The people behind 3,500+ closed deals.
Gordon Bizar
Founder & CEO
56 years in M&A. 3,500+ completed transactions. Inventor of the Business Acquisition Platform system. Author of Escape the Middle Class. Took his first company public by age 28. Trained 350,000+ entrepreneurs. 120+ media appearances.
Eric Sparrow
Deal Structure & Financial Modelling
Built his own portfolio of 7 acquisitions yielding over $120 million in revenue. Leads deal architecture, capital stack design, and transaction economics across NDFC's acquisition pipeline.
Bernt Ullmann
Brand Strategy & Consumer Deals
$6B+ in consumer brand launch experience, including work with JLo, Adam Levine, Tommy Hilfiger, Daymond John, and Nicki Minaj. Leads brand strategy for NDFC's consumer-facing portfolio companies.
Roko Skender
Investor Relations & Capital Placement
Manages Platinum partner relationships and capital deployment across NDFC's portfolio.
Advisory Board
Professionals from KKR, Deloitte, major national law firms, and Fortune 100 operating roles. Active in deal review, due diligence, finance, and portfolio oversight.
Bernt Ullmann
Board of Advisors
Bernt Ullmann is widely recognized as the leading authority on brand monetization and celebrity licensing, with over $6 ...
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Tom Wheelwright, CPA
Board of Advisors
Tom Wheelwright is a globally recognized tax strategist, bestselling author, and financial architect whose expertise is ...
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Brian Wieber, CPA
Board of Advisors
Brian Wieber is a former Chief Audit Executive and Senior Advisor to firms like KKR, Lazard, and Morgan Stanley, with ov...
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Joel D. Becker
Board of Advisors
Joel Becker is a transformational healthcare and medical device executive with deep M&A, strategy, and operational crede...
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Esa Ikäheimonen
Board of Advisors
Esa Ikäheimonen is a world-class CFO and M&A strategist with over three decades of leadership in capital-intensive, glob...
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Dick Mumma
Board of Advisors
Dick Mumma is a proven CEO and private equity operator with a legacy of scaling companies across industrial, consumer, a...
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Jeanne Zucker
Board of Advisors
Jeanne Zucker is a growth-driven C-suite executive, board director, and advisor with deep expertise scaling organization...
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Gene Soltero
Board of Advisors
Gene Soltero is a veteran energy industry executive and board-level advisor whose career spans more than five decades in...
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Steven Forbes
Board of Advisors
Steven Forbes is an attorney providing capital raising, M&A and general corporate services to companies of all sizes, fr...
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Jameson Pasek
Board of Advisors
Jameson Pasek currently serves as Director of Litigation for Caldwell, a global full-service law firm. He is a trial law...
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Marcus Wolter
Board of Advisors
Marcus Wolter is the Global Head of Caldwell's Corporate Practice, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the U.S., whe...
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Ryan T. Whittemore
Board of Advisors
With over 25 years of experience in financial and legal leadership, Ryan has experience as CEO of an industry leader in ...
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William (Bill) Pasek
Board of Advisors
William (Bill) Pasek is an accomplished commercial executive with more than 35 years of experience driving growth and bu...
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Paul Fioravanti
Board of Advisors
Paul Fioravanti, MBA, MPA, CTP, is Managing Partner of QORVAL Partners, LLC, a boutique consulting and advisory firm spe...
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