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Seth Faler, Former Unum Executive, Joins Oaklyn Consulting

Seth Faler, Former Unum Executive, Joins Oaklyn Consulting

Seth Faler served as director of corporate development and capital management for Fortune 500 insurance company. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 9, 2016—Oaklyn Consulting, a business financial strategy firm that launched in August, announced today that Seth Faler has joined...

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Insights

How to Navigate Business Debt and Equity Options

How to Navigate Business Debt and Equity Options

When closely held businesses need capital, they generally have two options — getting a bank loan or seeking out private investors. While a loan isn’t going to be a viable solution for every liquidity need a business has, it can be significantly less expensive in the...

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Deals

AAC Utility Partners Acquired by E Source

AAC Utility Partners Acquired by E Source

Oaklyn Consulting is pleased to announce that South Carolina-based utility consulting company AAC Utility Partners has been acquired by E Source, a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners. Oaklyn Consulting acted as financial advisor to the owners of AAC Utility...

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Optii Solutions Acquired by MCR

Optii Solutions Acquired by MCR

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 8, 2021 – Oaklyn Consulting is pleased to announce that Austin, Texas-based software provider Optii Solutions has been acquired by hotel owner-operator MCR. Oaklyn advised Optii throughout the transaction. Optii’s real-time, cloud-based hotel...

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SuperFan, Inc. Acquired by PrestoSports

SuperFan, Inc. Acquired by PrestoSports

Oaklyn Consulting is pleased to announce the sale of its client SuperFan Inc. to PrestoSports, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures. Oaklyn advised SuperFan on the merger/acquisition strategy that culminated in this transaction. SuperFan Inc., based in Louisville,...

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Features

CFO: 1st Time M&A: 3 Challenges CFOs Will Face

CFO: 1st Time M&A: 3 Challenges CFOs Will Face

A CFO can go through an entire career without doing a deal, but when your company puts it on the table, you must be ready. Read my piece for CFO below. Read the article in PDF.CFOs are a source of accuracy within an organization — essential for providing data related...

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Ask Us Anything

Help Me With a Succession Plan

Help Me With a Succession Plan

Ask Us Anything Dear Oaklyn Consulting, It’s been a really hard year. I own a business that I’ve been successfully running for the last 15 years. I’ve had some health troubles that have pushed me to a position where my doctors are suggesting that I need to retire...

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Help Me With Acquiring a Business

Help Me With Acquiring a Business

Ask Us Anything Dear Oaklyn Consulting, I am a business owner who has a substantial local presence. I’m considering acquiring a competitor that has a larger presence outside my current market. This move would expand our footprint immediately and give us the...

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Help Me Develop a Sellable Asset

Help Me Develop a Sellable Asset

Ask Us Anything Dear Oaklyn Consulting, I don’t know if it’s the economy or the time of year, but it feels like every time I turn around, there is another M&A firm calling to see if I am in the market to sell my small business. I know that this is something that I...

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