer among 853 BBF intermediaries; five BBF Dealmaker Top 50 in Sales Volume, won every year since inception; four BBF #1 Southwest Florida Top Dollar Producer; and thirteen BBF Million Dollar Plus.

His International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) awards include two IBBA Platinum Chairman’s Circle $10M+; three IBBA Chairman{s Circle $3M+; and four IBBA Deal Maker 10+ Transactions.

His M&A Source awards include M&A Source Platinum Club $15M+; and two M&A Source Executive Club $5M+.

CREDENTIALS
Eric is highly credentialed having obtained his Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from IBBA; Certified Merger & Acquisition Professional (CM&AP) and Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) from M&A Source; and Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) from American Business Brokers Association (ABBA). Eric completed all available CBI-Dental training through IBBA and will be among the first certified in this specialized field. He was the first to obtain a CM&AP and M&AMI, second to obtain a CBI, and is the only ABI in Southwest Florida. Eric holds BSE and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan.

The CBI requires meeting stringent education and performance requirements as well as the high ethical standards of the IBBA. The CM&AP requires achieving in-depth knowledge of the specialized approach required to successfully prepare and execute lower-middle-market transactions (above $1M in EBITDA). The M&AMI requires meeting education requirements, attending two M&A Source conferences, completing three transactions over $1.5M, and recertification every three years. The ABI requires meeting a specified number of completed transactions and years in the business.

EXPERIENCE
Prior to founding Edison Business Advisors, Eric spent six years as Regional Vice President for Florida Business Exchange (business brokerage); three years as President of a private equity group where he bought, sold, and operated several businesses in the IT, automotive, and transportation sectors; and 17 years at Ford Motor Company where he worked in corporate M&A, led the post-merger integration efforts for Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, and Mazda, and helped establish an Asia-Pacific product development group. Eric was recognized as an expert in multicultural negotiation.

Eric is an active member of BBF, IBBA, and M&A Source. He is the leader of ABBA National Best Practices Forum, President of BBF Southwest Florida Region, and serves on M&A Source Deal Market Committee and BBF State Board. Eric is also a speaker and contributing author for numerous local, national, and international publications.

By investing time and money in education, certifications, and best practices, Eric has achieved a tremendous return for his clients by transacting businesses at a significantly higher rate than the industry average.

Eric enjoys playing in adult baseball leagues and tournaments.

Expertise

Experienced in but not limited to the following services and sectors. Contact for a full list.

  • Health Care & Fitness
  • Manufacturing
  • Building & Construction
  • Virtual Consultation
  • Valuation Services
  • Exit Planning Services
Areas Served
  • Lee County, FL
Languages

English

Licensed In
Florida
BK3217067
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