Branden has experience in developing, acquiring and exiting technology businesses, having co-founded Conducive in 2006 (which was sold to Empired (ASX:EPD), now Cap Gemini, in 2012), and Interfuze in 2018. Between founding and managing businesses he has held leadership positions in multinational finance, infrastructure and technology companies.

Having started his technology journey in 1987 he had the opportunity to work in diverse industries including mass transportation, industrial automation, healthcare, education and financial services, and consulted to many others.

Branden holds an Honours Degree in Commerce, Diplomas in Engineering and Computer Science, and an MBA from Curtin University, Perth. Branden is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Ian brings deep expertise in technical marketing, including SEO, content, and strategy, alongside his experience in CRM advisory. He focuses on helping organisations overcome complex challenges by leveraging emerging technologies to drive innovation and sustainable growth.

For more than 20 years he has served as a trusted strategic and transactional advisor to the owners and leaders of privately held companies who value his practical and personable approach and his ability to simplify complex business issues into an actionable plan. His areas of expertise include strategic facilitation, succession/transition planning and both sell-side and buy-side transactions.

Michael is a Predictable Success Scale Architect and serves as an SME in succession/transition planning and M&A for the Edward Lowe Foundations System for Integrated Growth (SIG) program. He is the co-author of “Buying out the Boss: The Successors Guide to Succession Planning” which looks at succession and transition planning from the perspective of the internal acquirer. He is a frequent guest speaker on topics such as value building, succession/transition planning and mergers and acquisitions.

A graduate of George Mason University, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Resinate, Inc. and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Elm’s College, its Executive Committee and he chairs the Audit Committee. He previously served as First Vice Chairman of Alden Credit Union.

After attending Marcus Oldham Farm Agricultural College, Robert Burbury spent the first fifteen years of his career as the Principal of a large mixed farming enterprise in Tasmania’s northern midlands. Since moving to Victoria in 1991, he has been involved in consulting to large agribusinesses, managing property developments, and has spent twenty years in senior executive corporate agribusiness roles at Austrade, Pivot Ltd., O2e, Warakirri Dairies and The Healthy Grain.

Robert has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Harris Dairies Ltd. (Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management) and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Riordan Grain Services, early in his career, he was a municipal councillor for ten years, the last few as Deputy Mayor.

Robert was instrumental in the conception and development of the Warakirri Dairies Fund, successfully marketed and established the $100 mill. fund and was appointed as the founding CEO in October 2006.

Robert was appointed CEO of The Healthy Grain P/L in December 2013, he subsequently re-built the business and raised ~$13 million over his ten-year period running the company.

Robert holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Marketing, both from the University of Melbourne and is a member of various other professional and industry bodies.

He is currently:

• Managing Director – Ormley Proprietary Ltd
• Non-Executive Director – Murray Irrigation Ltd
• Non-Executive Director – Gulbali Institute Advisory Board

Bob offers extensive M&A experience in the purchase and sale of businesses in the manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and distribution sectors and in logistics and other B2B services.

Buyers and sellers benefit from Bob’s 30-plus years of hands-on business experience and a uniquely broad range of skills, experiences, and abilities. His key attributes in deal-making are creative problem solving, attention to detail, and follow-through – qualities that provide him with a rare perspective in helping business owners achieve their purchase and sale objectives.

Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

An instrument-rated licensed pilot having logged more than 1,000 hours, Bob volunteers his time and aviation skill at Angel Flight South Central, a charitable organization dedicated to transporting patients in financial need that require critical medical treatment in distant cities.

Certifications/Licenses

• Certified Business Intermediary (CBI): International Business Broker Association
• Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI): The M&A Source
• Licensed Real Estate Broker: Texas

Honors and Awards

• Transworld Business Advisors President’s Club Award, 2015-2021
• M&A Source Executive Club Award, 2021

Professional Memberships

• International Business Brokers Association
• The M&A Source
• Texas Association of Realtors

Business & Community Involvement

Volunteer pilot, Angel Flight South Central

Terry frequently speaks on and writes about M&A and financing topics. He also authors Prairie’s quarterly M&A and financing topics newsletter, the Prairie Middle Market Perspective.  Terry was announced as a 2017 Thought Leader of the Year Finalist by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA).

During his 30-year investment banking career, Terry has originated and executed a wide variety of M&A and capital-raising assignments for middle-market companies and their shareholders. Terry has developed expertise working as an advisor with clients in many different industries. During his career, he has raised nearly $2.0 billion in debt, mezzanine and equity capital and has assisted in the sale of companies with valuations as small as $10.0 million and as large as several hundred million. To date, Terry has completed over 80 investment banking transactions.

Prior to joining Prairie, Terry held Managing Director positions with boutique investment banking groups including Stout and Cleary Gull. He was also an investment banking Partner with William Blair & Company and held senior investment banking positions with McDonald & Company (now part of Key Bank) and First Chicago Capital Markets (now JP Morgan Chase). In addition, Terry spent several years in the private equity community working as the Director of Originations and Business Development for William Blair Mezzanine Capital Partners (now Merit Capital Partners), a $1.0 billion investment fund advisor. Before starting his investment banking career, Terry was a CPA in Arthur Andersen & Company’s Small Business Advisory Division.

Terry holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Terry currently holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 securities licenses.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
Small Business Investors Alliance
Vistage International

Securities offered through Prairie Capital Markets, LLC, a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. Prairie Capital Markets, LLC and Eaton Square LLC are unaffiliated.

Prior to joining Prairie, Dan held Vice President and Associate roles at P&M Corporate Finance (PMCF) and D.A. Davidson & Co. where his primary duty was managing the entire sell-side and buy-side M&A deal process, including buyer preparation, business search and screening, due diligence and negotiation. He began his investment banking career at McGladrey Capital Markets performing financial analysis, valuation services and transaction execution support in a wide range of industries. Prior to working at McGladrey, Dan was an Aerospace Engineer for the Department of Defense where he provided in-service engineering solutions for a variety of U.S. Navy aircraft platforms.

Dan holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dan currently holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 securities licenses.

Professional Affiliations

• Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)

Securities offered through Prairie Capital Markets, LLC, a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. Prairie Capital Markets, LLC and Eaton Square LLC are unaffiliated.

Prior to joining Prairie, Tim founded The Oak Tree Group LLC, a consulting firm focused on business acquisition of lower middle-market companies. He managed the entire deal process, including buyer preparation, business search and screening, due diligence, negotiation, financing and appraisal. Tim also performed analysis on acquisition candidates for a variety of purposes including valuation, financing and general planning purposes. Before that, he was a Vice President with Bank One Capital Markets where he worked with corporate and institutional clients to evaluate and implement transactions related to foreign exchange and fixed income hedging and trading strategies. He also implemented various trading strategies for the investment of bank capital in fixed income and foreign exchange spot forward and options instruments.

Tim holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. Tim currently holds FINRA Series 24, 63 and 79 securities licenses.

Professional Affiliations

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder
• Member of the Business Valuation Association (BVA)
• The ESOP Association

Securities offered through Prairie Capital Markets, LLC, a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. Prairie Capital Markets, LLC and Eaton Square LLC are unaffiliated.

Anthony frequently presents at industry conferences and webinars, including those presented by The ESOP Association and the National Center for Employee Ownership, on topics including ownership transition planning, preparing companies for sale, ESOP transactions, debt financing and valuation. He has also authored a number of articles on these subjects. Anthony was a recipient of the 8th Annual Emerging Leaders Award of 2017 presented by The M&A Advisor.

Prior to joining Prairie, Anthony was an investment professional with Alpha Capital Partners at Alpha Capital and NM Group Global LLC, a multi-national industrial holding company. Anthony also served as a past board observer to several portfolio companies of Alpha Capital Partners.

Anthony holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Management and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Economics from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL. He has participated in numerous technical seminars on leveraged buyouts, M&A, ESOP transactions, and corporate valuations. Anthony currently holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 securities licenses.

Professional Affiliations

• Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA)
• Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
• National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)
• The ESOP Association

Securities offered through Prairie Capital Markets, LLC, a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. Prairie Capital Markets, LLC and Eaton Square LLC are unaffiliated.

Example work includes leading the GM Credit Card reward program and its international expansion to Australia, UK and Europe to negotiating the GM / Warner Bros JV and implementing the first co-branded minivan to market.

He later helped lead the sale of Metris’ (a T.H. Lee company; later HSBC) $400M Insurance and Financial Services entity to CPP Group Plc in York, England including post-transaction carveout, transition and setup of the new independent entity. And later, again leading its sale and transition to AmTrust Insurance.

Following AmTrust, he was appointed head of strategy, innovation, governance, and business development for a new MetLife business unit that successfully introduced fully digital life insurance. During this time, he became involved with the Charlotte innovation community, joining forces with other corporations and city government in driving FinTech and InsureTech growth.

After MetLife exited the digital business, Greg became an Individual Sponsor (starting from scratch), generating deal flow, vetting opportunities, negotiating deal terms, developing and running models, and sourcing funding – until the pandemic…

Greg holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, as well as an advanced degree in BioMedical Engineering and a B.S. Electrical Engineering from Ohio State.