Bill Billingsley

Bill Billingsley for the last six years has successfully established himself in the practice of selling closely held companies. He has a proven track record in all phases of a mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. His people skills in working with principals and advisors is very professional yet he is sensitive to the emotional and subjective issues that can make a difference in keeping a transaction together and on track. He is also very task oriented and his ability to organize and prioritize the components of a transaction clearly enhance the progress and timing of a closing. Persistence is a trait one must have to be successful in this field and this is clearly a strong point for Mr. Billingsley.

His historic work experience has also contributed to his success in merger and acquisition field. Bill Billingsley has over 17 years experience in retail management. He has a solid background in accounting, inventory control, production scheduling, purchasing, marketing and delivery. Mr. Billingsley has a complete knowledge of the process within a variety of industries, from operations to sales. He understands all facets of wholesale/retail in the transportation industry, hence his extensive experience enables him to understand the issues of concern to business owners and implement strategies to maximize his clients interests.

Prior to entering the business brokerage industry, Mr. Billingsley was owner of Bedding Equipment Distribution, Inc., a multi-store retail operation. Previous to this, Mr. Billingsley served 8 years as the manager of Tom Petersons, Inc., a prominent Portland retail chain store.

Mr. Billingsley attended Portland State University and majored in Management and Accounting. He has been active in the administration and coaching of girls softball in his community in addition to various civic and business organizations.



Brent Freeman

Brent Freeman brings 30 years of Senior Management experience in the Financial Services industry to The CBB Group. Prior to joining PGI, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Operating Office for NestWorth Inc., a closely held real estate investment company located in San Francisco California. Mr. Freeman has held Senior Management level positions at Bank of America, ITT, GMAC and GE Capital. Having served on acquisition teams for Bank of America, GMAC and having personally bought, built and sold several business, Mr. Freeman brings his extensive personal, corporate experience and expertise to the purchase and sale of middle market business interests.

Mr. Freeman holds a Private Pilots license and he and his wife Mary, own and operate La Dolce Vita Vineyards, Inc.
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Education: BS in Business from Arizona State University, Walter P. Carey School of Business.



Terry J. Atzen


Terry J. Atzen brings to The CBB Group his 40-plus years of in the financial services industry as an author, entrepreneur, investment strategist as well as being a Wall Street firm manager. Mr. Atzen has most recently assisted small companies raise capital in the NorthWest and previously owned and managed his own investment firm in Portland, Oregon. He is a graduate of Iowa State University and has strong business relationships in Southern California and Saudi Arabia. Currently, Mr. Atzen is living in Montana.


Tim Copp

Tim Copp has over 15 years experience in sales, service and managing a privately held company. His expertise in developing customer leads, making effective product presentations, handling objectives, and following the sale through to its conclusion.

Prior to joining The CBB Group Mr. Copp was a Marketing Manager for a telecommunication company. Mr. Copp planned, developed, and implemented methods to increase the bottom line sales. His fine tuned skills to increase the customer base and to reach out and close customers who might be "on the fence" about purchasing a phone system was invaluable.

Mr. Copp was able to direct a team of sales representatives to exceed all sales objectives while maintaining a professional and courteous management style at all times.

Persistence, patience, and careful maintenance of our the potential customer database led to both short term as well as long term sales.