John Salony

Introduction

John M. Salony is an M&A Advisor and Business Broker. John has been an advisor on over 12 completed transactions in the last 18 months. Some of his recent transactions include a large Southeastern sawmill, a large family-owned beachfront restaurant, and a successful furniture business. As a small business owner, John understands the hard work and sacrifices owners have encountered when building and growing their establishment.

John’s experience and expertise includes valuation, market analysis, negotiation, financial analysis, and funding arrangement and sourcing. Prior to starting and selling his own business John worked for several Fortune 50 and smaller companies in the financial analysis field. John was vice-president in the global corporate investment banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Selling your entire business or an operating division of an existing business can be a very difficult and overwhelming task if you don’t have the proper advisor in your corner. John puts you at ease through his unique team and project management- based approach.

Clients choose John for several reasons: my track record of delivering results, my commitment to maintaining confidentiality throughout the sales process, my professionalism in all interactions, and my commission structure that is solely based on performance. When you work with me, I will handle the listing and marketing of your business in a confidential and professional manner, bring forth multiple qualified buyers, and guide the sale process from start to finish.

Owners considering selling their company turn to John to:
- Understand options and strategies that will meet financial and legacy objectives they want to leave
- Provide bold strategic advice to build a sound and viable plan for sale
- Position and communicate the business’ unique strategic value
- Provide confidentiality for identity discretion to reduce competitive risk
- Identify buyers that will derive the greatest value from the acquisition
- Arrange and place financing for buyers

Education
Master of Business Administration, University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science, Concentration in Finance & Management, Salisbury State University