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Bob Forbes, CBI, M&AMI
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Bob Forbes has over 18 years of experience in business transactions, as a business intermediary, owner, and private equity executive. His exceptional service to his clients is backed by his extensive experience in strategic and tactical marketing, negotiating complex business transactions, capital planning and placement, and business valuations.


Prior to forming Forbes Mergers & Acquisitions, Bob was an owner and key executive for 5 other businesses in the energy, information technology, and service sectors, where he orchestrated a number of M&A transactions. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Bob did transaction work for 2 private equity groups. He has served on the board for 7 different companies. He presently serves on 2 boards where he provides strategic marketing and finance expertise.

Bob is a Certified Business Intermediary and has a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is a member of the International Business Brokers Association, Association for Corporate Growth, and Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries, and he holds a Real Estate Broker’s License. He is an acclaimed business speaker and author of numerous published articles.

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13 Yr Old Security Systems Integration
Listing ID: 330997 Location: Denver, CO  
Brief:
SOLD Established and well-respected systems integration firm serving the safety and security markets for 13 years. This company is a stable and growing market leader. The company's services include integration and maintenance of diverse security, communications, and fire/life safety technologies, and it serves a wide range of clients with a significant focus on defense contracts. The business has generated solid financial performance for years and consistent year-to-year growth. There is tremendous potential for the right strategic acquirer to pick up and leverage very strong financials, long-term contract vehicles, a loyal customer base, and key technical talent.
Listed Price: N/A
Total Sales: $3,400,000.00
Seller's Discretionary Earnings: $1,300,000.00
Fixtures Furniture, & Equipment: $200,000.00 (Included in Listing Price)
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Business Information
Year Established: 1993
Number of Employees: 30 Full Time / 0 Part Time
Days and Hours of Operation: M-F, 8-5
Relocatable: Yes
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Facilities / Location: 5 regional offices in California, Colorado, Lousianna, Florida, and Connecticut.
   
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Reason for Selling: Other business interests
Business Description: Extraordinarily Profitable. Consistently produces profits at 10X or more the industry average.

Deep Customer Penetration. Long-term, lucrative recurring business with large government and commercial customers.

Substantial Revenue Pipeline from Contract Vehicles. Visibility into more than $15 million from existing contracts and customers.

Loyal and Skilled Workforce. With specialized technical capabilities and strong regional management.

Potential for Growth: There is sustainable growth from continued contract expansion, referrals, and existing markets. Further, there are numerous opportunities to expand beyond projections, by targeting additional military bases, introducing new services (such as alarm monitoring and video surveillance services), and key vertical market expansion (such as financial services, retail and corrections).