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FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2020 29 He has spent most of his career in the financial arena, both public and private. Immediately before joining Business Acquisitions, Ltd., Kevin was Business Development Director for a large public accounting firm in the Denver metro area for 7 years where he assisted business owners in better understanding their company’s financial condition. He accomplished this task by performing business analyses, tax reviews and operating valuations. During this period, he had the opportunity to meet and work with over 1,100 different business owners in Denver and its surrounding communities. Under his direction, the firm became the second largest accounting practice nationally, in a network of over 300 affiliate offices. Prior to working in the accounting profession, Kevin spent 14 years in the investment banking business in Colorado and Iowa, holding titles of Vice-President and Director of Corporate Finance. While serving as Director of Corporate Finance for two firms in Colorado, he structured and syndicated 9 Initial Public Stock Offerings (IPO’s). In addition, he raised private capital for Limited Partnership Investments and Private Placement Stock Offerings while managing the personal investments of numerous clients. Kevin has a BA in Business Administration from Central College in Pella, Iowa. He is licensed with the Colorado Real Estate Commission and has served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries (CABI). In addition, he was previously elected and served as President of CABI. He is also a long standing member of the M&A Source. Kevin’s combined background in accounting, marketing and corporate finance brings a unique blend of experience and talent to the mergers and acquisitions industry and to Business Acquisitions, Ltd., in particular. During the past two decades while at Business Acquisitions, Ltd., he has successfully managed and supervised over 250 acquisition transactions. In his leisure time, Kevin enjoys spending time with his three sons, Dakota, Jordan and Alex and his wife, Peggy. His hobbies include fishing, hunting and competing his German Shorthaired Pointer in field trial events, both regionally and nationally. CONTACT Kevin B. Waide Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist Business Acquisitions, Ltd. 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Office: 303-758-4600 Fax: 303-692-0639 Email: kwaide@baltd.com www.baltd.com FIRM PROFILE Established in 1986, Business Acquisitions, Ltd. specializes in the sales of privately held companies in Denver, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region and is comprised of a team of knowledgeable, licensed professionals with extensive experience in business sales, mergers and acquisitions. Understanding the complexities involved in the transfer of business ownership and recognizing how vital it is for business owners to choose a trusted firm to guide them through the entire process, our team of specialists provides our clients the highest level of service and a disciplined approach to the marketing and sale of their businesses. More than 1,000 clients representing a diverse range of industries have selected the expertise, personal attention, and commitment of theBusinessAcquisitions, Ltd. team. We have decades of industry experience in finance, business ownership, marketing, sales and corporate management. This experience combined with our 30 years of established strategic alliances within the legal, accounting, financial planning, investment and banking communities enable us to provide our clients with expert resources to manage all matters involved in the complicated process of transferring business ownership. We are members of the M &A Source, the International Business Brokers Association, Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, are A+ Rated with the Better Business Bureau, and we maintain strategic partnerships with other firms specializing in business sales, mergers and acquisitions. Representing business owners in the sale of their businesses for over 34 years, Business Acquisitions, Ltd. is recognized as one of Denver’s most professional and highly regarded business intermediary firms. ABOUT KEVIN WAIDE Kevin Waide joined Business Acquisitions, Ltd. in 2000 as a Mergers and Acquisitions Specialist and began serving in his current position as the firm’s Managing Director in 2009.