Bill Inman

Strategic planning and market insights regarding mergers, acquisitions and re-capitalization.

Inman has served as a CPA, investment banker, and trusted advisor to hundreds of public and private companies throughout the U.S. for more than 35 years. His clients have included some of America’s most prominent family businesses in food and beverage, healthcare and medical device, information systems, retail, wholesale, distribution, manufacturing, construction, food service, logistics, and personal service industries. He has served as a speaker for numerous trade, academic and executive groups on the subjects of mergers, acquisitions, strategic and family business planning and growing shareholder value.

Inman’s previous investment banking experience includes serving as managing partner of a boutique merger and acquisition firm serving the beverage industry and managing partner of the Food and Beverage Group of an international investment banking firm. He founded The Inman Company in 1995.

Inman has been featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Florida Times Union, and the Jacksonville Business Journal. And his articles have been published in Florida CEO. He is a 30-year member of Rotary International and an 18-year member of Vistage, an international organization for CEOs. He has served on the Board of Directors of several companies and is a founder of Springboard Capital, an early-stage private equity fund.

Inman attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and received a BBA in Accounting from Georgia State University.

Presentations:

A Current Snapshot of Mergers and Acquisitions:

M&A activity today
Insights for buyers
Insights for sellers or those in need of capital
Critical Resources
Case studies in success

Making Your Business Sale Ready – Everyday:

Importance of planning
Key business ratios and definitions
Basic business valuation model
Maximizing EBITDA
Non-qualified incentive compensation plans
Additional strategies for growing value
Case studies in success

“The group enjoyed your presentation so much. I believe all our members would benefit from your discussion, and I would like to invite you to speak at the 2010 Summit. The Board Members are very excited about your speaking to our members in Las Vegas at the annual Summit.” Claudia Betzner, executive director, Service Industry Association. (Making Your Business Sale Ready – Everyday)

The Inman Company has recently served as transactional advisors in the following areas: