Capital providers and investment professionals gathered on September 26th at Rohrbach’s Railroad Street Beer Hall. Special thanks to our sponsors The Bonadio Group, Live Oak Bank, and Lippes Mathias.
The program started with Mike Bollinger, SVP of Banking, speaking about Live Oak Bank’s approach to lending and how entrepreneurship through acquisition is a core part of their strategy.
Timothy Welles, Managing Partner, Pine Street Capital, and Tyler Van Schoonhoven, Vice President, Lakelet Capital, talked about the lessons learned from transactions they’ve funded. Andrew Olsen, CEO of Candlelight Cabinetry, David Dinolfo, Partner at The Bonadio Group, and Andrea Vossler, talked about Andrew’s experience buying the Candlelight Cabinetry company, including sourcing and financing the purchase of the 35+-year-old business.
Join us at our upcoming event on October 26 to hear current investors and dealmakers talk about the M&A market in Buffalo.