The Small Business Acquisition Exchange
Designed for accredited investors, operators, and capital partners, this curated gathering explores how experienced investors source, evaluate, and pursue small business acquisition opportunities, with candid conversations around risk, structure, and value creation.
Built for accredited investors serious about diversifying their alternative investment opportunities.
Event Agenda
SMB Speakers
Kresimir Peharda
Kresimir has spent 30 years helping business owners plan for, value, and successfully sell their companies. A former mergers and acquisitions attorney, he has worked on more than 60 business sales totaling over $2 billion, supporting lower middle market businesses, private equity groups, and strategic buyers. He has deep experience across professional services, including law firms, accounting firms, medical and dental practices, as well as food distribution, marketing, technology, real estate, healthcare services, and healthcare technology.
Noah Stern
Noah Stern is the founder of Lincoln Mountain Capital, a Los Angeles-based search fund focused on acquiring and operating one great small business for the long term. Previously, he served as COO of ProducePay, a Los Angeles-based agtech/fintech company, and began his career at Bain & Company. He holds a BA from UC Berkeley, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School; he lives in Westwood with his wife Melody and their two sons.
Ishan Jetley
Ishan Jetley is the lead SBA loan broker at GoSBA Loans. GoSBA Loans is one of the highest volume SBA loan brokers in the country. They focus specifically on business acquisitions and change of ownership SBA loans. They are partnered up with 30+ SBA lenders and close 8-10 transactions a month. They are a 100% free service and are paid by the lender post close.
Bruce Eskesen
Bruce Eskesen is an Associate at Portrait Capital involved in all aspects of investment origination and execution. Prior to joining Portrait Capital, Bruce worked as an analyst at Berenson & Company, a merchant bank focused on advising and investing in software and technology-enabled service companies. Bruce is originally from upstate New York, graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School, and lives in New York City.
