Stephen Wain

Company Overview

Calder Associates is a middle market merger and acquisition intermediary and business brokerage. Our philosophy is simple – understand the needs of our clients. Since our beginning in 2002, we’ve dedicated ourselves to providing quality services which will educate you in the complex process of selling or buying a business. We dedicate ourselves to YOUR needs! From our corporate offices in New Jersey, we work with clients from around the USA and Canada, and have regional offices located strategically in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Our brokers are certified in areas such as business brokerage, mergers and acquisitions, accounting, and law. We have experience dealing with service based businesses, manufacturing companies, small entrepreneurial startups, management consulting giants, and even large conglomerates. With experience in all aspects of operations, we offer a unique perspective in assisting the business owner or buyer in preparing a business for sale or analyzing one for acquisition.

Services Offered

Business Buyer Services. Business Seller Services. Machinery & Equipment Evaluation. Financing Services. Our company offers a specific range of professional services aimed at insuring you can either sell your company or buy a company and know you’ve made the right decision. We understand that this transaction may represent one of the most significant undertakings you will ever be involved in. Whether making the giant step from employee to business owner to help satisfy your entrepreneurial spirit, or stepping back to reap the rewards of what you have spent years to build, the ability to optimize your results will have a long term impact. We know!

Broker Profile

STEPHEN WAIN - President - CBI, M&AMI; CBB. Steve is the founder of Calder Associates. He brings over 30 years of experience and leads with a passion for assisting business owners and buyers with practical, quality and ethical professional services which are not easy to find. As a past owner of a number of companies, Steve understands first-hand the complexities of ownership, the financial and legal hurdles particular to a business owner, and the difficulties and uncertainties a buyer faces when trying to make a decision on acquisition. Under Steve's direction, the company has continually grown as both business owners and buyers appreciate the unique dedication Calder Associates is known for. Steve's previous experience includes companies such as EDS, Deloitte & Touche, and Sharp Electronics. His experience in both start-up's and business sales has allowed him to sell two of his companies to publicly listed organizations. Steve is also experienced in working with private equity and venture capital firms, and has raised over $20 million in venture funding. Steve is a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) and Certified Business Broker (CBB). Steve has also achieved the Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) designation, a certification held by less than 100 people worldwide, and issued only to M&A intermediairies and advisors who've reached high levels of success and distinction.

Areas Served

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

Affiliations

IBBA; M&A Source; Mid-Atlantic Business Brokers Association; Mid-Atlantic Business Intermediaries Association.