Marsh Creek is an M&A and business brokerage firm helping lower middle market businesses sell with confidence. Our typical clients are business owners with an annual revenue between $5-150 million. While we are based in the Southeast, we proudly serve clients nationwide.
Marsh Creek is proud partners with the Bristol Group, a network of over 20 advisors from across the country. While leveraging this broad pool of experienced advisors, we remain committed to providing you with a high-touch, high-service approach that is customized to your unique needs. We firmly believe that teamwork is essential to ensuring a successful and fulfilling sales experience for our clients.
The Marsh Creek team is comprised of former business owners who are honored to partner with you on your path to sale. It's our goal to ensure the largest financial transaction of your life is done right.
We understand the importance of confidentiality to the continued operations of your business. Marsh Creek pre-screens every buyer, protecting your interests and ensuring a successful outcome.
A competitive environment can lead to a better price and terms. By creating a strategic list of buyers, we provide you with control in your exit process.
By developing high-quality, tailored marketing materials, we effectively showcase the value of your business and make it easier for you to secure the right buyer.
Sellers often undervalue their businesses. Our accurate valuations help you realize the true worth of your business so you can make informed decisions moving forward.
Marsh Creek offers complimentary business valuations and partners with owners that have an annual revenue between $5-150 million. Interested in finding an experienced team to guide you through this next chapter? Reach out for a complimentary valuation today.
Once we understand your needs, we have an incredible pool of advisors to ensure you are represented in all aspects. This customized team will include financial advisors, M&A attorneys, tax professionals, and more.
We work hard to find the perfect buyer for your business by creating a strategic list of potential buyers and reaching out to them proactively.
We believe in empowering clients to control their exit when it comes to selling their business. We begin by preparing you for a valuation and putting you in touch with financial advisors so you know your company's value. Next, we'll leverage our pool of experienced advisors to ensure you are well represented in all aspects.
Then, we'll prepare your business for sale. By creating best-in-class marketing materials, we can clearly show buyers the compelling investment opportunity in your business. The Marsh Creek Team will then craft a strategic list of buyers before reaching out. This allows you to control the process, so you can exit on your terms and with confidence.
John is a successful cross-functional executive with experience leading and strengthening finance, accounting, and operations organizations. He has held a variety of executive roles including CFO, VP of Supply Chain and Planning, and EVP of Finance and Operations during his 17-year career. In those roles, John served as an integral part of the leadership team that scaled a medical device company and sold it to a private equity firm for 161M. John led integration efforts and was a part of due diligence on all of the companies acquisitions.
John started his career with the accounting firm, Ernst and Young in Atlanta, GA, and has worked with both start-ups and a large private equity-owned medical device manufacturer. He leverages his significant mergers and acquisition experience to help entrepreneurs successfully transition business ownership.
John graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Accounting and holds an MBA from Kennesaw State University. He currently lives in Marietta, with his wife and two daughters.
Seth is a seasoned executive with an impressive track record of success, having held Vice President and Director positions across diverse industries. He has a wealth of experience in sales and understands the importance of building strong relationships and working collaboratively to achieve outstanding results. Seth is a skilled consultant, having helped companies of all sizes to boost sales, streamline processes, and improve their bottom line. Notably, he was a key figure in the mergers and acquisitions efforts and strategies of one of the country's largest medical retailers.
Graduating from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, Seth has gone on to become a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) and holds a real estate license in Texas. Throughout his 20-year career, he has consistently been recognized for his achievements, receiving the highest rankings for his exceptional work.
Seth is a devoted family man and lives with his wife and two daughters in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. When he's not at work, he's active in his local church, where he volunteers his time and serves as the executive committee chair for finance.
Carl is an entrepreneur at heart. He was the third-generation owner of a wedding services provider with 14 locations and 200 employees. Carl led the effort to sell the 50 year-old business in a private equity roll-up of the industry, and his first-hand experience gives him an unparalleled understanding of what it’s like for a business owner to bring their company to market and negotiate a successful exit.
Carl is also an Adjunct Professor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Georgia and serves on the Board of the Shore Entrepreneurship Center at Kennesaw State University. He is the Founder of Brio Business Academy, dedicated to guiding business owners as they launch and grow their business. He is passionate about education because he believes that business owners make better decisions when they know how and why things work (or don’t!).Carl graduated from the University of Notre Dame, and holds an MA from the University of Chicago, an MBA from the University of Georgia, and an M.Ed from the University of Loyola. He and his wife live in Dunwoody and have two sons that attend the Georgia Institute of Technology.