Networking with Small Company Intermediaries

A couple weeks back I was in Richmond, VA to attend the local Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Capital Connection conference and last week Clay was at the Chicago Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Capital Connection. We attend these conferences in both smaller cities like Richmond, Cleveland, Phoenix, etc. and in larger cities like Chicago in order to meet investment bankers, intermediaries and business brokers that are actively selling small companies.

These groups show us a large number of acquisition opportunities and represent our single largest source of deal flow. We track nearly 3,000 investment bankers, intermediaries and business brokers in our contact management system. Together, these folks represent more than 1,400 different firms.

If you are an investment banker, intermediary or business broker and we haven't met, please pick up the phone or shoot us an email. We'd enjoy getting to know you and learning more about your practice.

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Paul Wormley - Managing Partner

Paul joined Hadley in 2005. He grew up in a family business environment and has spent his entire career working with small and emerging companies.

He currently works with Interstate Fabrications, Filter Holdings, J&R, AGI, Gillinder, Equustock, Pneu-Con, and Storflex. Previously he was the chairman or served on the board of directors for i-deal Optics, Centare, QDx Pathology, GT Golf Supplies, and Open Sky Media – all former Hadley companies.

Paul is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys fishing, hunting, riding motorbikes, Crossfit and an occasional craft beer. He works closely with a number of non-profit organizations including One Acre Fund, Trout & Salmon Foundation, and Northfield Parks Foundation.

Paul is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder and received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He and his wife, Rosemary, have three children.