CFA-MidWest is staffed with a team of the most experienced
M&A professionals in the area. All of the M&A professionals have owned,
bought and sold their own businesses. We know how our clients feel because
we've all been business sellers and buyers ourselves.
Morley
Zipursky founded CFA-MidWest in 1980. Under his guidance and direction, CFA-MidWest
has been named CFA's Office of the Year 10 times in 23
years. Morley was CFA's Dealmaker of the Year for 1986 and
1989. In 1997, in recognition of his leadership as well as his record as
perhaps the top dealmaker in CFA history, Morley became the second inductee
into the CFAW Circle of Fame.
In addition to his role as Chairman of CFA-MidWest, Morley
also serves as the Chairman Emeritus of CFAW. He was Chairman of the Board of
CFAW from June, 1996 until August, 2003.
Prior to founding CFA-MidWest offices, Morley spent 27 years
as the owner of his own manufacturing businesses, including 22 years as the
co-founder of the Commodore Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of
mobile homes.
Morley is a 1949 graduate of the University of Tulsa with a
BS degree in Petroleum Refinery Engineering. He was President of the Student
Council from 1948-49. He served as an enlisted sailor in the Royal Canadian
Navy during World War II.
You can reach Morley directly at (402) 330-2160.
Jim
Zipursky joined his father Morley at CFA in 1990. Since assuming management of
day-to-day operations in 1994, CFA-MidWest has been named CFA's Office
of the Year eight times in 17 years. Jim won CFA's Dealmaker of the Year
award for 2003 and 2010. In 1999 and 2010, Jim was responsible for closing the Largest
Transaction of the Year for CFA Worldwide.
In addition to his role at CFA-MidWest, Jim serves on the
Board of Directors of CFAW. He also serves as CFAW's representative to the
International Business Law Consortium, www.iblc.com;
in 2010, he was re-elected by the IBLC to serve a 2-year term on its Advisory
Council. Jim is also CFAW's representative to the International Corporate
Finance Group, www.icfg.net; he serves on
the Board of Directors of the ICFG.
Jim is a member of the Denver and Omaha Chapters of the
Association for Corporate Growth, www.acg.org;
he served as the Chairman of the Capital Connection of the annual Rocky
Mountain Corporate Growth Conference from 2004 to 2011. Jim holds Real Estate
Broker's licenses in Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Wyoming and holds a Business
Broker license in Illinois.
Jim is a registered representative with Colorado Financial
Service Corporation.
Prior to joining CFA, Jim founded, operated and sold a
specialized temporary help agency in the Washington DC area. He also worked for
Electronic Data Systems before starting his own business.
Jim is a 1982 graduate of the University of California with
a BA in Political Science.
You can reach Jim directly at (402) 330-2160.
Ron
Chernak joined with Jim Zipursky to open the CFA-Colorado offices in 2005. In
addition to his role with CFA, Ron is the President and founder of First
Business Brokers, Ltd, (FBB) a business brokerage in Colorado Springs and
Denver (www.fbb.com). FBB works on
transactions smaller than those that CFA handles.
Prior to
organizing FBB, Ron practiced law with a 175-member law firm in Chicago. He has
a CPA Certificate (Illinois), is a Colorado Real Estate Broker, a Certified
Business Intermediary Fellowship status (the highest professional designation
within the Business Brokerage industry), and is a Master Merger &
Acquisitions Intermediary. He has extensive experience in contract and lease
negotiations, financial planning, and financing.
Ron
is very active in many community activities, such as the Colorado Springs
Chamber of Commerce (former Chairman of the Board), the Convention and Visitor's
Bureau, and the Rotary Club. He also has served as the Chairman and/or Director
of the Board for numerous business brokerage committees and organizations,
including a national advisory committee on mergers and acquisitions. Ron also
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Business
Brokerage Association (IBBA), the premier industry trade association, with a
membership of over 1,200 intermediaries in 22 countries, and Chairman of the M
& A Source, the largest association of middle market intermediaries in the
world.
Ron
earned his law degree from Duke University in 1974. He received his
undergraduate business administration degree in accounting from Notre Dame
University in 1971.
You can reach Ron directly at (303) 635-4667.
Jeremiah joined CFA in 2010 as an Associate focusing on
buy-side relations. He is a 2010 graduate from Morningside College in Sioux
City, Iowa (summa cum-laude) with a B.S. in Business Administration with an
emphasis in Finance and Management, and a minor in Mathematics. He maintained
high levels of activity in the leadership academy, mock trial, multiple honor
societies, academic groups, and men's basketball
Jeremiah is responsible for contact with buyers and PEGs as
well as developing marketability assessments and client marketing materials.
Bob Prangley joined CFA in 1989 as Vice
President, National Marketing and later became the first Executive Manager of
CFAW when he and ten of the offices acquired the company in 1996. Prior to
joining CFA, he was a business owner in broadcasting, publishing and video
production.
Following his recent
retirement from his executive staff position at CFAW, Bob naturally transferred
into the role of a "Rainmaker" for CFA-MidWest. As an experienced facilitator,
he is able to introduce qualified CFA professionals to prospective clients in
need of business transaction services.
Mischel
Anderson joined CFA in 1997. Among her duties, Mischel is responsible for the
coordination and development of all client collateral marketing materials and
marketing campaigns.
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