M&A Investment Banking with Tim Malott

Today, we are joined by Tim Malott who founded the investment banking firm Shoreline Partners in 1994. Tim is former CPA and holds four securities licenses. Tim represents the owners of privately held companies in sale, merger, acquisition and complex financing transactions. His career spans public accounting, commercial banking and investment banking through which he has gained knowledge and experience in nearly every industry and business sector. After spending five years with a major, Midwest-based CPA firm, he was hired as President, CEO and Director of a troubled bank in Northwest Indiana. After returning the bank to profitability and successfully selling the bank, Malott relocated to San Diego. 

Selling a business is the American dream, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the reward for years of hard work. Successful entrepreneurs make countless sacrifices in hopes that they would someday reap the benefits of their labor and live a new life of vacations, recreation, and prosperity.

You only exit your business once, so you should feel confident passing this milestone. A successful business exit reflects the preparation done beforehand. Failing to plan is planning to fail.

The owner of a privately held company has several alternatives on how to exit their business. In the absence of an exit strategy, events will inexorably dictate the final exit plan. A costly involuntary exit may be caused by death, disability, divorce, disagreement, or distress.

Selling Your Business with David King will help you take control of the sale process and make it positive one.