Business Brokers & M&A Advisors in
Tampa, FL

1000 N Ashley Drive, Suite 315 Tampa, FL 33602

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813.773.3773
Viking Mergers & Acquisitions brings expertise to every transaction, with our Tampa, FL business brokers and consulting team bringing decades of combined experience. Whether you’re buying or selling, we’ll help make sure you get every penny that your business is worth.
Jay Offerdahl

Jay Offerdahl

Market Leader - Charlotte, NC
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Charlotte, NC, business owners who are thinking about selling or buying and need advice, reach out to our professional business brokers / advisors. Contact us using the form on this page. We’ll reach out quickly and confidentially!

    What We Do

    Selling A Business in Tampa

    Tampa has been home to Viking since 1996. It’s where we built our reputation, refined our process, and established ourselves as one of the country’s most active lower middle market business brokerage and M&A advisory firms. While Viking has expanded well beyond the Southeast, our headquarters remain in Charlotte, and our local advisors continue to help business owners navigate one of the most important financial decisions of their lives: selling a business.

    If you’re considering selling a business in Tampa, Viking provides the experience, buyer access, and strategic guidance needed to help maximize value while protecting confidentiality throughout the process.

    Our Tampa business brokers and M&A advisors work with founder-led and privately held companies across a wide range of industries. Through Viking’s proven sale process, we help business owners:

    • Prepare their company for market
    • Understand valuation drivers and buyer expectations
    • Market confidentially to qualified buyers
    • Navigate negotiations, due diligence, and closing

    When you work with Viking, your business is introduced to a large network of pre-screened individual buyers, strategic acquirers, private equity groups, and family offices. At the same time, we protect sensitive information from competitors, employees, customers, and unqualified buyers.

    Whether you are actively selling a business or simply beginning to explore your options, our Tampa business brokers can help you understand what your company may be worth and what steps can strengthen your position before going to market.

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    Buying Businesses in Tampa

    Tampa continues to attract entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and acquisition-minded operators from across the country. With a growing economy, strong population trends, and a diverse business community, Tampa remains one of the Southeast’s most active markets for business acquisitions.

    Buyers throughout the region recognize Viking as a trusted source for high-quality businesses for sale in Tampa and the surrounding market.

    Many of the companies we bring to market are established, founder-led businesses with:

    • Strong reputations and operating histories
    • Experienced teams and loyal customer bases
    • Proven cash flow and growth potential
    • Opportunities for strategic expansion or operational improvement

    Because Viking carefully evaluates the businesses we represent and markets them confidentially, serious buyers regularly turn to our firm when searching for acquisition opportunities in Tampa.

    Our team works with:

    • Individual buyers and owner-operators
    • Strategic acquirers
    • Private equity groups and family offices
    • Entrepreneurs seeking established businesses rather than startups

    If you’re looking to buy a business in Tampa, explore our businesses for sale and see why buyers across the country closely watch Viking listings.

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    What Else Can Viking Help With?

    Business Brokerage Services ($1 mm to $10 mm+)

    Viking specializes in selling businesses valued between $1 million and $10 million. Many of the companies we represent in Tampa are founder-led businesses where the owner has spent years, even decades, building value before considering a transition.

    Every owner has different goals. Some are preparing for retirement. Others are seeking a new challenge, addressing succession planning, or exploring strategic opportunities. Our role is to help owners navigate the process thoughtfully and confidentially while maximizing value and deal certainty.

    We’ve spent over 30 years building relationships with tens of thousands of qualified buyers nationwide. In many cases, we can identify strong buyer interest through our existing network before broadly marketing a business for sale.

    Our Tampa business brokers provide:

    • Confidential business valuations
    • Buyer screening and qualification
    • Strategic marketing and positioning
    • Deal negotiation support
    • Guidance throughout due diligence and closing


    If you are thinking about selling a business in Tampa, Viking can help you evaluate your options and prepare for a successful transition.

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    Mergers & Acquisitions ($10 mm to $100 mm+)

    Viking also advises middle-market companies on mergers and acquisitions transactions ranging from $10 million to $100 million and above.

    Our Tampa M&A advisors work with privately held companies pursuing:

    • Full business sales
    • Recapitalizations and partial liquidity transactions
    • Strategic acquisitions
    • Private equity partnerships
    • Minority ownership or growth capital investments

    Middle-market M&A transactions require more than finding a buyer. They require strategic positioning, sophisticated negotiation, and an understanding of how private equity groups, strategic acquirers, and institutional buyers evaluate risk and long-term value.

    Viking’s Tampa M&A advisors help clients navigate:

    • Business valuation and market positioning
    • Buyer and investor outreach
    • Deal structure and negotiation
    • Quality of earnings and due diligence preparation
    • Transaction management through closing

    Whether you are selling a business, evaluating acquisition opportunities, or exploring a strategic partnership, Viking provides experienced M&A advisory services tailored to your goals.

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    Local Charlotte Team

    Jay Offerdahl
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Jay Offerdahl

    President
    Jay’s father, Brad, was a serial entrepreneur growing and selling 3 of his own businesses. Brad saw an opportunity to take his real-world knowledge to...
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    Robert Aliota
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Robert Aliota

    Partner
    Robert joins Viking Mergers & Acquisitions with 35 years of business experience and a successful entrepreneurial career. At 29, driven to build his o...
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    Trevor Crocker
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Trevor Crocker

    Partner
    Trevor comes to Viking Mergers & Acquisitions with over 19 years of operational leadership experience in Corporate America, where he was a managemen...
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    Mike Donahue
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Mike Donahue

    Partner
    Mike comes to the Viking team with over 30 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in accounting and finance, operations, and sales. He...
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    Mark Urbania
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Mark Urbania

    Partner
    Mark has spent most of his 30-year career working with large and small private equity owned companies preparing businesses for sale and...
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    Todd Bokus
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Todd Bokus

    Senior Advisor
    Todd comes to Viking Mergers & Acquisitions with over 18 years of Investment Banking experience in successful sell-side, buy-side, and capital-raising...
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    Jeff Edge
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Jeff Edge

    Senior Advisor
    Jeff joined the Lake Norman office of Viking Mergers & Acquisitions in 2017 after a successful 34-year career in the economic development professi...
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    Keenan Moran
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Keenan Moran

    Senior Advisor
    Keenan brings over 30 years of successful business experience to Viking with over 20 years in Senior Management positions including CEO, President...
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    Brando Reyna
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Brando Reyna

    Senior Advisor
    Brando comes to Viking with over 20 years experience in investment management. Most recently he served as the Chief Investment Officer...
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    Haydn Flores
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Haydn Flores

    Advisor
    Haydn was born in Toronto, Canada before his family immigrated to Massachusetts at an early age. He then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 200...
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    Mary Lou Winn
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Mary Lou Winn

    Director of Operations
    Mary Lou plays a key role in managing and supporting many aspects of Viking’s internal operations. She wears many hats, including...
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    Amanda Uher
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Amanda Uher

    Director of Communications
    As Director of Communications, Amanda Uher leads Viking M&A’s communications and content strategy to support the firm’s brand, growth, and thought...
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    Bernadette Mohamed
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Bernadette Mohamed

    Client Services Manager
    Bernadette Mohamed joined the Viking Mergers & Acquisitions Team in January 2022, as the Client Services Manager. She brings over 25 years of...
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    Ryan Finn
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Ryan Finn

    Associate Advisor
    Ryan joined Viking Mergers & Acquisitions in 2022, initially serving as an Analyst where he led the firm’s business valuation efforts. In this role, he conducted...
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    Conrad Nelsen
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Conrad Nelsen

    Associate Advisor
    Conrad was born in Waxhaw, NC, and has lived there his entire life. Conrad attended Appalachian State University, where he graduated with Summa...
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    Franco Cacciuttolo
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Franco Cacciuttolo

    Associate Advisor
    Originally from Massachusetts, Franco lived in Chile during fourth and fifth grade and later moved to Maryland to attend the University of Maryland,...
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    Mitchell Urbania
    Charlotte, NC OFFICE

    Mitchell Urbania

    Financial Analyst
    Mitchell joined Viking’s Charlotte office as a Financial Analyst in Fall 2024, supporting advisors across all Viking offices with business valuations,...
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