Merit Harbor Group hires New Investment Banker in Seattle Office

July 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Merit Harbor Group, a boutique M&A, Investment Banking, and Advisory Firm dedicated to helping CEO’s and Entrepreneurs create, grow, optimize and capture enterprise value, today announced that Nate Nead will be joining the investment banking team as a Director in the Northwest Office. He will be based out of Tacoma/Seattle, WA. Nate previously was a Director at DealCapital.com.

Nate is an experienced M&A advisor and investment banker who has successfully managed numerous deals in the software, hardware, digital marketing, professional services and oil & gas sectors for middle-market companies.  An experienced entrepreneur, Nate built his first successful company with over 25 employees while still an undergraduate. Since then, Nate has founded and operated several digital media, SaaS and software companies, growing them from startup to multi-million dollar market leaders. He brings a wealth of both operational and transactional understanding to the Merit Harbor team.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Nate join our Northwest office at Merit Harbor Group. His strategies for exit planning and M&A experience, on both sides of transactions, allow him to serve our clients at the highest standard,” said Craig Dickens, CEO of Merit Harbor Group. “As we continue to grow as a company, additions like Nate enhance our position in the industry. We anticipate Nate to not only make a big impact our Capital team, but also open up significant avenues of growth for the company as a whole.”

Nate has a proven track record of engineering value through:

·      Exit Strategy formulation and implementation: Working with business leaderships to develop and evaluate a range of exit options and establish the optimum value realization strategy.

·      Value Maximization: Developing a disciplined auction with both strategic and financial buyers, bolstering business value and achieving higher multiples and better overall deal terms.

·      Process Development & Management: Helping business leaders develop, manage and improve business processes to realize better operational and revenue efficiencies.

·      Growth Strategy: Working with Business Leaders to develop and implement growth strategies, including growth capital procurement with the purpose of building next-stage companies and enhanced overall value.

"I'm extremely excited to join the Merit Harbor Team. The company's deal strategy tightly mirrors my own philosophy and the management have proven themselves as best-in-class for getting deals done at values well above market. In addition, the Merit Harbor Group's emphasis on growth before exit, with value-adding consulting helps fill a needed gap, which is currently excluded in most middle-market deal making."

Nate received his undergraduate degree in Business Entrepreneurship with minors in Chemistry and Biology from Brigham Young University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Washington. He holds his Series 82 and 63 FINRA licenses. Nate resides in Snoqualmie, Washington with his wife and two energetic daughters. Nate is a Pacific Northwest native who loves everything outdoors.

About Merit Harbor Group

Merit Harbor Group is a boutique M&A, Investment Banking and Advisory firm dedicated to helping CEO’s and Entrepreneurs create, optimize and capture their enterprise value. With offices in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Boston, Merit Harbor Group professionals work closely with clients to raise growth capital or prepare for a M&A event.  The Company concentrates on helping lower middle market companies from $10mm – $200mm in sales.  More information can be found at http://www.meritharborgroup.com/#_blank

Securities offered through Offerboard Securities, a broker-dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC.