sell-side
We lead business owners through the complex selling process with empowering knowledge to help them achieve regret-free outcomes.
buy-side
Our systematic process delivers a rich pipeline of proprietary opportunities for highly acquisitive corporations, private equity and family offices.
valuations
We deliver valuations for transaction purposes using realistic capital structures, offering a true understanding of achievable value.
About Us
Why We’re different
WHO WE ARE
Blue River Financial Group represents and advises some of the world’s most sophisticated professional private company investors. The knowledge we impart is extraordinarily relevant to owners of privately held middle market companies. Blue River’s mission is to equip first-time or serial-sellers with empowering knowledge that leads to optimal transactional outcomes. As an owner, the transfer of all or part of your business ownership will rank among the most important decisions of your lifetime. Blue River can be your trusted guide through the turbulent M&A advisory waters.
Years In Business
Global Industries
Transactions
Years of Transaction Experience
OUR TEAM
Blue River assembles a team for every buy-side and sell-side project, led by proven, senior-level professionals. The team possesses a wide array of deal/industry experience and a solid track record of creating value for clients. M&A advisory services are delivered with integrity, foresight, and care. Blue River’s team actively leads all transactions through completion.
our clients
Blue River assists clients in buy/sell transactions in the private capital marketplace. Our clients come from many industries and sectors, including Communications, Healthcare, Information Technology, Software, Automotive, Steel, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Education, Building Products, Natural Resources, Aerospace & Defense, Engineering Services and many others.
Knowledge
WISDOM Is What Matters
With knowledge and experience comes wisdom. Wisdom matters. Blue River provides you with insights specifically related to your transaction. With as much time, money, effort, and care you’ve put into your business, you can’t afford to make even one misstep in your M&A transaction.
Whether selling or buying, let the Blue River M&A Advisory team provide you with the wisdom we’ve attained to ensure your transaction is regret-free!
BRYAN BERENT & WILLIAM LOFTIS
Managing Partners
Bryan Berent
William Loftis
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Our Clients SaY IT BEST
“Blue River has been a valuable strategic partner to Incline and our portfolio for several years. They identify and uncover unique opportunities and form genuine connections with business owners. This expertise has translated to acquisitions that have been mutually beneficial and significant drivers of meaningful growth. We value their relationship and ability to support our acquisition efforts.”
APRIL SIMILE
Partner, Incline Equity
“ We hired Blue River to help us identify and acquire a platform company from which we could build out a national network. The professionals at Blue River worked tirelessly to bring us dozens of opportunities and helped us land EXACTLY what we were looking for. We plan to use Blue River to help us find platform companies in other service verticals.”
WILLIAM GUZIK
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Ace Hardware
“When selling a business, there are many issues that can suddenly arise. Blue River balances things and weighs them out. I really appreciate that about the team. I think they did an outstanding job of preparing us for what could happen throughout the process. And many of the things they prepared us for, actually did happen. The Blue River team was always accessible and empathetic, and understood that for our family, this business was like our baby.”
CHUCK TRUAN
President, TrynEx, Inc.
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News From The World Of M&A
Blue River Advises Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners on Acquisition of Alinabal
August 18, 2022 – Blue River Financial Group has advised Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners on the recent acquisition of Alinabal. The acquisition allowed the owners of over fifty years to transition the company to a next generation owner who would allow for continued...
Blue River Advises Revival Animal Health on Acquisition of Exodus Breeders Corp
August 11, 2022 – Blue River Financial Group has advised Revival Animal Health, a leading value-added distributor of pet health products used by breeders, animal shelters and other pet health professionals and portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, on the...
Blue River Is Recognized as M&A Firm of the Year by Global Advisory Experts
August 2, 2022 - Blue River Financial Group has been recognized by UK-based Global Advisory Experts (GAE) as Middle Market M&A Advisory Firm of the Year in Michigan, US. The GAE awards have been running since 2009, and we are honored to have been nominated and...
