MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS. Focus on privately-held companies $5MM to $30MM sales. Manage complete process for sellers / buyers resulting in divestitures / acquisitions. BACKGROUND: General Electric Management Program including several operating leadership positions. In 1981, syndicated investor gro…
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS. Focus on privately-held companies $5MM to $30MM sales. Manage complete process for sellers / buyers resulting in divestitures / acquisitions. BACKGROUND: General Electric Management Program including several operating leadership positions. In 1981, syndicated investor group in purchase of mfg. div. of a conglomerate. Tripled sales in 4 yrs. then sold company to Fortune 500 competitor. Subsequently, as CEO, managed over 15 mfg. / dist. turnarounds, in many cases a shareholder, resulting in sale of the co. Sixteen yrs. guiding mid-cap firms, augmenting (1) market position, (2) products, (3) capabilities, (4) technology. High rate of completed transactions.
PARTIAL LIST OF BRANSON & ASSOCIATES, LLC as the independent M & A Director (shown as SELLER / BUYER):
Flexible Flyer Company / AMF-Roadmaster
Bede Industries / Oatey Co.
American Alloy / Horsburgh & Scott
Streamway Products / Moen-Stanadyne
Ank-r-Tite / Wej-it Fastening / Spectrum Brands
Blazon Tube Co./ Legget & Platt Tubing Div
U. S. Microshare / Philips Dictation Div
Wheeler Boyce / Lakeland Mold
Woodline Products / Extrudex
All-Flo Pump / MUM. Ind.
Danco Metal / Takoda Group
Avalon Precision Casting / Keystone Capital
Brass Air Prod / private equity
Tec-Pak / strategic buyer
DW Tulsa Screw Prod / strategic buyer
Martin Pallet / financial buyer
Diversified Fall Prod / private equity
Dispenz-r Div.-Weatherchem / strategic buyer
Educational Resources / private equity
Controlled Molding / strategic buyer
Education Enrichment / private equity
Cone Instruments / private equity
David Round / private equity
Courtad Architectural Metal / private equity
Measurement & Instrumentation Co./ strategic buyer
$ 7 MM Metal Stamper / competitor
$ 25 MM Injection Molder / private equity
$ 9 MM Metal Fabricator / competitor
$ 7 MM Trucking Company / competitor
Bachelor of Science degree - Ohio University. United States Air Force, while earning an MBA from the University of Nebraska. jamesbranson@frontier.com 440-725-9263