Gary Stansberry
President and Founder of The Stansberry Firm
Gary Stansberry has over 20 years mergers and acquisitions experience with over 100 transactions totaling over $1 billion in transaction value. As an executive with two publicly traded strategic acquirers, Mr. Stansberry served as a buyer’s representative sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, managing and closing transactions throughout the country. Since 2000, Mr. Stansberry has served as a middle market transaction advisor serving business owners, strategic and financial buyers in mergers and acquisitions, market value and operational analysis. In 2011, Mr. Stansberry founded The Stansberry Firm to provide the highest level of professionalism and support to business owners and acquirers.
Like many of the clients he serves , Gary is an entrepreneur to the core. Prior to his merger and acquisitions experience, Mr. Stansberry founded and sold two successful businesses. He has served as President, General Manager, Controller and Chief Financial Officer of several closely held firms including an auto parts distributer, a diversified oilfield services company and construction equipment sales and rental businesses. Gary is a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing) and spent two years with a national public accounting firm. Gary holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas Christian University.
Mr. Stansberry is a frequent contributor to Rental Equipment Register and other rental industry trade publications. In addition, he is often called upon as a featured speaker with various rental industry trade groups and software providers. Private equity firms, investors and high net worth individuals regularly seek Gary’s advice and expertise in evaluating investments and acquisitions within all aspects of the rental industry including construction equipment sales and rental, party/special event rentals and oilfield rentals and service.
Mr. Stansberry resides in Boerne, Texas (just outside of San Antonio) with his wife of 30+ years, Stacy. Gary is proud of both of his grown children; daughter, Carolyn Stansberry, is Director of Strategies with The Stansberry Firm and son, Andrew Stansberry, is an analyst with a large financial institution in Los Angeles. As a long time resident of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Gary is an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and, of course, the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Let The Stansberry Firm Help Your Business
A Letter from the President
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Since 1995, I’ve focused on one thing; successfully managing business sale transactions between buyers and business owners. Sometimes I’ve worked for the buyer’s side, but most often, I’ve been front line in the process working on behalf of the seller. I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in more than 130 successful transactions. With that comes experience in virtually every aspect and every contingency that can present itself in this complex process. Often a small detail can mean the difference of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In recent years. I’ve seen other representatives that claim to have transaction experience. Often, this “experience” was participating in a minor aspect of the sale or working in an operational role for the buyer. As a business owner, you need solid guidance based on years of proven results and experience in all aspects of the sale process. That’s what we can bring you at The Stansberry Firm; proven and tangible results honed from our years of hands-on experience. If we don’t feel we can deliver, we will tell you as much. If we have reservations, we will share those with you.
When I founded The Stansberry Firm, I felt it was important to state up-front in our mission statement what we are all about:
The Stansberry Firm is committed to helping the owners of closely held businesses maximize the value of their business. We approach your business as if we were a shareholder; if we feel we can’t deliver tangible results far in excess of any fees charged, then we won’t take on the engagement.
For most business owners, their business is their single largest asset. Sometimes it’s hard to work on your business, when you are so busy working in your business. Our job is to help you develop a path, a strategic plan, so that you may realize the most value for your business whether you intend to keep the business for generations to come or to exit the business via sale either in the short-term or long-term.
Give us a call, let’s talk. We value long-term relationships built on honesty, integrity and respect. We would love to talk with you and learn more about your business.
Gary W. Stansberry
President & Founder
The Stansberry Firm, LLC