Bruce Marks, MBA, CM&AA

@SMB_Attorney You spoke BIG however 😉

When I speak publicly on panels, I intentionally choose a shorter chair then my peers. Makes me a lot less authoritative but much more approachable. Kidding aside, s/o to the Search Fund Coalition for having me!

I was asked yesterday at an ETA event, about the explosion in this space. It’s Wednesday, and I have gotten three new deals this week. Two $5 million dollar deals and one for $3.5 million. I guess that answers that question!

@sbabmarks @SAOliver_Atty Always love seeing this between wonderful human beings! Let's get the ones that eventually outgrow you and keep building folks up!

Day 44 of our mission to become the #1 lower-middle-market M&A law firm. Spent today in Miami with the Search Fund Coalition speaking on legal due diligence and business buying. Big thanks to Andrew Hoffman and the Search Fund Coalition for hosting SMB Law Group!

@carrymonkey Keep looking, I closed a deal in San Diego last year

@sbabmarks San Diego.

I’m working on three transactions right now in California. So when you say out west, where are you referring to?

My bank set goal this year is $60,000,000 It’s March, and with deals closed, approved, and in process, I am already at that number And people ask me is this space exploding, kind of obvious! Being impactful every day

It's a privilege when a magazine like Business Management Review features you in their publication. I'm grateful to be a part of the ETA Community while being impactful every day.

Thanks for your feedback @aipusher

Today, was a good Friday! We closed a very large $7.5 million Pari Passu Loan. And may I add, in under a month. I also had a loan approved for $3,500,000 for a Wharton ETA graduate. Some lenders might say, I had a good year today.

Thank you @SAOliver_Atty as always. Having you as our closing attorney is how we get deals done!

@SuccessWithJake Thank you Jacob. I always appreciate your support. Hope all is well with you my friend

@sbabmarks Love it Bruce!!!!

Joe Springsteen’s (@1JoeSpringsteen) first acquisition nearly broke him. 3 years running a biohazard cleanup company. Crime scenes. Infestations. Brutal work. He shut it down. Most people quit there. Joe doubled down. He heard me on Acquiring Minds. Joined our LIVE bootcamp. Met broker @jackiehirsch_ in the room. That connection led to Mallard Systems, a $3M commercial outdoor cleaning company aligned with his property management background. By the end of 2025: Revenue = $4M 25% growth from 2023. And when he went under LOI? He used the Deal Team he met at LIVE: Broker: @jackiehirsch_ Legal: @SMB_Attorney + @smblawgroup Lender: @sbabmarks QofE: @JermanMichael + @Hollywellteam Insurance: @andyharbut + @MrJoshFro + @NewCoRisk This is why we bring real M&A operators into the room. Not theory. Not influencers. The actual people who close deals. Community compounds. Rooms matter. Execution wins. Listen to Joe on Acquiring Minds 👇

A must listen to episode on business ownership and how life has a lot of surprises from @1JoeSpringsteen. Joe is a graduate of @SMBootcamp_ from @Sam_Rosati. He shares his SMB Dealteam: @jackiehirsch_ @sbabmarks @SMB_Attorney @NewCoRisk @andyharbut @MrJoshFro @JermanMichael @Hollywellteam It’s never too late to follow your dreams, change your life. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acq…

Day 1 of SMBootcamp LIVE is in the books! 34 acquisition entrepreneurs representing 17 states and Canada came together yesterday in Tampa to create our 19th cohort. Huge thanks to @JackieHirsch_ and @sbabmarks for speaking to our cohort again. Excited to kick off Day 2 this morning!

@Matt_Titan_ Truthfully, I would say often enough. I would say a majority of the time the deals are well over 1.75X DSCR.

@sbabmarks Pari Passu is underrated in ETA. Most buyers walk when primary lender conditions get aggressive — don't realize a second lender + seller note can save the deal. How often are you seeing DSCR >2x at $10M deal size?