Oak Capital Advisors Principals Tom Arndt and Shipman Northcutt have worked together on behalf of executives and with each other on business projects for 10+ years,. Together Tom and Shipman want to provide outstanding guidance to entrepreneurs and owners.

During Tom 's C-Level corporate career he has reinvigorated several mature companies, led two European and multiple US. Acquisitions, established joint ventures with two Japanese manufacturing companies, and successfully launched multiple business initiatives. Tom has also purchased a mid-market company and most recently consulted for Zac Brown, of the Zac Brown Band, assisting with the launch of multiple manufacturing ventures, with a special focus on Southern Grind, a manufacturer of custom-made knives.

Shipman Northcutt is an experienced business executive and entrepreneur who provides commercial real estate expertise as an agent at North Wake Commercial Realty. As an executive for Car Quest Auto Parts Shipman assisted in growing the corporation into a $3 Billion company, where he negotiated multiple business acquisitions. Shipman is also an owner/operator of several mid-market companies.

After working with many small businesses and career shifts, we have combined to create Oak Capital Advisors, to provide uncommon guidance through the sales of closely-held small businesses in the North Carolina marketplace, to eliminate confusion and create a win-win-win scenario for our brokerage clients. This extends our mission to serve the executive and entrepreneurial community through important business transactions and change.

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