ABA Advisors, LLC is a nationwide consulting and brokerage firm specializing in working with Accountants. Since 1999, Chuck has helped hundreds of CPAs, EAs and other accounting and tax professionals with the sale, acquisition, merger or financing of their firms. Chuck Hayes is the President of ABA Advisors and is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. He currently represents CPA’s and EA’s all over the United States.

Chuck Hayes began working with accountants when he joined Midwest Bankers Group, Inc. in 1999. At that time he helped develop a conventional loan program to provide financing for the acquisition of accounting practices. While at Midwest Bankers he underwrote literally hundreds of deals and developed knowledge as to how and more importantly why these deals work and when they don’t work.

Chuck Hayes started a spinoff company while at Midwest Bankers Group known as Midwest Bankers Transition Services, LLC (Midwest Bankers), a national brokerage and consulting firm specializing in the acquisition, sale, merger and financing of accounting and tax practices. In February of 2008; he merged Midwest Bankers with ProHorizons and joined the existing two owners as a principal/owner of ProHorizons Network, Inc.

In January of 2010 Chuck sold his interest in ProHorizons back to his partners and formed ABA Advisors, LLC.
Chuck is a member of the Association of Professional Merger & Acquisition Advisors and has been recognized as an Industry Expert on the sale of Accounting and Tax practices with Business Brokerage Press. He has presented both webinars and live presentations on the many aspects of buying, selling and financing accounting practices. Chuck holds an Indiana Real Estate Brokers license. He enjoys family time, golf (played in college) and any outdoor activity.

He is married and has two children.

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