At Plethora Businesses, our strength lies in our people—the seasoned mergers and acquisitions consultants who drive success and innovation. Each member of our team is a specialist, bringing a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the table, ensuring our clients receive comprehensive and tailored M&A strategies. Choose Plethora Businesses for a partnership where experience and expertise lead to outstanding results.
George is the co-founder of Plethora Businesses. With more than 30 years of experience in management, consulting, business valuations, mergers & acquisitions, George is a recognized leader as an M&A advisor and business valuation appraiser. He has successfully closed more than 300 sell-side M&A transactions, advising business owners across a wide range of industries. His advisory work is supported by deep valuation expertise, including more than 2,500 business valuations and appraisal engagements.
Dora Lanza co-founded Plethora Businesses after completing the divestiture of her previous company, a mortgage banking organization that grew from a single branch to a multi-branch company, with locations in three states and over 175 employees.
Ms. King has been involved in all aspects of the real estate and financial business for the last 40 years. After her graduation from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors and Masters of Business Administration with emphasis in Real Estate Finance,
Kari M. Laitinen is a Vice President at Plethora and focuses his efforts primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Laitinen has nearly thirty (30) years of experience with private equity, asset management, hedge funds, and investment banking – with a track record of originating complex financial transactions.
Bret Schaffer is a Senior Investment Banker at Plethora Businesses, specializing in company sales, recapitalizations, growth capital raises, and debt placements.
As Director of Business Development, Derek leads the company’s outreach strategies and oversees the marketing and sales team. He is also responsible for finding strategic and financial acquirers actively making acquisitions in their respective industries, understanding their existing platform companies.
As an Associate, it is Jeremy’s role to work with our strategic partners to help build their acquisition pipeline through researching companies that fit within their parameters and creating introductions with potential sellers.
Galilea is the Executive Assistant to George Lanza and is in charge of Human Resources and Compliance.
Galilea graduated cum laude with her B.S. from California State University of Long Beach. Her meticulous organization, proactive approach, company.
As Database Administrator and Data Analyst, Nuno’s role is to assure the the proper functionality of the CRM and Database and to analyse the business data in order to provide reports with the performance of the Operations.
Nuno is a MS in Materials Engineering and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
As an Analyst, Brandon is tasked with servicing clients through sell-side engagements by aligning exit strategies with a network of potential investors. He is responsible for analyzing financial statements, completing business appraisals, generating valuation models, and evaluating company trends in relation to revenues, expenses, and strategic positioning.
Connor is responsible for helping bring together a synergistic fit between the firm’s sell-side clients and strategic acquirers. He is also tasked with performing in depth analysis of company financials.
Christopher is responsible for analyzing financial statements, building operational models, as well as assisting with industry and market research.
Daniel comes to Plethora with a diverse back ground of business and project development. He holds a Bachelors degree in Theology. He and his wife enjoy an occasional trip to Maui and living by the beach.
Since joining Plethora Businesses in 2022, Thomas Watkin has been instrumental in spearheading engagement initiatives with CEOs of mid-market companies, assessing their readiness for exit strategies with a deep understanding of their objectives and challenges. His exceptional drive for excellence,
My name is Anna Woods, I have successfully raised two amazing children, and am the proud mommy to two sweet Pug pups. I have been a nurse for over 15 years serving the community in a hospital and homecare.
Leroy began his career in 1948 at the age of 16 working with a small grocery chain in Southern California and leaving as part of the management team five years later.
Bernie has spent his last 45 years in the Wholesale Wine & Spirits industry. During that period he spent his first 12 years with NDC Distributing (Republic National today) and the last 33 with Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits.
George D. Abraham has been involved in the transfer of over 450 businesses and has appraised complete business as well as machinery and equipment for the past 38 years. Two of the appraisals Mr. Abraham was involved in passed the scrutiny of the World Bank. He has performed close to 2,000 appraisals for banks and SBA financing purposes. He has done several appraisals valued over $700 million.
As a seasoned business appraiser, Hans Schroeder is the developer of the proprietary system of software and integrated market data used in every Plethora valuation. Hans has been a business valuation analyst for over 30 years. Prior to working with Plethora, he was involved in systems and software development for many years,
Our knowledgeable staff of transaction veterans offers over 300 years of combined experience in related fields of business ownership, business sales and consultative advisory services. In the last 15 years, we have become a top choice as trusted consultants to business owners and have earned a reputation for providing confidential and reliable professional services to our clients.
At Plethora Businesses, we enable companies to prosper in the cutthroat industry by providing strategic M&A advisory services. With a strong history of successful deals, we provide knowledgeable advice at every stage of the M&A procedure.
Our Top M&A advisors in Orange County leverages many years of combined experience to deliver insightful strategies and tailored solutions. At Plethora Businesses, we value the trust and confidence our clients place in us, striving continuously to uphold our reputation for professionalism, reliability, and confidentiality. Whether you are looking to expand, sell, or restructure, turn to Plethora Businesses for expert guidance and dedicated partnership every step of the way.
Association for Corporate Growth
California Association of Business Brokers
Institute of Business Appraisers
International Business Brokers Association, Inc
M&A Source
NEBB Institute
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