Ken Kinkel
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CEO / President at C·M&A, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Saint George, UtahManagement Consulting
Current
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Previous
Gottesman Company, CMA, Corporate Mergers and Acquisition, CW Electronics (CWE)
Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Background
Summary
M&A Specialist providing consulting services to technical, telecommunications, engineering, manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, banking and retail industries. I have represented and placed firms from $1 million to $300 million in annual revenues. Now I serve as a M&A consultant and /or a 'finder' for a seller and a 'searcher' for a buyer.
Specialties: IT, IP, Technical companies like hardware, software and engineering firms. Also helping firms needing partnering for growth, skills or to assist them in making Strategic M&A moves.
Experience
Corporate Mergers & AcquisitionsCEO / President
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
March 2011 – Present (2 years 9 months)St George, Utah
M&A Consultant & Specialist in Technology Opportunities
(Open)3 projects
(Open)1 honor or award
(Open)2 recommendations
Gloria Ochoa
Gloria Ochoa
VP of Marketing and IT
I have worked for and with Ken off and on for many years. He is extremely knowledgeable and is quick to share that...View
Roger Stapleton
Roger Stapleton
Director of Operations at Northstrat, Incorporated
For over 12 years, Ken and I have worked with each other and for each other in various capacities. In 2003 Ken sold my firm...View
Gottesman CompanyTechnical M&A specialist
Gottesman Company
March 2009 – March 2011 (2 years 1 month)
Technical M&A specialist for Gottesman Corporation and President of Corporate Mergers & Acquisition (CMA), a firm that sells technical firms or helps to position firms for future sales opportunities.
(Open)2 recommendations
Rev. Richard Hendry
Rev. Richard Hendry
Marketing Consultant,
I have known Ken Kinkel for over 12 years. He and I are close friends. I served on the Board of Directors when Ken...View
Lis Mackenzie
Lis Mackenzie
Founder and Leader of PeopleBridge, a Human Resources Consulting Firm
Ken has my highest recommendation - he is a person of tremendous industry knowledge combined with a high degree of financial...View
President, owner
CMA, Corporate Mergers and Acquisition
September 2000 – February 2009 (8 years 6 months)
We sold firms with deal values ranging from $1 million to $82 million. I have represented technical firms, retailers, manufacturing, engineering, consulting and software firms.
(Open)1 course
President, CEO
CW Electronics (CWE)
June 1989 – December 1995 (6 years 7 months)
Computer Retailing, repair and consulting. Took firm public at annual revenue of $50 million. One of Apple's largest US dealers.
(Open)1 course
Chief Administrative Officer
Connecting Pointe
1985 – 1989 (4 years)
Helped the firm come out of bankruptcy and then managed the selling process that sold the firm for $54 million in less than 3 years.
(Open)1 course
(Open)1 recommendation
Sam Addoms
Sam Addoms
Animation Professional
Ken Kinkel is a business professional that I have known since the 1970’s when he was beginning his career in IT support for a regional bank. From there his career morphed into that of a serial entrepreneur with a heavy emphasis on unique approaches...View
President
Video Concepts
1979 – 1985 (6 years)
Built company from a start-up to a sale for $82 million in less than 5 years.
(Open)1 recommendation
Bill Mackenzie
Bill Mackenzie
Managing Director, Cloyses Partners LLC. Advisor and Interim Manager to Boards, CEO's, Lenders.
Ken is an exceptional visionary who sees technology and business trends and is able to act on them accordingly. He is also a good person.View
Honors & Awards
BBBS
Big Brother Big Sister
June 2010
Awarded Best Big Brother of 2010. in Southern Utah
I have had 3 ‘littles’ and they are great kids. It is so rewarding!!!
And it takes so little to make a BIG difference for them and us.
Give it a try if you offer as little as a few hours a month!
Courses
CMA, Corporate Mergers and Acquisition
IBBA, all M&A courses (1995 and since)
CW Electronics (CWE)
CEO American EducationAssociation, for CEO's only (1995)
Connecting Pointe
AMA CEO management and growth (1997)
Projects
M&A Acquisitions for CONEI (PEG), at Commanche Nations(Link)
June 2011 – Present
We have helped CONEI find and acquire Motiply early 2012. We have also researched and presented several other attractive opportunities to CONEI that are currently being researched. This is still an open and on-going project. In 2013 we secured a binding LOI for one of CONEI's divestitures.
4 team members
Ken Kinkel
Ken Kinkel
CEO / President at C·M&A, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
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Chuck Goode
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Roger Stapleton, CEO of CONEI
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Bill William, Marketing and Sales specialist.
CONEI acquisition February 2012, update(Link)
September 2011 – Present
The CEO acquired an extremely successful, leading edge, technology that is growing over 20% a month. The acquisition is already profitable and cash positive. It was a very reasonably acquired purchase. It's culture has been successfully merged and the CEO 0f CONEI is helping the acquisition explode even more in just the last few months of ownership. We continue to review other outstanding...more
3 team members
Ken Kinkel
Ken Kinkel
CEO / President at C·M&A, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
No photo
Chuck Goode
No photo
Bill William
Selling unique Language IP for $4 billion and in newswire 7-15-2013(Link)
March 2013 – September 2013
How do you say “Apple” in 2000 Languages?
Linguist's Software Blazes the Path to Globalization for Web and Mobile Devices with Fonts and Keyboard Input for 2000 Languages
Point Roberts WA, New York, NY- Investorideas.com, providing global investing ideas in leading sectors including tech, features a close- up look at a privately held software company, Linguist's Software, based in Edmonds,...more
(Open)8 team members, including:
Ken Kinkel
Ken Kinkel
CEO / President at C·M&A, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
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Bill William
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Gloria
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Ron
Skills & Expertise
Most endorsed for...
99+Start-ups
99+Mergers & Acquisitions
99+Entrepreneurship
86Strategy
67Venture Capital
51Strategic Partnerships
40Executive Management
36Corporate Development
34Private Equity
34Business Strategy
Ken also knows about...
31Management Consulting
30Business Valuation
30Turn Around Management
26Strategic Planning
24Business Development
23Marketing
22Financial Structuring
21Product Marketing
20Business Brokerage
19M&A experience
18Business Planning
17Mergers
14Due Diligence
14Consulting
13Divestitures
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Volunteer Experience & Causes
Recruiter
Republican National Committee
August 2012 – Present (1 year 4 months)Politics
I help find Volunteers to research political preferences for advertising and communication purposes.
Startup, funding, growth, preperation for a sale
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
January 2013Science and Technology
I have extensive business experience in start-ups ( I sold my first company for $82 million in less than 5 years), M&A, banking, marketing and high growth opportunities. Although most of my companies have been technology company's, I have extensive retail, franchising, manufacturing and licensing experience. See further information on corpma.com, LinkedIn and Facebook. I try to allocate at...more
Opportunities Ken is looking for:
Joining a nonprofit board
Skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting)
Causes Ken cares about:
Animal Welfare
Children
Economic Empowerment
Science and Technology
Organizations Ken supports:
BBBS. Big Brothers and Big Sisters helps our children most in need!
Republican National Committee
SCORE/SBA
Recruiter for volunteer organizations.
Funding, Finance and administran for various churches over 25 years.
Volenteer (VIP) for local Police, SGPD
SCORE Mentor
Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of Michigan-Dearborn
BBA, Business science, computer science
1968 – 1971
Activities and Societies: graduate hours in finance, modeling, linear programing, flying, programing, sking
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University
1961-1963, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
1961 – 1963
Additional Info
Interests
Computers, flying, reading, travel, new TECH, IP and IT. New friends and clients. Helping others, especially in business.
Advice for Contacting Ken
www.CorpMA.com C·M&A
Recommendations Received (6)Given (7)
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CEO / President
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Gloria Ochoa
Gloria Ochoa
VP of Marketing and IT
I have worked for and with Ken off and on for many years. He is extremely knowledgeable and is quick to share that knowledge--all you need to do is ask.. He is and has been very supportive and always willing to help me reach my goals. He is someone I look up to as a mentor, as a friend and as an advisor.. I can honestly say Ken is one of the best I have worked with and I...more
September 9, 2013, Gloria reported to Ken at Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Roger Stapleton
Roger Stapleton
Director of Operations at Northstrat, Incorporated
For over 12 years, Ken and I have worked with each other and for each other in various capacities. In 2003 Ken sold my firm at 50% more than our asking price as a broker. His current firm, CMA has helped me identify and review excellent acquisition opportunities. Most recently he set up a divestiture for us with his CMA consulting firm that resulted in an amazing response...more
March 5, 2013, Roger managed Ken at Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Technical M&A specialist
Gottesman Company
Rev. Richard Hendry
Rev. Richard Hendry
Marketing Consultant,
I have known Ken Kinkel for over 12 years. He and I are close friends. I served on the Board of Directors when Ken operated Maxim – an exciting company developing and marketing creative and leading-edge inventions.
When Ken started eTechDeals I was involved in marketing, product branding and advertising. Ken’s expertise ensured that this company prospered despite a...more
March 12, 2009, Rev. Richard worked with Ken at Gottesman Company
Lis Mackenzie
Lis Mackenzie
Founder and Leader of PeopleBridge, a Human Resources Consulting Firm
Ken has my highest recommendation - he is a person of tremendous industry knowledge combined with a high degree of financial acumen. Ken doesn't care only about making a deal - he cares about making the right deal for all parties involved. You can't go wrong in choosing Ken as an advisor.
March 6, 2009, Lis was with another company when working with Ken at Gottesman Company
Chief Administrative Officer
Connecting Pointe
Sam Addoms
Sam Addoms
Animation Professional
Ken Kinkel is a business professional that I have known since the 1970’s when he was beginning his career in IT support for a regional bank. From there his career morphed into that of a serial entrepreneur with a heavy emphasis on unique approaches to consumer retail-wholesale businesses. Among his most positive contributions are the strategic visions that he enables and...more
March 5, 2013, Sam worked directly with Ken at Connecting Pointe
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ConnectionsAll (500+)Shared (4)New (75)
Ken HogansonKen Hoganson2nd
Managing Director at Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC
Connect2Tom LindahlTom Lindahl3rd
Senior Vice President at Gottesman Company
Connect1Bill KinkelBill Kinkel3rd
Eastern Regional Manager at DFI-ITOX (bill.kinkel@itox.com)
Connect1Bob BearmanBob Bearman3rd
Partner, Patton Boggs, LLP
Connect1Eugene GottesmanEugene Gottesman2nd
President at Gottesman Company
Connect2John BurleyJohn Burley3rd
Management Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, M&A and Growth Strategist, Business Valuation Analyst
Connect1Roger StapletonRoger Stapleton3rd
Director of Operations at Northstrat, Incorporated
Connect1Dan DevlinDan Devlin3rd
Serving the Great Pacific Northwest
Connect1Bill MackenzieBill Mackenzie3rd
Managing Director, Cloyses Partners LLC. Advisor and Interim Manager to Boards, CEO's, Lenders.
Connect1Christopher CuChristopher Cu3rd
Senior Business Intermediary at Gottesman Company
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